Belshazzar decides to have a party and show off. He disrespects God and he gets God’s finger in response. No. Not the middle one. The one writing on the wall. Daniel is NOT following a chronological timeline in sharing his stories. We are at the end of the Babylonian empire today. That means we have […]
Nebuchadnezzar is proud of all that ‘he’ has built. God gave him warning in a dream and now he is humbled by God for his attitude. Nebuchadnezzar insisting on knowing the truth of his dream reminds me of the story of Eli the priest and his sons. God told Samuel what was going to happen […]
Nebuchadnezzar creates a golden image that he commands all the people to bow down to. Daniel’s friends say; “I will bow only to MY God.” After having the dream of the statue representing many different kingdoms, Nebuchadnezzar decides to build one of his own. He insists that ALL of his officials bow down and worship […]
Nebuchadnezzar asks all the men of wisdom; “Tell me what I dreamt and its meaning.” NO man can. Daniel prays and God gives the answers. In most of the stories in the bible, when they count time, the day the event happens is called “1” or the “first year.” The first anniversary of the event […]
Daniel is taken captive with the first deportation of people to Babylon. He has a strong beginning by standing firm in the ways of the Lord. When trying to set my story in the right place, I came across a problem. There is a difference in Jehoiakim’s story. First of all, Nebuchadnezzar came to Jerusalem […]