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PHall | January 24, 2023
The word “serpent” in Hebrew only occurs in two places within Genesis – the Garden of Eden narrative (3:1,2,4,13,14) and the “blessing” of Jacob upon Dan (49:17). The Hebrew word for “heel” is used in both passages also. As always, “bookends” interest me. It makes me wonder if the serpent narrative from Genesis 3 is […]
PHall | January 4, 2023
Jesus’s Edenic Birth Luke records Jesus’s birth with two peculiarities: 1) It includes a manger, implying a stable and animals; 2) It includes shepherds being honored by angels announcing Jesus’s birth followed by them visiting. Since nothing included within holy writ is by accident or without purpose, I am forced to ask “Why these details?” […]
PHall | January 4, 2023
It’s Cold Outside Did you know that this cold weather fulfills biblical prophecy? “As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, and day and night will not cease.” (CSB’17 Genesis 8:22) If we organize this verse, I think it hints at something worth considering: A – TIME: As […]
PHall | December 21, 2022
Parenting Strategy: Natural Consequences Parenting methods include disciplining children. One positive strategy is called “natural consequences”. This is when the punishment fits the “crime”, so to speak. Let’s define natural consequences in two different ways: 1. Natural consequences are things that happen automatically as a result of a child’s action or inaction without any purposeful […]
PHall | November 30, 2022
Job is a Type of Jesus? Job is a forerunner of Jesus in dealing with suffering and Satan. In both: 1. The innocent offered sacrifice for the guilty. 2. The “victim” is blameless though suffering. 3. The trials are met with triumph. 4. The friends turn on their friend by falsely accusing. 5. God held […]
PHall | November 30, 2022
We Don’t Fail Because Others Are Too Strong “Never blame your failure on the strength of another”. I do not know the origin of the quote, but the idea is biblical. Manhood (and womanhood) does not make excuses. Real men accept responsibility. Our failures are ours to own. If we fail, it is not because […]
PHall | November 30, 2022
We Don’t Sing Praises to Eve It is thought to be a first century hymn so beloved, challenging, and theologically expressive that Paul, via inspiration, included it in his epistle to the Philippians. It would be like us including the words of Amazing Grace in a letter or sermon today. But what I am writing […]
PHall | November 30, 2022
A Great Society This civilization was known for its architecture, musicians, and tool making. These are advancements still admired today. The imagination needed for such endeavors had to be high. Sounds like a great society. Contrasted to this society is another where none of these accomplishments are mentioned. Were they absent, not emphasized, or just […]
PHall | October 5, 2022
Unlike before when Sarah and Rebekah were endangered by a male foreigner, this time it is a man endangered by a female foreigner. Satan flips the script. Or is it somehow God showing all are vulnerable yet still empowered for higher purposes? This time the male protagonist is Joseph. The female antagonist is unnamed, […]
PHall | September 7, 2022
The narrative of Dinah, Jacob’s daughter, a female within what will become Israel, is filled with despicable acts (Genesis 34). This includes Dinah’s vulnerability being violated by Shechem, a Gentile, a man overcome by lust. Dinah’s brothers, Simeon and Levi, are overtaken by revenge. Together, her brothers trick Shechem so that every male within […]