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PHall | December 31, 2010
2 Chronicles 22:12 2 Chronicles 22:11 NASB (11) But Jehoshabeath the king’s daughter took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king’s sons who were being put to death, and placed him and his nurse in the bedroom. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest […]
PHall | December 31, 2010
2 Chronicles 22:10 NASB (10) Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she rose and destroyed all the royal offspring of the house of Judah. 2 Chronicles 22:10 HCSB (10) When Athaliah, Ahaziah’s mother, saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs of […]
PHall | March 22, 2010
What word describes people, every single individual, all of mankind, maybe more definitely than any other? There are many to choose from such as “sinners,” and “mortal.” Indeed, we all sin and we all die. But one word that comes to my mind is maybe completely unexpected by you, which is very fitting, because that […]
PHall | March 8, 2010
When reading the period of the Judges and Kings, one sad fact overwhelmingly – and even numbingly – is present: the draw of idolatry. How could God’s people, a nation dedicated to monotheism, not only falter and fall into idolatry, but repeatedly falter and fall?
PHall | November 13, 2009
From the very best to the very worst; that is, from godly parents to ungodly children. “How does this happen?” This discouraging conundrum is seen several times in the Bible where a very good and godly parent raises a very evil and devilish child. Or as happens more often, how could godly parents have […]
PHall | November 13, 2009
Selfishness, foolishness, pride, harsh words, bad advice, and intimidation. Hurt, schism, retaliation, and separation. What am I describing? Every day those words are more than words with definitions; they are
PHall | October 13, 2009
From the very best to the very worst; that is, from godly parents to ungodly children. “How does this happen?” This discouraging conundrum is seen several times in the Bible where a very good and godly parent raises a very evil and devilish child. Or as happens more often, how could godly parents have […]
PHall | September 17, 2009
Prophets And Kings: The Divided Kingdom And Beyond[1],[2] Southern Kingdom Northern Kingdom KINGS 1. Rehoboam (930-913) 1 Kgs.12:1-24; 14:21-31; 2 Chron.10:1-12:16
PHall | September 15, 2009
Following the Crowd (2 Chron.24) “Following the crowd”…not a good idea…usually…if following the crowd is contrary to one’s spiritual health. “Following the crowd”…something some people just can’t seem to avoid. So what can they do? “Personality Type” books such as “The Enneagram” lists 9 distinct personalities. In the Enneagram, Type Three is often known as […]
PHall | September 15, 2009
A Wasted Life How would you describe a wasted life? Could you succinctly say it in a few words on a tombstone? If you could sum up your epitaph, what would it be? If people etched on our tombstone what they said about us while we were alive, what would be engraved in stone for […]