by David Keesling | Nov 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
2 Chronicles 5: “…and King Solomon and the entire assembly of Israel that had gathered about him were before the Ark, sacrificing so many sheep and cattle that they could not be recorded or counted..” Observation: The temple’s construction was complete. Solomon had...
by David Keesling | Nov 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
Numbers 14:33 “And your children shall be shepherds in the wilderness forty years and shall suffer for your faithlessness, until the last of your dead bodies lies in the wilderness.” Observation: Judgment had come upon the Hebrews. Of the twelve spies sent into...
by David Keesling | Nov 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
Genesis 28:8-9 “Also Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan did not please his father Isaac. So Esau went to Ishmael and took…the daughter of Ishmael…to be his wife in addition to the wives he had.” Observation: This odd passage about Esau is tucked into the midst of a...
by David Keesling | Nov 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
I was appalled when a faithful reader brought a nightmarish editing error to my attention in my devotional Saturday morning called Jackhammer. His eyes, and then mine, fell on the phrase “good king” in referring to Ahaz. I can’t imagine how that worked its way into...
by David Keesling | Nov 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
Genesis 18:14 “Is anything too hard for the Lord?” Observation: Abraham was sitting in the door of his tent when three men appeared to him. Most agree that the three were the Lord Himself and two angels. Abraham begins by acting the good host, offering a meal while...
