by David Keesling | Dec 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
Job 42:10a: “After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord made him prosperous again…” Observation: Job had finally come to the end of himself. Admitting that he had spoken “of things (he) did not understand, things too wonderful for (him) to know,” (v. 3) he...
by David Keesling | Dec 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
Luke 22:61: “The Lord turned and looked straight at Peter.” Observation: Jesus had been arrested by a combination of Roman soldiers and Jewish Sanhedrin. From the place of arrest He was taken to Caiaphas’ home, the ruling high priest, where the Jewish phase of His...
by David Keesling | Dec 25, 2017 | Uncategorized
1 John 1:1-4 “What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the Word of Life—and the life was manifested, and we have seen and testify and proclaim to you the eternal life,...
by David Keesling | Dec 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
Genesis 3:24 “After He drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.” Observation: Everyone in the story sinned: Adam, Eve and the serpent. Each came under...
by David Keesling | Dec 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
Genesis 3:6 “She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.” Observation: Genesis 3 is the awful story of man’s fall…a tale of blame, of unresisted yielding to rebellion, and of subsequent shame and punishment. The chapter begins with an abrupt...
by David Keesling | Dec 22, 2017 | Uncategorized
Genesis 2:18 “The Lord God said, ‘It is not good for man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.’” Observation: God had put Adam into the garden made expressly for their shared intimacy. (Gen. 2:8) He had set the boundaries (vv 15-17) and then made the...
