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PHall | May 13, 2025
Two Throne Room Scenes Matthew shares in his gospel two unorthodox “throne room” scenes. Both involving an identity question, Jews, Gentiles, bowing, and three “gifts”. The first scene is Matthew 2. 1. The question asked is, “Where’s is he who is born king of the Jews? 2. The Jews were the chief priests and scribes. […]
PHall | May 13, 2025
Does Acts 3 Prove Instrumental Music is Scriptural? An up and coming trend to defend musical instrument in praising God consists of this line of argument: 1) Acts 3 – Peter and John went to the temple at the hour of prayer to pray (Acts 3). 2) The temple used instruments in prayer. 3) Therefore […]
PHall | May 13, 2025
Paul’s Analogy (1 Corinthians 9:24-27) If you don’t believe in “Once Saved, Always Saved”, then you have probably used this text to teach that Paul believed he could become disqualified from salvation. While that is a valid application of the text, such is not the interpretation which must come first. What has always bothered me […]
PHall | May 13, 2025
Was Noah Sinning? In Genesis 9, Noah gets drunk. Ham’s actions follow, leading to a curse. Noah was not cursed. Was drunkenness therefore not a sin? This is a good example of allowing Scripture to interpret Scripture, specifically showing how Genesis Narratives help explain other Genesis Narratives. The Bible keeps telling the same stories, just […]
PHall | May 13, 2025
A Flood and Famine? One man was chosen. One, to preserve life. He gathered before the bad time came which would cover the earth. There are two narratives I had not considered before as connected. Maybe they are, but in some ways exactly the opposite. 1. The two narratives include a forewarning. 2. The two […]
PHall | May 13, 2025
Each morning when I leave for work, I guard my family by locking the front door. Those inside are worth protecting. The first three times the word “guardian” occurs, it might not appear the same word, depending on the translation. The first three guardians – not of the galaxy – were Adam, the Cherubim, and […]
PHall | May 13, 2025
This makes reading more fun! There is the command to be fruitful and multiply. Then there is the reality they were fruitful and multiplied. There is a new ruler who acts cunningly. And there is a new ruler who acts shrewdly. The end resort was their labor became cursed. And their end result was their […]
PHall | May 13, 2025
Saw a horse with its neck stuck through the fence eating the tall stuff on the other side. Are you thinking, “The grass is always greener on the other side”? Or possibly, “The grass is only greener because there is a leak in the septic tank!”? Or…. Could it be, the horse chewed all the […]
PHall | May 13, 2025
God’s Promises, Presence, and Shoes? There is very little more down to earth, than shoes. Literally, because shoes are literally down on the earth! The three promises made to Abraham are connected by shoes! After telling Abraham to “go” (literally, “walk”) God makes three promises: land, nation, and seed: Land – Genesis 12:1 “To the […]
PHall | May 13, 2025
We’re the first century Jewish believers in Jesus monotheistic? Yes. Did they believe Jesus to be Divine? Yes. How did they reconcile that God is one, and yet both the Father and Son are God? First, if you look at the Shema in the LXX, which is the Old Testament version quoted in the New […]