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PHall | June 8, 2016
Sovereignty of God! But please notice contrary to the Calvinistic doctrine of Sovereignty, God allows man to freely choose his own fate! If we take this visual aid and parable too far, further than intended, we have God – the potter – having the clay – people – become flawed “in His own hands.” If […]
PHall | June 8, 2016
For those who see doom in the future for America (and could be right), please remember this passage from Jeremiah (too often a neglected book): Jeremiah 17:7-8 (HCSB) (7) The man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence indeed is the LORD, is blessed. (8) He will be like a tree planted by water: it […]
PHall | June 8, 2016
“You are my praise” (Jeremiah 17:14). Jeremiah is not considered as eloquent as Isaiah but there is a beauty to the simplistic “You are my praise.” The full verse is likewise beautiful in its simplicity: “Heal me LORD and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for You are my praise.”
PHall | June 8, 2016
Anyone who really thinks Samson’s strength came from his hair and not the Lord, only has to grow long hair and realize they are just as weak. And yet, as soon as his hair was cut Samson lost his strength. And yet again, as soon as his hair grew long Samson was strong again. God […]
PHall | June 8, 2016
In Jeremiah we see an unusual purpose for preaching: It wasn’t to change people but to vindicate God that He warned them. Scary thought! So are we being changed or just being warned?
PHall | June 8, 2016
“Go, and then I will explain why” (Jeremiah 18:2 – PerryPhrase) I find this simple little verse emblematic of a faith-filled relationship with God. Jeremiah went, even though not knowing why. Jeremiah went, trusting God to keep His word to explain. Likewise, Abraham went to a land, but wasn’t told which land when he left. […]
PHall | June 1, 2016
The word of the LORD also came to me saying (Jer.17:1). This phrase, “the word of the Lord” is found in 255 Bible verses; 51 of those verses are in Jeremiah. Pardon my “wondering around….” But… 1) I wonder…Do we say it enough that we are preaching God’s words, and not our own? 2) I […]
PHall | May 27, 2016
NASB There are difficulties in finding the right matches in this chiasm. One difficulty is the repetition of certain words through the entire chiasm such as sword/chereb and famine/raab. This is because these are the interweaving theme of the chapter. Another difficulty is we have to combine part of the following chapters to see the […]
PHall | May 24, 2016
NASB A – JUDAH SPEAKS 7a) “Although our iniquities [avon] testify against us, B – NAME OF THE LORD (7b) O LORD [Yhvh], act for Your name’s [shem] sake! Truly our apostasies have been many, We have sinned against You. C – QUESTION 8) “O Hope of Israel, Its Savior [yasha] in time of distress, […]
PHall | May 24, 2016
How messed up was Jonah? Most people become depressed and disappointed because their expectations are not met. But not Jonah. He became depressed and disappointed with God because his expectations were met (Jonah 4:1-3). How messed up is that?! Thankfully, that means if God could use Jonah, God can use a messed-up me. (from the […]