PHall | January 23, 2013
Matthew – 8 times – 3:3; 3:16; 13:20; 13:21; 14:27; 21:2; 21:3; 26:74; 1:3. Mark – 44 times – 1:10; 1:12; 1:18; 1:20; 1:21; 1:23; 1:28; 1:29; 1:30; 1:42; 1:43; 2:8; 2:12; 3:6; 4:5; 4:15; 4:16; 4:17; 4:29; 5:2; 5:29; 5:30; 5:42; 6:25; 6:27; 6:45; 6:50; 6:54; 7:25; 8:10; 9:15; 9:20; 9:24; 10:52; 11:2; 11:3; [...]
PHall | January 23, 2013
Mark – “The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God” (1:1) Isaiah – “Prepare the way for the Lord” (1:2) John – “Someone more powerful than I will come after me. I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the strap of His sandals” (1:7) God the Father – “You are My beloved Son [...]
PHall | January 23, 2013
The gospel of Mark is part of the Synoptic Gospels, Matthew, Luke, and Mark. But his introduction is more like John’s than his fellow synoptists. And yet within those similarities, there are great differences. Matthew and Luke, both include lengthy human genealogies and birth stories. Neither Mark nor John introduce such interests. John begins with [...]
PHall | August 10, 2012
Daniel is easily divided into two sections: 1) Narrative – Present (1-6); 2) Prophetic – Future (7-12). The applicable lesson for us is that the same God who is today will be tomorrow. The same God that saves now can save in the later. The same God in charge of history today is in charge [...]
PHall | August 10, 2012
Two types of Narratives in Daniel (Brueggemann, An Introduction to the Old Testament, p.352): Interpretation Story: The king has a vision or dream. The wise men of his court cannot interpret its meaning. The hero emerges and gives the interpretation. The hero is awarded. The king learns that ht hero’s God is all-powerful. Deliverance Story [...]
PHall | June 16, 2012
“What Beethoven is in the realm of music, what Shakespeare is in the realm of literature, what Spurgeon was among the Victorian preachers, that is Isaiah among the prophets” (J. Sidlow Baxter, Explore the Book, v.3, p.217). Such exuberant praise is deserved and directed towards Isaiah’s “style – its grandeur and dignity, its energy and [...]
PHall | October 19, 2011
Dynasties of Northern Kingdom – Dates, Number and Length (Explanation of Numbers – Ex. Basha 3-2-1 – 3 (3rd king in Israel); 2 (2nd dynasty); 1 (1st king in that dynasty) 1-1-1 – Jeroboam 2-1-2 – Nadab Totals – 931-909 – 22 years
PHall | October 5, 2011
There is a simple and obvious way to organize the book of 1 Kings. There are 22 chapters. The first 11 are the reign of Solomon, and the rest describe the divided kingdom. Such a division is natural and orderly. However, there is another way, and that is to compare 1 Kings to 2 Samuel’s [...]
PHall | April 5, 2011
When reading the book of Revelation, it needs to be “seen” before being studied. That makes it very unusual due to it “visual viscosity” a phrase which describes the way the whole scenes stick in our heads more so than the individual interpretations. John prepares us for this by saying the whole vision was to [...]
PHall | March 21, 2011
Exodus (1-18); Law (19-24); Tabernacle (25-40) Compassion (1-18); Covenant (19-24); Companionship (25-40) Come Out (1-18); Come To (19-24); Come Down (25-40)
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