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PHall | September 30, 2009
Proverbs on Life and Death 1 A good name [i.e., reputation] is better than [Extended Notes] a good ointment [Prov.22:1; good ointment characterizes the good life. The house of feasting, etc.], And the day of one’s death is better than the day of one’s birth. [Why is one’s death better than their birth? It depends […]
PHall | September 30, 2009
1 Then I looked again [4:7] at all the acts of oppression which were being done under the sun. And behold I saw the tears of the oppressed and that they had no one to comfort them; and on the side of their oppressors was power, but they had no one to comfort them. [Extended […]
PHall | September 30, 2009
1 [Extended Notes] There is an appointed time for everything [Extended Notes]. And there is a time for every event [lit., delight] under heaven– 2 A time to give birth and a time to die; A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted. 3 A time to kill and a time […]
PHall | September 30, 2009
The Futility of Physical Pleasure 1 I said to myself [lit., in my heart], “Come now, I will test [nacah (5254) – a primitive root; to test; by implication, to attempt:–adventure, assay, prove, tempt, try] you with pleasure [towb (2896) – from 2895; good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a […]
PHall | September 30, 2009
Beginning with the Author: Solomon is Qualified 1 The words of the Preacher [Heb., Koheleth (6953) also spelled Qoheleth only occurs in Ecclesiastes; the modern title, Ecclesiastes, comes from the Latin word for preacher], the son of David, king in Jerusalem [Extended Notes].
PHall | September 26, 2009
Should I apologize for Biblical subject matter? Not if I believe God’s hand revealed it! And the following topic is very real. So here goes…. Recently I saw a billboard which read, “Talk to your children about sex – everyone else does.” Shocking? Sobering? God wants us parents to prepare our children both positively and […]
PHall | September 17, 2009
32:3 – Make the first move 32:4 – Humility 32:5 – Honesty 32:8 – Being ready to be accepted or rejected 32:8 – Being ready to accept what is impossible or improbable in our eyes 32:9-12 – Prayer 32:9-12 – Dependence Upon God 32:13 – Restitution 32:20 – Being personally accepted 33:3 – Submission 33:10 […]
PHall | September 17, 2009
53:1ff – Twelve Points Showing Jesus is the Servant (Explore the Book, J. Sidlow Baxter) He comes in utter lowliness – a root out of a dry ground He is despised and rejected of men He suffered for the sins and in the place of others – He was wounded for our transgressions It was […]
PHall | September 17, 2009
PHall | September 17, 2009
How long it would take someone to graduate from High School if the only Bible study they did was in “Bible School?” It would take 153.6 years. That is based on 7 hours of study time per day for 5 days per week X 38 weeks per annum. The number of total annual hours of school […]