by David Keesling | Sep 19, 2025 | Daily Devotional
Genesis 28:8–9 “Also Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan did not please his father Isaac. So Esau went to Ishmael and took…the daughter of Ishmael…to be his wife in addition to the wives he had.” Observation: This odd passage about Esau is tucked into a passage in...
by David Keesling | Sep 18, 2025 | Daily Devotional
Genesis 18:14 “Is anything too hard for the Lord?” Observation: Abraham sat in the door of his tent when three men appeared to him, likely Jesus and two angels. Abraham first acted the good host, offering a meal and inviting them to linger. In the ensuing conversation...
by David Keesling | Sep 17, 2025 | Daily Devotional
Exodus 34:12 “Take heed to yourself lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it be a snare in your midst.” Observation: Moses is on Mt. Sinai for the second time to receive a new set of tablets containing the Ten...
by David Keesling | Sep 16, 2025 | Daily Devotional
Isaiah 7:9b “If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all.” Observation: Ahaz was king of Judah at a time when Jerusalem was under severe attack, such that “…the hearts of Ahaz and his people were shaken” (v. 2b). So the Lord sent Isaiah to warn...
by David Keesling | Sep 15, 2025 | Daily Devotional
Exodus 16:7b “…but what are we that you should complain against us?” Observation: Shortly after their miraculous Red Sea crossing the Israelites accused Moses and Aaron of bringing them to the desert to “kill the whole assembly with hunger” (Ex. 6:3). Moses rightly...
by David Keesling | Sep 14, 2025 | Daily Devotional
Exodus 16:1 “…and all the congregation of the children of Israel came to the Wilderness of Sin…after they departed from the land of Egypt.” Observation: Early stages of their exodus had brought them to a beautiful resting place, an oasis called Elim. Exodus 15:17...
