Summary: The king’s image was probably not solid gold (cf. Isa. 40:19; Hab. 2:18, 19), but it was gold from top to bottom.  That was his way of telling God that no “inferior” kingdoms were about to come along … Continue reading →

Summary: As we have seen, God inspired Daniel to predict that the Media-Persian empire of silver would conquer Babylon, and the Greek empire of brass would conquer them.  But He didn’t inspire Daniel to name the iron kingdom that would … Continue reading →

  Summary: When Daniel says the “image” that the king dreamed about “stood” before him (v. 31), that indicates it was a man.  But not the walking, talking kind of man; the kind of image of gold or silver that … Continue reading →

  Summary: In Daniel 2:1-14, King Nebuchadnezzar had a bad dream and asked his advisers to tell him: 1.what he dreamed, and 2.what it meant.  None of them could, so he ordered them all killed, including Daniel and his friends. … Continue reading →

  Summary: Later we learn the king only dreamed one dream, so the word “dreams” here (v. 1) must mean he had that one dream over and over.  Since it “troubled” him, it must have been a nightmare.  Don’t envy … Continue reading →

  Summary: The king’s meat (v. 8) probably included meats forbidden for Daniel to eat (Lev. 11).  And since they were meats the king himself ate (1:5), they probably came from animals sacrficed to his gods, for they only sacrificed … Continue reading →

  Summary: The Book of Daniel centers on the events following the conquering of Israel by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, and the carrying away of Israel’s people into captivity in Babylon.  Daniel was one of them. When most people think … Continue reading →

  Summary: Verse 23 says Barnabas exhorted those believers to cleave to the Lord “for” he was a good man (v. 24) who cleaved to the Lord himself, despite the disappointment he must have felt when he wasn’t picked to … Continue reading →

  Summary: The “scattered” disciples chattered about Christ, of course (v. 19)—but only to Jews!  That shows that they knew when the Lord told them to “teach all nations” (Mt. 28:19) that they knew He meant “all nations, beginning at … Continue reading →

Summary: The Jews had been receiving God’s word for 1500 years, but now the Gentiles had received it (v. 1).  You’d think the 12 apostles would have been happy about that, but they gave Peter grief about sharing the Word … Continue reading →