The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia. The shaggy goat is the king of Greece, and the large horn between its eyes is the first king. The four horns that replaced the one that was broken off represent four kingdoms that will emerge from his nation but will not have theContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Daniel, 27 September 2021. Today’s topic: Pay Attention”
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Practical Proverbial, from Daniel, 17 August 2021 Today’s topic: What Matters
“And there before me was a second beast, which looked like a bear. It was raised up on one of its sides, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. It was told, ‘Get up and eat your fill of flesh!’ Daniel 7:5 (NIV). This vision of the second of the fourContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Daniel, 17 August 2021 Today’s topic: What Matters”
Practical Proverbial, from Daniel, 29 July 2021 Today’s topic: Tattletales
Then these men went as a group and found Daniel praying and asking God for help. So they went to the king and spoke to him about his royal decree: “Did you not publish a decree that during the next thirty days anyone who prays to any god or human being except to you, Your Majesty,Continue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Daniel, 29 July 2021 Today’s topic: Tattletales”
Practical Proverbial, from Daniel, 22 July 2021 Today’s topic: New Masters
It pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom, with three administrators over them, one of whom was Daniel. The satraps were made accountable to them so that the king might not suffer loss. Daniel 6:1-2 (NIV). The second half of the book of Daniel begins here. Up until now, the book has been pure history. For theContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Daniel, 22 July 2021 Today’s topic: New Masters”
Practical Proverbial, from Daniel, 15 July 2021 Today’s topic: For Thou Only Art Holy
“But you, Belshazzar, his son, have not humbled yourself, though you knew all this. Instead, you have set yourself up against the Lord of heaven. You had the goblets from his temple brought to you, and you and your nobles, your wives and your concubines drank wine from them. You praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze,Continue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Daniel, 15 July 2021 Today’s topic: For Thou Only Art Holy”
Practical Proverbial, from Daniel, 7 July 2021 Today’s topic: Terrifying
Suddenly the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall, near the lampstand in the royal palace. The king watched the hand as it wrote. His face turned pale and he was so frightened that his legs became weak and his knees were knocking. Daniel 5:5-6 (NIV). One minute Belshazzar is partying withContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Daniel, 7 July 2021 Today’s topic: Terrifying”
Practical Proverbial, from Daniel, 16 June 2021 Today’s topic: Nothing Without Jesus
Then Daniel (also called Belteshazzar) was greatly perplexed for a time, and his thoughts terrified him. So the king said, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its meaning alarm you.” Belteshazzar answered, “My lord, if only the dream applied to your enemies and its meaning to your adversaries! The tree you saw, which grew large andContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Daniel, 16 June 2021 Today’s topic: Nothing Without Jesus”
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