Old Testament
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Series on Daniel II. The Conflict Title: Pray or Prey? Introduction Remember in chapters 3 and 6 we are looking at the conflict of faith in Daniel’s time. These chapters are perhaps the best known stories from the book of Daniel and are mentioned in Hebrews 11 as exploits in which the heroes of the
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Series on Daniel II. The Conflict Title: Potentate or Pyromaniac? Introduction Chapters 2 and 7, written in Aramaic are describing the conflict of faith. 2 and 7 as we have seen give us the course of this conflict down through the ages. Chapters 3 and 6 also have a common theme. they describe this conflict
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Series on Daniel II. The Conflict Title: The End of the War Introduction Chapters 2 and 7 present Daniel’s prophecies of the course of human history. Chapter 7 goes beyond chapter 2 in not only exposing the destiny of earthly kingdoms but by showing the outcome of that conflict which is clearly seen to be
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Series on Daniel II. The Conflict Title: Behind the Scenes Introduction We are about to celebrate our independence as a nation as we do each July 4th. We ought all to be very much aware of the way in which history affects our lives. In chapter 2 Daniel saw the interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar’ s dream
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Series on Daniel II. The Conflict Title: It’s a Jungle out There Introduction You may wonder what happened to chapters 3 through 6. as i explained earlier chapters 2-7 are a unique section written in Aramaic in the original and outlining the future history of world empires. In this book there is a format: chapters
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Series on Daniel II. The Conflict Title: The Last Kingdom Introduction We come at last to that for which I am sure a number of you have been waiting, a genuine prophecy of something which was beyond Daniel’s time. In our study of chapter 2 we have prepared the way by looking at Nebudchadnezzar’ s
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Series on Daniel II. The Conflict Title: Prayer in Demand Introduction Daniel and his friends are captives in Babylon who have become advisers to the king. Nebuchadnezzar, the king, has had a frightening dream. Last week we began our study of this section of Daniel, chapters 2-7 which are visions of the ages. We saw
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Series on Daniel II. The Conflict Title: Nightmares Introduction Having seen the context of Daniel’s life and writing in chapter 1, we now move into a very distinct section of the book of Daniel in which he outlines the great conflict which is going on in this world. This section is distinct for two reasons.
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Series on Daniel I. The Context Title: What Are You? Introduction in looking at the context of the book of Daniel as it is given in chapter 1 we have seen how God’s servant can sing the Lord’s song in a strange land. in spite of his isolation, in spite of the king’s attempt to
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Series on Daniel I. The Context Title: Heeding God’s Command Introduction The words of the children’s song go this way, “Standing by a purpose true; heeding God’s command: Honor them the faithful few, all hail to Daniel’s band. Dare to be a Daniel, dare to stand alone, dare to have a purpose firm, dare top
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Series on Daniel I. The Context Title: A Babylonian PhD Introduction In our last message we saw Daniel facing captivity with the stalwart faith that God in His good purpose had put him there. In our text today we see how important it was for him to have that faith as he faced a Babylonian
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Series on Daniel I. The Context Title: The Lord’s Song in a Strange Land Introduction Before I direct our attention to the specific text for today I want to make a few general comments. I have received a number of requests over the years to preach on the book of Daniel. That undertaking this is
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I. THE CONTEXT (1) A. BABYLON B. BRAINWASHING C. BRAVERY D. BLESSING II. THE CONFLICT (2-7) A. VISIONS OF THE AGES (2 & 7) 1. THE STONE (2) a. INSECURITY 2:1-13 b. IMPORTUNITY 2:14-30 c. IMMOVABILITY 2:31-49 2. THE SAINTS (7) a. THE JUNGLE 7:1-8 b. THE JUDGE 7:9-14 c. THE JUDGEMENT 7:15-28 B. VICTORY