by David Keesling | Feb 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
Romans 3:3 “Will their lack of faith nullify God’s faithfulness?” (NIV). Observation: Paul’s letter to the Romans is a clear-eyed assessment of the depraved spiritual condition of all men, both Jews and Christians. Spiritual darkness is universal without...
by David Keesling | Feb 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
Psalm 78:61 “He sent the ark of his might into captivity, his splendor into the hands of the enemy” (NIV). Observation: Psalm 78 begins with parables designed to recount the relational history of God and the Israelites. He blessed and established the...
by David Keesling | Feb 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
Matthew 28:1 “After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb” (NIV). Observation: At week’s beginning the two Marys had for the second time gone to Christ’s gravesite. Arriving after a...
by David Keesling | Feb 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
Psalm 51:4 “Against You, You only, I have sinned.” Observation: David’s adultery with Bathsheba had resulted in her pregnancy (see 2 Samuel 11, 12). In an attempt to cover his sin, David called her husband Uriah from the battlefield for a home visit,...
by David Keesling | Feb 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
2 Samuel 10:3 “The Ammonite nobles said to Hanun their lord, ‘Do you think David is honoring your father by sending men to you to express sympathy?’” (NIV). Observation: Hanun had succeeded his deceased father as Ammonite king. In an act of kindness, David...
