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PHall | October 14, 2011
Sincerity in religion masks what the self wants. Every one of us has believed a lie. Most often it is because the lie is what we want to believe. This is true religiously or personally. “Do these pants make my….” Well, you know the rest of that story. Believing a lie can have disastrous results, […]
PHall | October 14, 2011
Why are we told this story? It does seem to “interrupt” the story of the kings, even the story of the Jeroboam. The rebel king’s story will continue on after this “interruption.” Asking why gets into the motive of the inspired writer, and therefore of God Himself. Such a harsh sentence God imposes upon His […]
PHall | October 13, 2011
1. I was not born into a royal family. 2. Due to my abilities, I became noticed and appreciated by the king. 3. I was appointed by the king to be over others. 4. A prophet anointed me king while the other king still ruled. 5. I was anointed by God to be king due […]
PHall | October 9, 2011
“The Rise and Fall of” is a familiar way to document historical periods, whether of people, parties, religions or nations. The Roman Empire, Fascist Germany, are the two most infamous. Systems, whether political or financial, and individuals, whose lives are lived before the world, are chronicled with the epitaph and fatalistic phrase, “the rise and […]
PHall | October 5, 2011
There is a simple and obvious way to organize the book of 1 Kings. There are 22 chapters. The first 11 are the reign of Solomon, and the rest describe the divided kingdom. Such a division is natural and orderly. However, there is another way, and that is to compare 1 Kings to 2 Samuel’s […]
PHall | October 1, 2011
How could someone so wise act so foolish? How could the wisest of men become the greatest of fools? That is the conundrum about Solomon asked possibly for 3 thousand years and counting. His wisdom is seen in his writings, songs, proverbs and judicial decisions. His wisdom exceeds all the wise of the East and […]
PHall | September 11, 2011
As we continually focus on the three time periods of the stories within 2 Samuel (when it happened, when written, and when read), let us in this section focus on when 2 Samuel 11-12 is written so we can see the main emphasis of the writer. We do this by noticing his chiastic structure which […]
PHall | September 11, 2011
Deuteronomy 6:5 HCSB – Love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. As often is the case with English, “love” is too broad and unspecific at times. Therefore let’s look at love from a different perspective – Deuteronomy. Do a word search and you find […]
PHall | September 2, 2011
“Give us a king” is a call of rebellion and a cry for self-rule. “Give us a king like the other nations” is an admittance of fear within and for themselves. “Give us a king to fight our battles” is an admittance of how they view their king – weak – but they were wrong. […]
PHall | August 11, 2011
1 Samuel 11:6 NASB Then the Spirit of God came upon Saul mightily when he heard these words, and he became very angry. 1 Samuel 11:6 HCSB When Saul heard these words, the Spirit of God suddenly took control of him, and his anger burned furiously. 1 Samuel 11:6 ESV And the Spirit of God […]