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PHall | March 5, 2013
Reading Leviticus, I see no prayers; but much blood, many sacrifices, legalistic commands, details, entrails, and yes even much grace. Every sacrifice is about grace. So how can a book of no prayers help us pray through the Bible? Sacrifices are prayers and prayers are sacrifices. David pleads, “May my prayer be set before You […]
PHall | April 9, 2011
Location, location, location. Those are the three rules of real estate. Sometimes the most innocuous statement can have great meaning. Sometimes from where something is said is as important as what is said. Would anyone deny where Martin Luther King gave his famous “I have a Dream” speech gave the speech even more gravitas both […]
PHall | March 21, 2011
1-16 – Holiness within Religion Holiness towards God 1-4 of 10 Commandments The Greatest Command Sacrifices in Loving God – Religion 17-27 – Holiness within Relationships Holiness towards Others 6-10 of 10 Commandments The Second Greatest Command Sacrifices in Loving One Another – Morality (including Justice)
PHall | March 20, 2011
Both the Golden Calf worship and the offering of strange fire by Nadab and Abihu have much in common, have too much in common. Both take place at the foot of Sinai. Both take place with God’s special servants. Both take place in close proximity to something special. Both break God’s commands. And both narratives […]
PHall | March 10, 2011
PHall | March 10, 2011
Leviticus 25:55 NASB ‘For the sons of Israel are My servants; they are My servants whom I brought out from the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God. Leviticus 25:55 HCSB For the Israelites are My slaves. They are My slaves I brought out of the land of Egypt; I am the LORD […]
PHall | March 10, 2011
Leviticus 13:47 NASB “When a garment has a mark of leprosy in it, whether it is a wool garment or a linen garment, Leviticus 13:47 HCSB “If a fabric is contaminated with mildew–in wool or linen fabric, Leviticus 13:47 ESV “When there is a case of leprous disease in a garment, whether a woolen or […]
PHall | March 10, 2011
Leviticus 18:7 NASB ‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father, that is, the nakedness of your mother. She is your mother; you are not to uncover her nakedness. Leviticus 18:7 HCSB You are not to shame your father by having sex with your mother. She is your mother; you must not have sexual […]
PHall | March 10, 2011
Leviticus 17:4 NASB and has not brought it to the doorway of the tent of meeting to present it as an offering to the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD, bloodguiltiness is to be reckoned to that man. He has shed blood and that man shall be cut off from among his people. Leviticus […]
PHall | March 10, 2011
Leviticus 16:29 NASB “This shall be a permanent statute for you: in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall humble your souls and not do any work, whether the native, or the alien who sojourns among you; Leviticus 16:29 HCSB “This is to be a permanent statute for you: In […]