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PHall | April 10, 2020
What’s the definition of seven? Is it the same as six? Is six enough or too little? Is it important to know the definition of seven if God asks you do so something seven times?What if you confessed to God, “I know the power is from you, and not in my obedience, therefore I will […]
PHall | March 9, 2020
Contrary to what the Bible says, I am asking us all to not “be strong and courageous”. We sing “be strong and courageous”: and we see Joshua commanding and encouraging “be strong and courageous”. So why am I asking us all to not “be and do”?It is because Absalom told his friends, in his seeking […]
PHall | March 9, 2020
Judas most infamously kissed Jesus in the garden. Why was this kiss so horrendously sinful and anti-scriptural?1. It was a sign identifying Jesus as the one. This led to Jesus arrest and death.2. It was through a method of showing relationship, even friendship. This makes it a hypocritical act.Now takes those two marks of Judas’ […]
PHall | February 29, 2020
Not only are spiritual lessons learned from the Bible, practical lessons are taught as well. Probably none more easily learned than the following:1. Be Available2. Be Assertive3. Be Approachable4. Be ApprovingThere are even more that don’t begin with “A”! Who is our successful example? Absalom when he stole the hearts of Israel (2 Samuel 15). […]
PHall | February 21, 2020
These two narratives are not normally linked by me and they should be because:1. They are back to back.2. They are connected linguistically.3. The difference is what’s important.After “inquiring” of the Lord, something David did frequently, there is victory:“So David marched against Baal Perazim and defeated them there. Then he said, “The LORD has burst […]
PHall | February 19, 2020
If you have to explain a joke, it no longer is funny. Likewise, when you have to explain “hermeneutics”, it no longer is simple. For example, is the following text difficult to understand:• “Some time later, David inquired of the LORD: “Should I go to one of the towns of Judah?” The LORD answered him, […]
PHall | January 28, 2020
Three new beginnings. Three husbands and and wives collude and sin. Three times there is death. Three times something is hidden. In the first, people are hidden. In the second, dedicated goods are hidden. In the third, a price is hidden. In the deaths, the first is spiritual and slow lasting a lifetime by taking […]
PHall | January 28, 2020
Most are familiar with David’s boast in God against Goliath saying, “Then all the world will know that Israel has a God, and this whole assembly will know that it is not by sword or by spear that the Lord saves” (1 Samuel 17:46-47). Focus on that last part – “this whole assembly” is Israel. […]
PHall | January 27, 2020
Husbands and wives shouldn’t always be “one”. Let me tell you a story, a true story, of a husband and wife. The tragedy happens in the beginning Satan tempts There is a lie Those who were one in God become one in disobedience The story is about evil knowledge The story is about death If […]
PHall | January 24, 2020
The anointed one was kissed, and pronounced king over God’s people. This king was also a prophet. This sounds very similar to the story of Jesus, who is the Christ which means anointed one, kissed in betrayal with an unholy kiss by Judas, and sarcastically pronounced as king of the Jews as he hung on […]