by David Keesling | May 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
1 Kings 10:6-7 “’It was a true report which I heard in my own land about your words and your wisdom. Nevertheless I did not believe the reports, until I came and my eyes had seen it. And behold, the half was not told me. You exceed in wisdom and prosperity the...
by David Keesling | May 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
Ezekiel 11:8 “You have feared a sword; so I will bring a sword upon you,” the Lord God declares. Observation: Ezekiel was speaking the judgments of God upon rebellious Jerusalem. In a vision, God had taken Ezekiel into the temple to see for himself the abominable...
by David Keesling | May 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
Acts 13:17, 19, 20-22 “The God of this people Israel chose our fathers…and with an uplifted arm He led them out from Egypt…He destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan…He gave them judges…He gave them Saul…He raised up David to be...
by David Keesling | May 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
Exodus 16:19 “Let no one leave any of it ‘till morning.” Observation: The nation of Israel was in the Wilderness of Sin after the Exodus from Egypt, and they “….complained against Moses and Aaron…” (v.2) Essentially, they said they had rather died in Egypt’s slavery...
by David Keesling | May 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
Genesis 12:2 “I will bless you and make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great. And you shall be a blessing.” Observation: The context of this and surrounding verses is part of the Abrahamic Covenant, in which God promises unilaterally to cause...
by David Keesling | May 15, 2014 | Uncategorized
Genesis 8:15-16 “Then God spoke to Noah saying, ‘Go out of the ark, you and your wife and your sons and your sons’ wives with you.’ Observation: The flood had ended and waters receded to the point of revealing dry ground upon which the ark had lodged. At last, the...
