by David Keesling | Jan 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
Matthew 15:9 “But in vain do they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.” Observation: Jesus had rebuked the Pharisees for exalting their own traditions above the clear teachings of God. In bringing these charges He quotes Isaiah 28:13, “This people...
by David Keesling | Jan 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
Job 21:7 “Why do the wicked still live, continue on, also become very powerful?” Observation: Job was responding to the angry arguments of his friend Zophar. Zophar had made the claim that a wicked man’s prosperity is brief: “The triumphing of the wicked is short,...
by David Keesling | Jan 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
1 Kings 2:37 “For on the day you go out and cross over the brook Kidron, you will know for certain that you shall surely die; your blood shall be on your own head.” 1 Chronicles 29:18 “O Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, our fathers, preserve this forever...
by David Keesling | Dec 31, 2013 | Uncategorized
Mark 3:2 “And they were watching Him to see if He would heal on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him.” Observation: Mark here related a time when Christ entered the synagogue and healed a man with a withered hand. To this, the leaders responded by leaving the...
by David Keesling | Dec 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
Job 19:21-22 “Pity me, pity me, O you my friends, for the hand of God has struck me. Why do you persecute me as God does?” Observation: Job’s friends had repeatedly sought to convince him that his painful circumstances were due to some failure or sin on Job’s part....
by David Keesling | Dec 29, 2013 | Uncategorized
Acts 27:13 “When a moderate south wind came up, supposing that they had attained their purpose, they weighed anchor and began sailing.” Observation: Paul was prisoner on a ship sailing for Rome under difficult circumstances. Never one to ignore an audience, Paul,...
