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PHall | March 16, 2019
While numbers aren’t everything, they can tell a story. 90 feet long vs 150 feet. 30 feet wide vs 75 feet. 45 feet high vs 45 feet. 7 years vs 13 years. The first numbers describe the temple built by Solomon (1 Kings 6:1-3,37). The second describe his own house (1 Kings 7:1-2). Now no […]
PHall | March 14, 2019
“This is what the Lord GOD says: Because Moab and Seir said, ‘Look, the house of Judah is like all the other nations..’” (CSB Ezek 25:8).This odd observation by God of Israel’s neighbor may have some significant modern applications:1. The Moabites and Edomites were close relatives who considered themselves as good as Israel (Eze.25:8). Denominations […]
PHall | March 12, 2019
ARE WE LED BY THE SPIRIT AND HOW? To borrow and adapt an old phrase, “God in Spirit, who at sundry times and in divers manners led the fathers by miraculous ways, hath in these last days led us by the Spirit in grander ways”.In days past, the Holy Spirit led Israelites by pillar of […]
PHall | March 1, 2019
I am ruled by women and God approves. When considering 1 Timothy 2, people have struggled determining what realm is being discussed. What realm is it? I’ve concluded it is the household of God (chapters 2-3; 3:15), and not a secular realm such as business or government. [ ] Prayers for the government are made […]
PHall | February 26, 2019
Historically “exposing” children was a barbaric and callous practice of disposing of unwanted children. The practice was simple – expose a child to the dangers of nature’s cruelty. It was a passive act in that the parents did not actively take the life of the child, but active in the sense of putting the child […]
PHall | February 16, 2019
As emphasized within this study, structure, narrative, and such are instructive towards understanding meaning. Looking at 1 Corinthians 14:34-35, there are many ways of examining the various ways it is structured. The simplest argument for women being silent is reading only 14:34-35 and concluding, “the Bible say women be silent”. Any text can be made […]
PHall | February 12, 2019
Word choice, punctuation, chapter and verse enumeration play a bigger role in interpretation than we probably notice. I suggest for your consideration this is true of Genesis 3:16. Notice these two translations which give a negative connotation, one to the second clause, the other to the third: ESV (2017) – To the woman he said, […]
PHall | February 11, 2019
I have been asked to address the issue of God ordering the annihilation of nations such as when Israel entered Canaan. Such a task is truly beyond me which is OK because of three statements that are a motto for my life: “I don’t know. I am not God. Deal with it.” There is deep […]
PHall | February 9, 2019
Make a mental check whether the following words cause a positive or negative reaction: dominate, dominion, govern, manage, master, reign, rule. Every one of them translates the same Hebrew word
PHall | February 6, 2019
He worshiped the right God. He was religious. He even offered something almost right. Wasn’t enough. God was kind and offered him instructions and another chance. Turned it down. Turning down grace leads to even worse behavior because we turn away from God and those who love God. That’s the story of Cain. Don’t let […]