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PHall | January 23, 2019
TODAY’S PRAYER – The narrative of Joseph is also the personal story of one of his brothers. It was this brother’s callous idea to sell Joseph into slavery (Genesis 37:26-27). This brother’s story includes him visiting a “prostitute” not knowing she was his daughter-in-law, and then wanting to put her to death for getting pregnant […]
PHall | January 23, 2019
At least two things are essential when understanding one’s own argument: 1) What the foundational fact(s) is that everything else is built on. 2) How one’s position may be defeated. The conclusion I have reached on whether headship is established by God in men, both in the home and in the church, is reasoned from […]
PHall | January 23, 2019
In another section we saw how Genesis 1-2 are not contradictory, but rather are complementary. How does Genesis 2 relate to Genesis 3? To begin let’s ask, “What happens in Genesis 3?” If we answer, “Sin and death enter the world,” we are correct. If we say, “The serpent tempts Eve”, again that is accurate. […]
PHall | January 22, 2019
TODAY’S PRAYER – Jacob waited out of fear. Simeon waited in prison while Jacob waited out of fear. Eventually the brothers had to return to Egypt, due to the famine, with Benjamin. If they hadn’t, they would not be granted another audience with the disguised Joseph, and their other brother would remain imprisoned. Jacob thinks […]
PHall | January 19, 2019
Why Was Eve Not Made From the Ground Too? There are three origins for man and woman. God – Shared by both as each is made in God’s image (Genesis 1:26,28). The spirit returns to God (Ecclesiastes 12:7). Earth – Adam directly from the ground (Genesis 2:7); Eve derivatively from Adam (Genesis 2:21-22). The body […]
PHall | January 19, 2019
TODAY’S PRAYER – The story of Joseph is a foreshadowing of Jesus. The story is not just about Joseph; it also includes his brothers and father. Genesis 42 records two reactions to seemingly bad situations (read the chapter). The brothers lament, “What is this God has done to us?” (v.28). The father complains, “Everything happens […]
PHall | January 18, 2019
Types of Baseball Coaches:1. The kind who ruined young boys arms to win games.2. The kind who let parental money influence who played even if it meant losing.3. The kind who tried to be a friend and ended up being a pushover with the players dictating everything. 4. The kind who played everyone since it was […]
PHall | January 18, 2019
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Pharaoh’s cupbearer and baker “offended” him. Consequently, they both lost their jobs. Now their punishment was more severe than in today since they were also imprisoned and eventually the baker was put to death. Today, people are threatened with losing their jobs, “outed” on social […]
PHall | January 17, 2019
What is it that Adam could not accomplish either on his own, or via animals, that made the “good” of Genesis 1 “not good” in Genesis 2? Is the inadequacy psychological or emotional? No comments ladies! Social? Financial? OK, not that last one! All of the above? Maybe; and there is one definite answer that […]
PHall | January 16, 2019
Two interesting (to me) observations from the temptation scene of Genesis 3:1-7:o Although the tetragrammaton is used throughout the Garden of Eden narrative (Genesis 2-3) and even in 3:1 introducing the temptation scene, Satan never uses it when speaking to Eve.o While Satan is tempting Eve, Satan is tempting Eve to tempt Adam. Notice the […]