by David Keesling | Sep 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
Hosea 2:6–7a “Therefore I will block her path with thornbushes; I will wall her in so that she cannot find her way. She will chase after her lovers but not catch them; she will look for them but not find them.” Observation: Israel is portrayed as an unfaithful wife...
by David Keesling | Sep 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Hosea 1:2 “When the Lord began to speak through Hosea, the Lord said to him, ‘Go, take yourself an adulterous wife and children of unfaithfulness, because the land is guilty of the vilest adultery in departing from the Lord.’ ” Observation: Hosea’s family life is to...
by David Keesling | Aug 31, 2021 | 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 stable of...
by David Keesling | Aug 30, 2021 | 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 him to...
by David Keesling | Aug 29, 2021 | 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 lay down...
by David Keesling | Aug 28, 2021 | 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 sat...
