by David Keesling | Apr 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
Ruth 1:6; 2:12 “Then she arose with her daughters-in-law that she might return from the land of Moab, for she had heard in the land of Moab that the Lord had visited His people in giving them food “May the Lord reward your work, and your wages be full from the Lord ....
by David Keesling | Apr 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
Psalm 94:18 “When I said, ‘My foot is slipping,” your love, O Lord, supported me” (NIV). Observation: This Psalm embodies a plea from Israel’s oppressed for deliverance and protection. There are taskmasters who take pleasure in wrongdoing; the appeal of the weak is...
by David Keesling | Apr 25, 2016 | Uncategorized
Numbers 35:25 “And the congregation shall deliver the manslayer from the hand of the blood avenger, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of refuge to which he fled; and he shall live in it until the death of the high priest who was anointed with holy...
by David Keesling | Apr 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
Exodus 17:2 “Moses replied, ‘Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you put the Lord to the test?’”(NIV). Observation: The Hebrews had recently begun what would be a forty-year odyssey of desert wandering. Having satisfied their need for food, they then quarreled with...
by David Keesling | Apr 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
1 Samuel 6:5 “You shall make likenesses of your tumors and likenesses of your mice that ravage the land, and you shall give glory to the God of Israel; perhaps He will ease His hand from you, your gods, and your land.” Observation: The Philistines had conquered Israel...
by David Keesling | Apr 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
Romans 1:1 “Paul, a bond-servant of Jesus Christ . . . ” Observation: In the first verse of Romans, Paul called himself a bond-servant of Jesus. The whole sentence continues for seven full verses, during which Paul managed to recount a defense of the Gospel from the...
