by David Keesling | Apr 13, 2013 | 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...
by David Keesling | Apr 12, 2013 | Uncategorized
1 Kings 20:42 “He said to the king, ‘This is what the Lord says. You have set free a man I had determined should die. Therefore it is your life for his life, your people for his people.” Observation: A prophet is speaking to Ahab king of Israel, condemning...
by David Keesling | Apr 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
1 Kings 19:5-6 “Then he lay down under the broom tree and fell asleep. All at once an angel touched him and said, ‘Get up and eat.’ He looked around and there, by his head, was a cake of bread baked over hot coals and a jar of water. He ate and drank and then...
by David Keesling | Apr 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
Matthew 28:5 “The angel said, ‘Do not be afraid for I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.’” Observation: Jesus had been crucified two days earlier and buried in a tomb. The two Marys…Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and John…had...
by David Keesling | Apr 9, 2013 | Uncategorized
1 Thessalonians 2:16 “…in this way they always heap up their sins to the limit.” Observation: Paul is writing to the Thessalonian church to encourage new believers toward maturity and to hearten mature believers to trust in and look forward to Christ’s...
