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PHall | August 6, 2011
Our text is written in the days of the Judges, a dark period of time in more than one way. The dawn of a new era begins with Samuel, the last Judge and the beginning of a prophetic frenzy for the next few hundred years (Acts 3.24). In the call of Samuel we have three […]
PHall | July 26, 2011
Did you ever notice that what David did to Uriah (2 Sam.11.14-17), Saul tried to do to him? (1 Sam.18.25). Makes me wonder how common this practice was among kings. Death by proxy.
PHall | July 26, 2011
1 Samuel 15:32 NASB Then Samuel said, “Bring me Agag, the king of the Amalekites.” And Agag came to him cheerfully. And Agag said, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.” 1 Samuel 15:32 HCSB Samuel said, “Bring me Agag king of Amalek.” Agag came to him trembling, for he thought, “Certainly the bitterness of […]
PHall | July 26, 2011
1 Samuel 4:7 NASB The Philistines were afraid, for they said, “God has come into the camp.” And they said, “Woe to us! For nothing like this has happened before. 1 Samuel 4:7 HCSB they panicked. “The gods have entered their camp!” they said. “Woe to us, nothing like this has happened before. 1 Samuel […]
PHall | July 26, 2011
“Please tell me you meant that” I will say after hearing a pun. I hear the pun, but that does not mean they mean it. Often they are not wise to their own wisecrack. Puns, witticisms, and such are not the inventions of Americans with a warped sense of humor. These puns and plays on […]
PHall | July 17, 2011
Could you imagine Osama bin Laden adopting a Jew? Or how about Hiter adopting a Jew? If not, then marvel at God’s providence wherein Pharaoh allowed his daughter to adopt a little Hebrew boy.
PHall | July 13, 2011
1 Kings 22:38 NASB They washed the chariot by the pool of Samaria, and the dogs licked up his blood (now the harlots bathed themselves there), according to the word of the LORD which He spoke. 1 Kings 22:38 HCSB Then someone washed the chariot at the pool of Samaria. The dogs licked up his […]
PHall | July 13, 2011
1 Kings 21:7 NASB Jezebel his wife said to him, “Do you now reign over Israel? Arise, eat bread, and let your heart be joyful; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.” 1 Kings 21:7 HCSB Then his wife Jezebel said to him, “Now, exercise your royal power over Israel. Get up, […]
PHall | July 12, 2011
Judges 2.1,4; 5.23; 6.11,12,20,21,22; 13.3,6,9,13,16,18,20,21 Judges 2:1 NASB Now the angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim. And he said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land which I have sworn to your fathers; and I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you, Judges […]
PHall | July 12, 2011
Fear (1.19) Disobedience (2.2) Punishment (2.3,4) Testing (3.1) Teaching (3.2) The goal for us is to look at our own situations and ask if we are still struggling for any of those reasons.