by David Keesling | Jun 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
Genesis 3:24 “After He drove the man out…” Observation: Adam had sinned. The uncreated God had created the most idyllic place on the planet to express the fullness of His love for this created being. God’s great passion had been for relationship with Adam, yet by his...
by David Keesling | Jun 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
Job 42:10a “After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord made him prosperous again…” Observation: Job had finally come to the end of himself. Admitting that he had spoken “of things (he) did not understand, things too wonderful for (him) to know,” (v. 3) he...
by David Keesling | Jun 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
Luke 22:61 “The Lord turned and looked straight at Peter.” Observation: Jesus had been arrested by a combination of Roman soldiers and Jewish Sanhedrin. From the place of arrest He was taken to Caiaphas’ home, the ruling high priest, where the Jewish phase of His...
by David Keesling | Jun 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
Genesis 3:24 “After He drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.” Observation: Everyone in the story sinned: Adam, Eve and the serpent. Each came under...
by David Keesling | Jun 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
Genesis 3:6 “She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.” Observation: Genesis 3 is the awful story of man’s fall…a tale of blame, of unresisted yielding to rebellion, and of subsequent shame and punishment. The chapter begins with an abrupt...
by David Keesling | Jun 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
Genesis 2:18 “The Lord God said, ‘It is not good for man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.’” Observation: God had put Adam into the garden made expressly for their shared intimacy. (Gen. 2:8) He had set the boundaries (vs. 15–17) and then made the...
