Daniel has a vision so terrifying that all his strength is drained from him. It isn’t really a scary one but one of unfathomable awe! We are not told exactly why Daniel was fervently praying and fasting for three weeks. Something was troubling him deeply. My bible helps says it concerned the exiles who had […]
We have arrived at the seventy weeks prophecy in Daniel. I’m not even going to pretend I know what it all means. But God does. All my life, growing up, I was told that this portion of Daniel speaks of the Great Tribulation and the periods leading up to it. Asking my bible helps what […]
Daniel has been praying for his people. For forgiveness of their sins and mercy from God. Gabriel appears before him and offers him much more! Daniel is rightly concerned about the things to come for the people of Judah. The kingdoms that God has told Daniel were coming will NOT be kind to the people […]
Daniel has been reading the writings of the prophet Jeremiah. He KNOWS that the years of captivity are near an end. Daniel prays for his people; for mercy and forgiveness. I’m checking out a timeline of Daniel’s life and I notice that Darius only rules for about two years. During that first year with Darius, […]
Daniel receives the interpretation of his latest dream. It gives him more information on the coming kingdoms that the Jews will have to deal with. After seeing this vision Daniel wanted to know what it meant. God granted this request of Daniel through the angel Gabriel. Gabriel’s presence so frightened Daniel that he fell on […]
