by David Keesling | Sep 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
Hosea 4:7 “The more the priests increased, the more they sinned against Me; they exchanged their Glory for something disgraceful.” Observation: Through the prophet Hosea, God condemns both the nation of Israel and their priests. They had rejected knowledge, so God had...
by David Keesling | Sep 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
As part of my commitment to never clutter up your inbox, I have never sent you anything except my daily devotionals. But today is an exception, because it conveys such reasonable hope, both for the nation and for us personally. I don’t know whether you have the...
by David Keesling | Sep 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
Hosea 2:6–7a “Therefore I will block her path with thornbushes; I will wall her in so that she cannot find her way. She will chase after her lovers but not catch them; she will look for them but not find them.” Observation: Israel is portrayed as an unfaithful wife...
by David Keesling | Sep 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Hosea 1:2 “When the Lord began to speak through Hosea, the Lord said to him, ‘Go, take yourself an adulterous wife and children of unfaithfulness, because the land is guilty of the vilest adultery in departing from the Lord.’ ” Observation: Hosea’s family life is to...
by David Keesling | Aug 31, 2021 | Uncategorized
1 Kings 22:8(b) “ … but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good about me, but always bad.” Observation: Ahab, king of Israel, was preparing to war when an allied king, Jehoshaphat, encouraged Ahab to first seek God’s counsel. Ahab maintained a stable of...
