by David Keesling | Dec 8, 2011 | Uncategorized
1 Samuel 24:4 “This is the day the Lord spoke of when He said to you, ‘I will give your enemy into your hands to deal with as you wish’” (NIV). Observation: Saul has gone into a cave, apparently to rest from midday heat, unaware that David and some of his men were...
by David Keesling | Dec 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
1 Samuel 23:16 “And Saul’s son Jonathan went to David at Horesh and helped him find strength in God” (NIV). Observation: Earlier in this chapter David led his band of fighting men to victory over the Philistines at Keilah. Even though he was not yet king of Israel,...
by David Keesling | Dec 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
Psalm 83:5 “With one mind they plot together; they form an alliance against you” (NIV). Observation: Ten nations were said to be plotting Israel’s destruction. The writer’s appeal for their defeat is colorful, to say the least; he asks that God make them “like refuse...
by David Keesling | Dec 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
Psalm 34:9 “Fear the Lord, you his saints, for those who fear him lack nothing” (NIV). Observation: There are many familiar, comforting lines in Psalm 34, such as, “I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips” (v. 1); “My soul will boast...
by David Keesling | Dec 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
Psalm 59:9, 16-17 “O my Strength, I watch for you; you, O God, are my fortress, my loving God…But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble. O my Strength, I sing praise to you;...
