by David Keesling | Nov 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
Psalm 47:2, 7-9 “How awesome is the Lord Most High, the great King over all the earth! . . . For God is the King of all the earth. . . . God reigns over the nations. . . . The kings of the earth belong to God” (NIV). Observation: This celebratory psalm demands...
by David Keesling | Nov 15, 2014 | Uncategorized
Matthew 15:9 “But in vain do they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.” Observation: Jesus had rebuked the Pharisees for exalting their own traditions above the clear teachings of God. In bringing these charges He quotes Isaiah 28:13, “This people...
by David Keesling | Nov 14, 2014 | Uncategorized
Leviticus 14:14 “The priest is to take some of the blood of the guilt offering and put it on the lobe of the right ear of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot.” Observation: Leviticus 13 and 14 are unusually long...
by David Keesling | Nov 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
Isaiah 46:1-4 “The things that you carry are burdensome, a load for the weary beast. They stooped over, they have bowed down together, and they could not rescue the burden but have gone into captivity together…Listen to Me, …you who have been borne by Me from...
by David Keesling | Nov 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
Psalm 78:42 “They did not remember His power, the day when He redeemed them from the adversary.” Observation: Psalm 78 is a comprehensive recounting of the Israelites’ journey, the miraculous provisions of God, and of their continual rebellion and unfaithfulness. In...
