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PHall | May 15, 2025
“Then God said, ‘Let there be light light’, and there was light. God saw the light was good and God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” There was an evening, and there was a morning: one day.” (Genesis 1:3-5). Hermeneutical Lessons on authority: 1. […]
PHall | May 13, 2025
Lot’s Daughters, Why? Why is the disgusting actions of Lot’s daughters recorded in the Bible? 1. It teaches the Moabites and Ammonites were related to Israel. Could they become idolatrous like their “cousins”? Extended families can show an unwanted future. Stay devoted. 2. It warns fathers who are righteous (2 Peter 2), that what they […]
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
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 9, 2025
Two Beginnings 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 labor became bitter […]
PHall | March 14, 2025
Who Am I? One study method I enjoy is “Who Am I?”. The first part is where I give facts which leads others to figure out the answer based upon those facts. The more facts given, the more specific the answer. For example, “Who Am I?” 1. Given a land. 2. The given land was […]
PHall | December 19, 2024
God said to Adam, “The day you eat from it you will certainly die” (Gen.2:17). Satan tempted to Eve, “You certainly will not die” (Gen.3:4). Then Adam and Eve ate but didn’t die. In defending God, some have suggested: 1. They did die that day, spiritually. Agreed, but is that what God meant in 2:17? […]