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PHall | October 12, 2011
1 John 1:1-4 (Peter J. Leithart, The Epistles of John, From Behind the Veil, p.33) A. What was from the beginning B. what we have heard C. what we have seen with our eyes D. what we have gazed upon and our hands have handled E. concerning the Word of Life D’ life was manifested […]
PHall | September 11, 2011
As we continually focus on the three time periods of the stories within 2 Samuel (when it happened, when written, and when read), let us in this section focus on when 2 Samuel 11-12 is written so we can see the main emphasis of the writer. We do this by noticing his chiastic structure which […]
PHall | June 9, 2011
A – Adam Addressed (3.9-12) B – Eve Addressed (3.13) C – Serpent/Satan Cursed (3.14-15) B’ – Eve Cursed (3.16) A’ – Adam Cursed (3.17-19)
PHall | April 27, 2010
Exodus 17:7 NASB He named the place Massah and Meribah because of the quarrel of the sons of Israel, and because they tested the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us, or not?” A – Massah (i.e. test) B – Meribah (i.e, quarrel) B’ – Quarrel of the sons of Israel A’ – Tested the […]
PHall | April 15, 2010
Philippians 1:15-17 NASB (15) Some, to be sure, are preaching Christ even from envy and strife, but some also from good will; (16) the latter do it out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel; (17) the former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition rather than from pure motives, […]
PHall | March 10, 2010
(9) that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; (10) for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation. This might be the most easily recognized chiasm […]
PHall | February 24, 2010
A – apart from the law (7:8) B – sin is dead (7:8) B’ – I was alive (7:8) A’ – apart from the law (7:9)
PHall | February 22, 2010
A – You will know them by their fruits (7:16) B – Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles (7:16) C – Every good tree bears good fruit; The bad tree bears bad fruit (7:17) C’ – A good tree cannot produce bad fruit; Nor can a bad tree produce good […]
PHall | February 22, 2010
The “false prophets” of Matthew 7:15 are “inwardly ravenous wolves” (Ezekiel 22:27; Zephaniah 3:3). That says something about their intentions. They were obviously not sincere. The “sheep’s clothing” (5:15) is a ruse to deceive that eventually will be seen as a disguise revealed by their works. You can fool people for only so long. Twice […]
PHall | September 29, 2009
V.5 – Chiasmus? Lightfoot and Meyer, two respected commentators, are polarized in their views of this verse. Lightfoot, in comparing this with Col.1:4, believes this verse chiastic; “love” (agape) being connected with “saints,” and “faith” (pistis) directed to “Christ Jesus.” His argument points to the change in prepositions from “pros” (toward Jesus) to “eis” […]