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PHall | October 7, 2019
Who owns your talent? Right next to each other we have two examples of contrasting uses of talent.Bezalel, among others was filled with “God’s Spirit, wisdom, understanding, and ability in every craft” (Exodus 31:2-3). These gifts were to be used in building the tabernacle, a place of worship (Exodus 31:7).Aaron, whether especially gifted by God […]
PHall | October 7, 2019
At the beginning of Exodus the Israelites are making bricks as slaves for the false god Pharaoh. At the end of Exodus the Israelites are making the Tabernacle as freedmen for the true God Yahweh. What a difference God makes!
PHall | October 7, 2019
Wow, just an unbelievable wow! “When someone sins in any of these ways: …if someone touches anything unclean — a carcass of an unclean wild animal, or unclean livestock, or an unclean swarming creature — without being aware of it, he is unclean and incurs guilt.” (CSB Leviticus 5:1-2).Let me get this story straight. God […]
PHall | October 7, 2019
Like with many questions, there is more than one right answer as to why Ananiasand Sapphira were put to death by God. May we learn why in many levels.1. SIN – The husband and wife conspired together to lie about how much they donated to help the needy saints (Acts 5:1-10).2. FEAR – The people […]
PHall | October 7, 2019
Boring, but beneficial? When reading Leviticus 13, I can’t image this chapter about skin diseases being fascinating to anyone except from the Center for Disease Control (CDC). But what I’m wondering is, why were the Israelites warned and cautioned so much about what something that could end up being no more than a scab (13:6)?Here’s […]
PHall | October 7, 2019
So much of Jesus and His gospel are found in these three Leviticus verses:“I will place my residence among you (John 1:14), and I will not reject you (John 10:29). I will walk among you and be your God (1 John 1:7), and you will be my people (Titus 2:14). I am the LORD your […]
PHall | October 7, 2019
The genesis of gender roles begins in Genesis. All three of the restrictive passages are echoes, if not direct references to Genesis 1-3. The least apparent passage is 1 Corinthians 14. A closer look shows us that when Paul says, “as the law also says” (1 Corinthians14:34), he is reverting back to the beginning. Notice […]
PHall | October 4, 2019
“Get dressed, we have to go to church.” Ever say that to your children? Should you say that?In Leviticus Moses preached, “Work may be done for six days, but on the seventh day there is to be a Sabbath of complete rest, a sacred assembly. You are not to do any work; it is a […]
PHall | September 11, 2019
Many have noticed Genesis 1-2 and Revelation 21-22 are bookends to the Bible physically but moreso due to similarities (i.e. tree of life, etc.). Could Revelation 21:23 answer why (at least one reason) God created light before making the sun? As you are aware, skeptics ridicule that part of the creation story. In Revelation 21, […]
PHall | September 11, 2019
Do you want to know the secret to obeying God, even when faced with doing something contrary to your own presumed good?It is found from a negative example: “But Pharaoh responded, “Who is the LORD that I should obey him by letting Israel go? I don’t know the LORD, and besides, I will not let […]