by David Keesling | Apr 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
Genesis 9:22–23 “Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father’s nakedness and told his two brothers outside. But Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it across their shoulders; then they walked in backward and covered their father’s nakedness” (NIV). Observation:...
by David Keesling | Apr 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
Genesis 3:7 “Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loin coverings.” Observation: Sin had been firmly established through the disobedience of Adam and Eve. Having...
by David Keesling | Apr 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” Observation: God’s Book is off to a good start, indeed! In these ten first words it tells us the when, who, and what of how we came to be. It is worth noting a few things with a bit more care...
by David Keesling | Apr 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
1 Corinthians 16:2 “On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with his income, saving it up so when I come no collection will have to be made” (NIV). Observation: Paul’s request was consistent with what he also asked of...
by David Keesling | Apr 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
Judges 6:13 “Where are all His wonders?” (NIV). Observation: Israel was living under God’s judgment, having been overrun by the superior, oppressive power of the Midianites. Reduced to living in caves and mountain clefts, Israel watched helplessly as marauding enemy...
by David Keesling | Apr 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
Judges 4:2 “So the Lord sold them into the hands of Jabin, a king of Canaan” (NIV). Observation: Ehud delivered Israel from its Moabite enemy. He had personally killed the Moabite king and then led the Israelite army to victory over Moab, ushering in an eighty-year...
