by David Keesling | Apr 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
Genesis 2:3(b) “on it (the seventh day) He rested from all His work.” Observation: In seven days God had unleashed unimaginable creative powers. Things inanimate that had never before existed (earth and sky, dry land and seas, stars sufficient to fill the eternally...
by David Keesling | Apr 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
Genesis 15:6 “Abram believed the Lord, and He credited it to him as righteousness.” Observation: The Lord in v. 1 had come to Abram to assure him that “I…am your very great reward.” Abram’s response was to ask how that was possible since Abram had no heir. When God...
by David Keesling | Apr 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
Genesis 12:1 “The Lord had said to Abram, ‘Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you.’” Observation: The family into which Abram was born had already done one leaving. Gen. 11:31 says that Abram’s father Terah had...
by David Keesling | Apr 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
Genesis 11:2 “they found a plain in Shinar and settled there.” Observation: Thus is introduced the story of the tower of Babel. The previous verse reveals that the whole world had one language and a common speech. This is reasonable, given that the story is set a mere...
by David Keesling | Apr 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
Genesis 12:16 “Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, menservants and maidservants, and camels.” Observation: God had supernaturally led Abram to migrate to Canaan with his entire household. As famine there became severe, Abram decided on his own to...
by David Keesling | Apr 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
Genesis 14:13 “…he was living in Sodom.” Observation: Abram and his nephew Lot had come to an amicable parting once it was apparent that their holdings were too vast for them to live near one another. Large herds needed expansive lands, so Lot had chosen to occupy the...
