My recent deep dive into the Bible has been in the Book of Daniel, a book I have previously studied on a number of occasions. It is well known for containing memorable stories a child could comprehend and profound prophecies that scholars and saints argue over. Each time I do so something fresh and new has come out of it.
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Daniel’s Four Visions – Vision 3: (Daniel 9) Daniel’s Seventy Weeks
Having introduced my latest Bible focused project (see here), which is to write about Daniel’s four visions, then turning our attention to the first of these (see here) and the second of these visions (see here), we turn to his third vision concerning “the Seventy Weeks”, following his amazing prayer.
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Having introduced my latest Bible focused project (see here), which is to write about Daniel’s four visions, and having turned our attention to the first of these (see here), I would like now to consider Daniel’s second vision – the Vision of the Ram and the Goat, which is described in Daniel 8.
Continue readingDaniel’s Four Visions – Vision 1: (Daniel 7) Daniel’s Dream of Four Beasts
Having earlier introduced my latest Bible focused project (see here), which was to write about Daniel’s four visions, let us turn our attention to the first of these, recognising that as with all his visions there is a wide range of interpretations and applications on offer from folk who know and communicate their understanding.
Continue readingDaniel’s Four Visions – An Introduction
There is much that can be said about Daniel the prophet and the Book of Daniel in the Old Testament, a good deal of which I have already begun to say (see here and here).
Continue readingThe ancient empires of Babylon, Persia and Greece and the Book of Daniel
After writing about the subject implied in the title, in my recently published book, “Priests of the Bible” (see here), I have had the privilege of talking about several of the kings mentioned in the Bible in our weekly church Bible studies. In these past three sessions, we have covered the kings of Babylon, notably Nebuchadnezzar, the kings of the Meden-Persian Empire, notably Cyrus, and the kings of the Greek Empire, and in particular: Alexander the Great and Antiochus Epiphanes IV, with reference to the Book of Daniel.
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