Devotions
The Keys to Courage (Daniel 9:1–27)
There are some Sunday school songs that are almost pointless in their superficiality. While they retell Bible stories, they do so in such a perfunctory fashion that the lyrics contain no real lessons for the Christian walk. You may fondly remember singing “Father...
Downsizing Your Fears (Daniel 8:1–27)
Daniel 8 continues the somewhat perplexing series of visions that Daniel received regarding human history between Babylon’s ascendancy and the coming of Christ. The dream of chapter 7 was given “in the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon” (7:1). The present...
Heaven’s Court (Daniel 7:1–28)
As indicated in our introductory discussion to Daniel, chapter 7 shifts from Daniel in Babylon’s court to Daniel in heaven’s court. In the remainder of the book, Daniel receives and records a series of prophetic visions about world history leading up to and including...
Taking a Stand (Daniel 6:1–28)
One of the things that the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted is the way that far too many Christians misapply Scripture. Second Corinthians 3:13 has been misapplied to argue against wearing masks. Revelation 13 has been misapplied to warn against taking vaccines....
The Difference Repentance Makes (Daniel 5:1–31)
In our consideration of Daniel 4, we noted briefly how sad it is that Belshazzar never appears to have learned from the errors of his predecessor. Nebuchadnezzar had been guilty of arrogance, blasphemy, and idolatry, and God had spectacularly humiliated him....
Blessed Humiliation (Daniel 4:1–37)
King Nebuchadnezzar is one of the most significant historical figures in the ancient Middle East. Famed as much for his military conquests as for his building projects, there is no shortage of information on the Babylonian regent. At least, that is true for the first...