Daniel has been given the answer regarding the king’s dream. He has been shown the dream AND it’s meaning. These are gifts from God for the king and us. Daniel isn’t in Babylon very long before God starts using him to reach the people. God is going to reach them first through the king. The […]
Daniel and his friends are in danger, with all the rest of the ‘wise men’ of Babylon. The four friends seek for mercy from God. God gives Daniel the answer the king seeks. The second thing Daniel did, after learning of the king’s command, was to go home to his friends. Apparently these four were […]
We are in the second year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign. He has a dream and wants to know the meaning. Instead of telling the dream, he asks “What’s my dream?” The very first thing I noticed when reading our passage is the timeframe for this event. Nebuchadnezzar is in his second year of reigning. In his […]
Daniel was faithful to God in all things. Because of his faithfulness he was found in better condition than all the other youths. Daniel and his three friends were different than all the rest of the youths brought back from Judah. They had conviction. Not the ‘convicted of a crime’ definition but a STRONGLY held […]
We step back in time to when Jehoiakim is taken captive to Babylon. Along with the king, selected others are taken. Daniel is one of them. Before we start into the book of Daniel, let me say that I am TOTALLY unequipped for this journey. I have learned over the years that the book of […]
