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I find it fascinating which prayers and songs God chose to include in His Word. Of all the prayers lifted in all of time it's a good idea for us to explore the ones included in Scripture. Finding Favour's song, "Get Down," is our inspiration to learn more about one of Daniel's prayers.

I can't wait for you to see how much you learn about God in this prayer.

On this episode I discuss:

• Taking a B.I.T.E. out of Scripture - this week's Bible Interaction Tool Exercises include:
  • Read-and-keep-on-reading
  • Ask questions
  • Use outside resources
• Learning what we can from the prayers recorded in the Bible
• Asking good questions, like:
  • What details were important to include in this prayer?
  • What revelation about God is included?
    • Have they mentioned his conduct, character, or concerns?
  • What was requested in the prayer?
  • What is the historical and physical context of the prayer?
  • Why was God being sought in that moment?
  • What was the result of the prayer?
  • How did the result change the course of God's kingdom, bring God glory, or affect the person praying?
  • What can I learn about the person lifting the prayer?
  • Is there anything I want to emulate or avoid?
• An amazing outside resource for Bible timelines - www.BibleHistory.com
• The timeline of the two characters we are exploring...Daniel and Nehemiah
  • 605 BC Daniel is captured and taken to Babylon
  • 586 BC Jerusalem is completely destroyed and the rest of God's people are taken captive
  • 537 BC King Cyrus decrees resettlement of Jerusalem
  • 520 BC The people resume rebuilding of the temple
  • 444 BC Nehemiah rebuilds the walls
• Background of how Daniel ended up in the kings service - Daniel 1:3-5 and Daniel 1:18-21
• How Daniel intervenes in a crisis - Daniel 2:14-19
• Daniel's prayer - Daniel 2:20-23
• Applying our questions to Daniel's prayer
• A quick introduction of Nehemiah (CHALLENGE: Explore his prayer on your own!)

 

 

Additional Resources

• Purchase the album or single on Amazon
• Lyrics and chords

This Week's Challenge Choose Daniel or Nehemiah (or both) to explore this week to read-and-keep-on-reading. Then make a list of questions you want to explore the answers to as you zero in on Daniel's, or Nehemiah's, prayer.

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