by David Keesling | Oct 25, 2015 | Uncategorized
2 Kings 3:18 “This is but a slight thing in the sight of the Lord.” Observation: The immediate context of this statement is Elisha’s confidence that it would be an easy thing for the Lord, without using wind or rain, to fill a desert valley with water for the men and...
by David Keesling | Oct 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
2 Corinthians 2:1 “I made up my mind that I would not make another painful visit to you” (NIV). Observation: Much of 2 Corinthians 1 and the beginning of the second chapter seem to be travelogue. Paul wrote in 1:15 about having tried to arrange his itinerary so as to...
by David Keesling | Oct 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
2 Samuel 18:33 “The king was deeply moved and went to the chamber over the gate and wept. And thus he said as he walked, ‘O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son!’” Observation: Hear the broken heart of a father...
by David Keesling | Oct 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
Ephesians 3:14-15 “For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name.” Observation: Paul had been expanding the concept of the body of Christ, enlarging it to include not only Jews who believe, but...
by David Keesling | Oct 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
Psalm 111:9 “He has sent redemption to His people; …Holy and awesome is His name.” Observation: Three times in Ezekiel 20 the rage of the Lord overflowed as He recounted the good He had done for the people of Israel and the depth of their sin in rejecting Him. Three...
