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PHall | January 18, 2019
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Pharaoh’s cupbearer and baker “offended” him. Consequently, they both lost their jobs. Now their punishment was more severe than in today since they were also imprisoned and eventually the baker was put to death. Today, people are threatened with losing their jobs, “outed” on social […]
PHall | January 17, 2019
What is it that Adam could not accomplish either on his own, or via animals, that made the “good” of Genesis 1 “not good” in Genesis 2? Is the inadequacy psychological or emotional? No comments ladies! Social? Financial? OK, not that last one! All of the above? Maybe; and there is one definite answer that […]
PHall | January 16, 2019
Two interesting (to me) observations from the temptation scene of Genesis 3:1-7:o Although the tetragrammaton is used throughout the Garden of Eden narrative (Genesis 2-3) and even in 3:1 introducing the temptation scene, Satan never uses it when speaking to Eve.o While Satan is tempting Eve, Satan is tempting Eve to tempt Adam. Notice the […]
PHall | January 16, 2019
1. Mankind Uncovers Sin (3:1-6)2. Mankind Tries to Cover Sin (3:7)3. God Uncovers Mankind’s Sin (3:8-19)4. God Covers Mankind’s Sin (3:21)5. God Uncovers Consequences to Sin (3:22-24)
PHall | January 16, 2019
To help all see how the foundation is needed before building the rest of Paul’s inspired argument, let’s see how it works. Admittedly, what I am presenting is just the bare minimum of interpretive work, but it should show the benefits. Since 1 Timothy 2:9-15 is a essential yet controversial text, how does Genesis 2-3 […]
PHall | January 11, 2019
One interpretation of the phrase “the tree of the knowledge of good and evil” (Genesis 2) is that the phrase is morally neutral and just means “everything”. Apparently Herodotus used the phrase that way. Knowledge has always been a convoluted topic in the Bible. “My people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge” (Hosea 4:6). So […]
PHall | January 8, 2019
James 5:19-20: “My brothers, if any among you strays from the truth, and someone turns him back, let him know that whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his life from death and cover a multitude of sins” (HCSB).Whether James had the following in mind, I don’t know; but his […]
PHall | January 4, 2019
An example of irony: Judges concludes with this observation: “In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did whatever he wanted” (Judges 21:25 – HCSB). Literally, “…what was right in their own eyes.” Subjectivism ruled, and was each individual’s king. The same is said in Judges 17:6. The comment of “no king’ is […]
PHall | January 3, 2019
Ehud, the left-handed Judge, has a colorful, gory, and heroic narrative (Judges 3:12-30). He was a Benjaminite. Seven hundred soldiers in Benjamin were left-handed (Judges 20:16). When David fled Absalom, some of Saul’s relatives from Benjamin followed; they were ambidextrous archers, meaning they could shoot either right or left-handed (1 Chronicles 12:2). There are only […]
PHall | January 3, 2019
If Adam and Eve had access to the tree of life, why did they die after eating from the forbidden tree? Either they never had eaten; or they needed continual access to keep living forever.The last statement in this narrative doesn’t answer that question: Gen 3:22 – “The LORD God said, “Since the man has […]