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PHall | August 9, 2011
Jeremiah 13:1 NASB Thus the LORD said to me, “Go and buy yourself a linen waistband and put it around your waist, but do not put it in water.” Jeremiah 13:1 HCSB This is what the LORD said to me: “Go and buy yourself a linen undergarment and put it on, but do not put […]
PHall | August 8, 2011
When we compare Samuel and John the Baptist’s narratives, we find remarkable similarities. Such are giant coincidences or grand conspiracies, or what they truly are – marks of inspiration and divine authenticity. Tribe of Levi (1 Chron.6.22-28; Lk.1.5) Wife Barren (1 Sam.1.2; Lk.1.7) House of God – Tabernacle and Temple (1 Sam.1.7; Lk.1.9) Prayer for […]
PHall | August 7, 2011
Search the Biblical history of the Jews and you discover that they believed without rationale, a self-told lie. This lie gave them false security despite it warping the character of God. Their lie turned God into a selfish, self-centered egomaniac. They persuaded themselves that God would not, could not,
PHall | August 6, 2011
Our text is written in the days of the Judges, a dark period of time in more than one way. The dawn of a new era begins with Samuel, the last Judge and the beginning of a prophetic frenzy for the next few hundred years (Acts 3.24). In the call of Samuel we have three […]
PHall | July 26, 2011
Did you ever notice that what David did to Uriah (2 Sam.11.14-17), Saul tried to do to him? (1 Sam.18.25). Makes me wonder how common this practice was among kings. Death by proxy.
PHall | July 26, 2011
1 Samuel 15:32 NASB Then Samuel said, “Bring me Agag, the king of the Amalekites.” And Agag came to him cheerfully. And Agag said, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.” 1 Samuel 15:32 HCSB Samuel said, “Bring me Agag king of Amalek.” Agag came to him trembling, for he thought, “Certainly the bitterness of […]
PHall | July 26, 2011
1 Samuel 4:7 NASB The Philistines were afraid, for they said, “God has come into the camp.” And they said, “Woe to us! For nothing like this has happened before. 1 Samuel 4:7 HCSB they panicked. “The gods have entered their camp!” they said. “Woe to us, nothing like this has happened before. 1 Samuel […]
PHall | July 26, 2011
“Please tell me you meant that” I will say after hearing a pun. I hear the pun, but that does not mean they mean it. Often they are not wise to their own wisecrack. Puns, witticisms, and such are not the inventions of Americans with a warped sense of humor. These puns and plays on […]
PHall | July 23, 2011
Brethren. Do we comprehend and appreciate the historical depth and spiritual ramifications of this word? Paul used this term over one hundred times in his writings (i.e., Col.1:2). A word that often chosen must be significant. And remember, ultimately, God through His Holy Spirit, is behind every word written by inspiration. The Jews used the […]
PHall | July 23, 2011
Paul claiming that he is, “an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s will” is not simply a throw-away line in introducing himself to the Colossians who he has never met (1.4). Neither is it simply a title of superior rank. There is no rising in ranks in Christianity, just becoming what we are not by […]