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Genesis 4:1–7 — the first murder & the root of rebellion against God

https://hallel.info/wp-content/uploads/file/081025%20Genesis%204vv1-7%20-%20First%20Murder,%20Root%20of%20Rebellion.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 50:53 — )Subscribe: RSSIn Gen. 4:1-7 we read about the the first murder. Many readers of the Bible are confused about why God rejected Cain, and some think it was over something "petty." Yet the real reason underlies the downfall of all people.

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1st Samuel 3 — When You’re Afraid to Tell the Truth: Samuel, Eli, and Courage Before God

https://hallel.info/wp-content/uploads/file/081004%201st%20Samuel%203%20-%20call%20of%20Samuel%20and%20fall%20of%20Eli.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 45:33 — 7.8MB)Subscribe: RSSIn this in-depth study of 1 Samuel 3, we explore Samuel’s first encounter with God, the tragic fall of Eli’s house, and the mysterious symbolism of the lamp of God and the almond-blossom menorah. Discover how rare revelation, failed spiritual leadership, and courageous truth-telling […]

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Acts 6:9 – 7:2 — What Is Blasphemy? Lessons from Stephen Before the Sanhedrin

Stephen, one of the seven servants the 12 picked to serve the Yerushalayim congregation, is brought before the Sanhedrin on a number of serious accusations that the law of God indicates are worthy of death. Before looking at his defense in Acts 7, we should look at what blasphemy is.

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Genesis 3:14-24 — Curses for Man, Woman & Serpent

https://hallel.info/wp-content/uploads/file/080927%20Genesis%203vv14-24%20-%20Curses%20on%20Man,%20Woman,%20Serpent.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 47:00 — )Subscribe: RSS  The curses on Adam, Eve and the Serpent are well-known but misunderstood. For example, how many snakes eat dirt? Is a husband to be a dictator for his wife? The original language of Gen. 3:14-24 holds the answers.

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Discussions Prophets and Writings

1st Samuel 2:What Hannah’s Prophesy Reveals About Corrupt Religion—and the God Who Fixes It

https://hallel.info/wp-content/uploads/file/080920%201st%20Samuel%202.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 56:33 — 9.7MB)Subscribe: RSSDiscover how 1 Samuel 2 exposes the danger of religious corruption and the power of humble faith. In this in‑depth Bible study, we unpack Hannah’s prophetic prayer, the sins of Eli’s sons, and why God viewed abuse of the sacrifices as more devastating than […]

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Hannah’s Prayer in 1 Samuel 1: What Her Story Reveals About God and Unanswered Prayers

https://hallel.info/wp-content/uploads/file/080906%201st%20Samuel%201.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 57:35 — 9.9MB)Subscribe: RSSExplore 1 Samuel 1 through a fresh lens in this in-depth Bible study. We unpack Hannah’s desperate prayer, her bold vow, and Eli’s flawed yet pivotal blessing that brings Samuel—the final judge and a Levite prophet—onto Israel’s stage. Discover how Elkanah’s family dynamics, Peninnah’s […]

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Genesis 3:7–14 — Adam’s & Eve’s eyes opened to their ‘nakedness,’ shame covered by prophetic fig leaves

https://hallel.info/wp-content/uploads/file/080906%20Genesis%203vv7-14.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 55:04 — 9.5MB)Subscribe: RSSWhy do the fig tree show up in the Genesis 3 account of Adam and Eve’s decision to pursue knowledge of good and evil? What does the fig tree symbolize throughout the Bible?