by David Keesling | Jul 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
1 Samuel 18:10 “An evil spirit from God came mightily upon Saul.” Observation: Saul’s mental deterioration had already begun, as God had earlier lifted His anointing due to Saul’s rebellion and sin. Now, Saul’s destruction is set and certain. Application: How little I...
by David Keesling | Jul 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
Matthew 2:19–22 “But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, and said, ‘Get up, take the Child and His mother, and go into the land of Israel; for those who sought the child’s life are dead.’ So Joseph got up, took the...
by David Keesling | Jul 4, 2023 | Uncategorized
1 Samuel 15:3, 21 “ ‘Utterly destroy all…oxen, sheep, camels and donkeys.’ … “But the people took some of the spoil.” ” 1 Samuel 16:1 “ ‘How long will you grieve over Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go!’ ” Matthew 1:24...
by David Keesling | Jul 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
1 Samuel 14:6 “The Lord is not restrained to save by many or by few.” Observation: The setting is this: Israel was terrified of the Philistines, they were largely disarmed, and many of them were hiding in caves. Jonathan, Saul’s son, took his armor-bearer up a rugged...
by David Keesling | Jul 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
1 Samuel 13:8, 13–14 “Now he waited seven days according to the appointed time set by Samuel … Samuel said to Saul, ‘You have acted foolishly; you have not kept the commandment of the Lord your God … The Lord has sought out for Himself a man after His own heart, and...
