by David Keesling | Mar 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
2 Samuel 10:3 “The Ammonite nobles said to Hanun their lord, ‘Do you think David is honoring your father by sending men to you to express sympathy?’” (NIV). Observation: Hanun had succeeded his deceased father as Ammonite king. In an act of kindness, David sent an...
by David Keesling | Mar 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
Matthew 20:13 “But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am not being unfair to you. Didn’t you agree to work for a denarius?’” (NIV). Observation: This verse is found within the familiar story of workers hired to labor in a vineyard. Some had been hired early in the...
by David Keesling | Mar 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
Psalm 106:4–5 “Remember me, O Lord, when you show favor to your people, come to my aid when you save them, that I may enjoy the prosperity of your chosen ones, that I may share in the joy of your nation and join your inheritance in giving praise” (NIV). Observation:...
by David Keesling | Mar 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
1 Chronicles 15:19–20 “The musicians Heman, Asaph and Ethan were to sound the bronze cymbals; Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were to play the lyres…and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel and Azaziah were to...
by David Keesling | Mar 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
1 Chronicles 13:12 “David was afraid of God that day and asked, ‘How can I ever bring the ark of God to me?’” (NIV). Observation: Through twenty years of Saul’s reign, the ark had resided in Kiriath Jearim while Saul turned his back on the God of Israel. In one of his...
by David Keesling | Mar 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
2 Samuel 5:24 “As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move quickly, because that will mean the Lord has gone out in front of you to strike the Philistine army” (NIV). Observation: Word of David’s anointing as king had reached the...
