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PHall | January 24, 2011
1 Samuel 13:14 NASB “But now your kingdom shall not endure. The LORD has sought out for Himself a man after His own heart, and the LORD has appointed him as ruler over His people, because you have not kept what the LORD commanded you.” 1 Samuel 13:14 HCSB but now your reign will not […]
PHall | January 17, 2011
Considering the remarkable similarities between the beginnings of Exodus and Matthew – birth stories, driven to the wilderness, water (well and baptism), fire (bush and baptism), do you think there is a tie (pun intended) between God telling Moses to take off his sandals because he is standing on holy ground (Exodus 3.5-6), and John […]
PHall | January 17, 2011
Human history looks back, but divine history looks forward. The point of my little paradox is that what God did in the past, foreshadowed what He planned for the future. Therefore the future existed as a plan before the past became a reality. 1 Corinthians 2:7 HCSB On the contrary, we speak God’s hidden wisdom […]
PHall | January 16, 2011
Why was Genesis written? I would like to suggest three reasons. First, to satisfy man’s natural curiosity – “Where did I come from?” Second, to put man into perspective – we are created for God – “Why do I exist?” And third, to combat false concepts of creation’s origin – “Who is the true God?” […]
PHall | January 12, 2011
Exodus 20:7 NASB “You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain. Exodus 20:7 HCSB Do not misuse the name of the LORD your God, because the LORD will punish anyone who misuses His name. Exodus 20:7 […]
PHall | January 11, 2011
Exodus 3:19-21 NASB “But I know that the king of Egypt will not permit you to go, except under compulsion. (20) “So I will stretch out My hand and strike Egypt with all My miracles which I shall do in the midst of it; and after that he will let you go. (21) “I will […]
PHall | January 11, 2011
PHall | January 11, 2011
Exodus 2:3 NASB But when she could hide him no longer, she got him a wicker basket and covered it over with tar and pitch. Then she put the child into it and set it among the reeds by the bank of the Nile. Exodus 2:3 HCSB But when she could no longer hide him, […]
PHall | January 11, 2011
I love driving. In fact my favorite part of driving is putting on the brakes. It is so thrilling slowing down. Most people enjoy pushing down the gas pedal and accelerating out of a curve, not me. Slowing down going into the curve, now that’s fun. When I see a red light, I get giddy […]
PHall | December 31, 2010
2 Chronicles 22:12 2 Chronicles 22:11 NASB (11) But Jehoshabeath the king’s daughter took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king’s sons who were being put to death, and placed him and his nurse in the bedroom. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest […]