by David Keesling | Oct 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
Genesis 15:8 “But Abram said, ‘O Sovereign Lord, how can I know that I will gain possession of it?’ ” (NIV). Observation: Abram and God were in the midst of a conversation that would be astonishing were it not so commonplace with them. God had just promised him “great...
by David Keesling | Oct 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
Genesis 13:8–9 “So Abram said to Lot, ‘Please let there be no strife between you and me … for we are brothers. Is not the whole land before you? Please separate from me; if to the left, then I will go to the right, or if to the right, then I will go to the left.’ ”...
by David Keesling | Oct 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
Genesis 9:22–23 “Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father’s nakedness and told his two brothers outside. But Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it across their shoulders; then they walked in backward and covered their father’s nakedness” (NIV). Observation:...
by David Keesling | Oct 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
Genesis 3:7 “Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loin coverings.” Observation: Sin had been firmly established through the disobedience of Adam and Eve. Having eaten from...
by David Keesling | Oct 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” Observation: God’s Book is off to a good start, indeed! In these ten first words it tells us the when, who, and what of how we came to be. It is worth noting a few things with a bit more care...
by David Keesling | Oct 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
1 Corinthians 16:2 “On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with his income, saving it up so when I come no collection will have to be made” (NIV). Observation: Paul’s request was consistent with what he also asked of...
