by David Keesling | Dec 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
1 Samuel 12:21–22 “You must not turn aside for then you would go after futile things which cannot profit or deliver, because they are futile. For the Lord will not abandon His people on account of His great name, because the Lord has been pleased to make you a people...
by David Keesling | Dec 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
1 Samuel 8:3–5 “Samuel’s sons, however, did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after dishonest gain and took bribes and perverted justice. Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel…and said, ‘Behold, you have grown old and your sons do not...
by David Keesling | Dec 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
1 Samuel 6:5 “You shall make likenesses of your tumors and likenesses of your mice that ravage the land, and you shall give glory to the God of Israel; perhaps He will ease His hand from you, your gods, and your land.” Observation: The Philistines had conquered Israel...
by David Keesling | Dec 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
1 Samuel 4:5 “As the ark of the covenant of the Lord came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth resounded.” Observation: This verse, taken alone, sounds pretty good. But the bigger picture is this: Israel had already been defeated in...
by David Keesling | Dec 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
1 Samuel 1:5 “But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah, but the Lord had closed her womb.” Observation: Though Hannah was much loved by her husband, she was barren. Her husband’s response, because of his deep love, was not critical of her. He...
by David Keesling | Dec 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
Ruth 3:1, 4, 9 “Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, ‘My daughter, shall I not seek security for you, that it may be well with you? … It shall be when he lies down, that you shall notice the place where he lies, and you shall go down and uncover his feet and lie...
