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PHall | May 25, 2011
We messed up. There’s no denying the facts. Plead our case, begging at least for another chance, the answer remains the same – no. Removal and replacement follows. How do we treat our replacement? This is not just a hypothetical question because most if not all of us have been or will be replaced. There […]
PHall | May 25, 2011
Deuteronomy 1.7 Deuteronomy 1:7 NASB ‘Turn and set your journey, and go to the hill country of the Amorites, and to all their neighbors in the Arabah, in the hill country and in the lowland and in the Negev and by the seacoast, the land of the Canaanites, and Lebanon, as far as the great […]
PHall | May 23, 2011
After Israel refused to accept God’s gift of Canaan because they were afraid of giants, they wandered for 38 more years. Because of fear they were unwilling to fight for what was theirs. Did you ever notice where God made them wander? Where could have been called, “The Wilderness of What Might Have Been.” Their […]
PHall | May 18, 2011
Crossing the Jordan River, is a metaphor for death and entering the spiritual promised land. This is of course associated with Israel crossing the Jordan River, leaving the wilderness after 40 years, finally inheriting the land. Knowing the metaphor, I found Deuteronomy 4.21-22 ironic. Deuteronomy 4:21-22 HCSB (21) “The LORD was angry with me on your […]
PHall | May 17, 2011
An interesting passage on the image of God is one that states what it is not, not what it is. Because of this, it would be impossible to make an image of the image of God. And although mankind is made in the image of God, male and female are not the image. This passage […]
PHall | May 17, 2011
Do you want to hear something shocking? Every one of us was made by God to have sex. All of us are sexual beings, and that’s not a bad thing. In fact it is not only a good thing, it is a “very good” thing (Gen.1.31). Now you might not consider that shocking, but Christian […]
PHall | April 30, 2011
Sin needs a remedy, but so does temptation. How easy is it to give in to Satan’s inducements? While the following anecdote is not serious, there is a serious point. Does the following example seem “too real” to you? A lady on a diet was determined to make it through a full week without cheating. […]
PHall | April 9, 2011
Location, location, location. Those are the three rules of real estate. Sometimes the most innocuous statement can have great meaning. Sometimes from where something is said is as important as what is said. Would anyone deny where Martin Luther King gave his famous “I have a Dream” speech gave the speech even more gravitas both […]
PHall | April 9, 2011
The book of Psalms is to be experienced, even felt, as our emotions overtake our minds, before we take it apart to study. Even taking it apart is a different experience than found in most books, because the book of Psalms is actually five different books (1-41; 42-72; 73-89; 90-106; 107-150), none of which have […]
PHall | April 6, 2011
The Bible is filled with paradoxes such as God is both transcendent and yet immanent, both far away and yet close. The Tabernacle suggested that with its court, holy place and most holy place. Another way was the Tabernacle’ location. The tribes were “to camp around the tent of meeting at a distance from it” (Num.2.2). God […]