by David Keesling | Jun 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
Esther 5:13 “Yet all of this does not satisfy me every time I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.” Observation: Haman had been elevated to high position by the king. From his lofty role, he arrogantly demanded that all the king’s subjects bow before him...
by David Keesling | Jun 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
Revelation 7:15–16 “…and He who sits on the throne will spread His tent over them. Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun will not beat upon them nor any scorching heat.” Observation: Rev. 7 movingly focuses on God’s ability to...
by David Keesling | Jun 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
Revelation 6:11 “Then each of them was given a white robe and they were told to wait a little while longer, until the number of their fellow servants and brothers who were to be killed…was complete.” Observation: John had been commanded to watch what happened as the...
by David Keesling | Jun 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
Revelation 5:4 “I wept and wept because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll.” Observation: In Revelation 4 John reported seeing someone sitting on the throne, but the chapter’s focus is on what was occurring in its vicinity. Swirls of light and booming...
by David Keesling | Jun 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
Revelation 4:11 “…for You created all things and by Your will they were created and have their being.” Observation: This passage was written by John after God invited him to “come up here” (v. 1) to see heaven’s throne room. John reported seeing someone sitting on the...
by David Keesling | Jun 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
Titus 2:9–10 “Teach slaves to be subject to their masters in everything, to try to please them, to not talk back to them and not to steal from them, but to show that they can be fully trusted so that in every way they will make the teaching about God our Savior...