by David Keesling | Apr 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
Exodus 17:2 “Moses replied, ‘Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you put the Lord to the test?’”(NIV). Observation: The Hebrews had recently begun what would be a forty-year odyssey of desert wandering. Having satisfied their need for food, they then quarreled with...
by David Keesling | Apr 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
1 Samuel 6:5 “You shall make likenesses of your tumors and likenesses of your mice that ravage the land, and you shall give glory to the God of Israel; perhaps He will ease His hand from you, your gods, and your land.” Observation: The Philistines had conquered Israel...
by David Keesling | Apr 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
Romans 1:1 “Paul, a bond-servant of Jesus Christ . . . ” Observation: In the first verse of Romans, Paul called himself a bond-servant of Jesus. The whole sentence continues for seven full verses, during which Paul managed to recount a defense of the Gospel from the...
by David Keesling | Apr 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
Esther 2:9, 12, 14 “Now the young lady pleased him and found favor with him. So he quickly provided her with her cosmetics and food, gave her seven choice maids from the king’s palace and transferred her and her maids to the best place in the harem. . . . Now when the...
by David Keesling | Apr 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
John 17:1 “Lifting up His eyes to heaven, He said, ‘Father, the hour has come; glorify Your Son, that the Son may glorify You.’” Observation: Jesus had just completed His “Last Will and Testament” to believers, magnificently summing His life’s work on earth. But in...
