This chapter contains a vision of Daniel’s, and a partial interpretation. Some of the vision had already been fulfilled in Daniel’s day, another portion was fulfilled by NT times, and a portion of it will be fulfilled in our future (as best as we can understand / interpret it). ” ‘As I looked… the Ancient…
Author: Conqueror in Training
Daniel 6
This chapter contains the well-known account of ‘Daniel and the lions’ den’. “Then the high officials and the satraps sought to find a ground for complaint against Daniel… but they could find no… fault, because he was faithful, and no error or fault was found in him… Then Daniel said… ‘…My God sent his angel…
A Prayer for Combatting Apathy
Today I offer a prayer for combatting apathy (what the Bible calls being lukewarm) – lacking passion and zeal for the Lord and His will. It’s easy for us to call ourselves Christ followers, yet we can become complacent and lack any real kingdom influence. We’re not intentionally disobeying God, yet we can become lazy…
Daniel 5
This chapter contains ‘the writing on the wall’ and Daniel’s warnings against pride. “O king, the Most High God gave… your father kingship and greatness and glory and majesty… But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit was hardened so that he dealt proudly, he was brought down from his kingly throne, and…
Daniel 4
In this chapter King Nebuchadnezzar has another dream only Daniel is willing to interpret, and is a prophecy about God humbling the king. “Then Daniel… was dismayed for a while, and his thoughts alarmed him… and said, ‘My lord… The tree you saw… it is you, O king, who have grown and become strong… It…
Daniel 3
I’m sure many of us are familiar with the account of the three Jewish men who refuse to worship a foreign idol and are cast into a furnace, then are rescued by a pre-incarnate appearance of Jesus. “And the herald proclaimed aloud, ‘You are commanded, O peoples… that when you hear the sound of… every…
Daniel 2
In this fascinating chapter King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon has a dream and requires it to be revealed interpreted. None of the wise men / magicians / enchanters / sorcerers of his people could help him, but God grants Daniel and friends the prophetic knowledge and understanding. “Daniel answered the king and said, ‘No wise men,…
Daniel 1
This chapter sets the tone for the entire book. It tells us Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah are some of those taken captive into Babylonian exile, and they’re taught to be advisors to the king of Babylon. “But Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself with the king’s food, or with the wine that…
Luke 24
This final chapter contains accounts of Jesus’ resurrection and empty tomb, ‘the stranger on the road to Emmaus’, and Jesus appearing to His disciples. “…two of them were going to a village named Emmaus… While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were kept from…
Luke 23
This weighty chapter describes the events around Jesus’ crucifixion – the trial, mocking, beating, declaration of guilt / innocence, mob-like crowd, His death, and His burial. “Pilate addressed [the crowd] once more, desiring to release Jesus, but they kept shouting, ‘Crucify, crucify him!’ A third time he said to them, ‘Why? What evil has he…