by David Keesling | Feb 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
Genesis 28:8–9 “Also Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan did not please his fatherIsaac. So Esau went to Ishmael and took…the daughter of Ishmael…to be his wife inaddition to the wives he had.” Observation: This odd passage about Esau is tucked into the midst of a...
by David Keesling | Feb 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
Genesis 18:14 “Is anything too hard for the Lord?” Observation: Abraham was sitting in the door of his tent when three men appeared to him. Most agree that the three were the Lord Himself and two angels. Abraham begins by acting the good host, offering a meal while...
by David Keesling | Feb 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
Exodus 34:12 Take heed to yourself lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it be a snare in your midst.” Observation: Moses is back on Mt. Sinai for a second time to receive God’s instructions and to prepare a new...
by David Keesling | Feb 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
Isaiah 7:9b “If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all.” Observation: Ahaz was king of Judah at a time when Jerusalem was under severe attack, such that “…the hearts of Ahaz and his people were shaken” (v. 2(b)). So the Lord sent Isaiah...
by David Keesling | Feb 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
Exodus 16:7b “….but what are we that you should complain against us?” Observation: Shortly after their miraculous Red Sea crossing the Israelites accused Moses and Aaron of bringing them to the desert to “kill the whole assembly with hunger” (Ex. 6:3). Moses rightly...
by David Keesling | Feb 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
Exodus 16:1 “….and all the congregation of the children of Israel came to the Wilderness of Sin…after they departed from the land of Egypt.” Observation: The early stages of their exodus had brought them to a beautiful resting place…an oasis called Elim. Exodus 15:17...
