The Old Testament book of Daniel is one of the books that many people know a little about, but few people know much about.  While there is considerable familiarity with some of its “stories” which hold the attention of children and adults alike, there is so much more to these twelve chapters, the content of which could be considered epic in its scope.

World history, from the earliest days of human civilization to the present, is actually a record of the rise and fall of governments, cultures, and ideologies in conflict with one another, and it is this panoramic scene which is at the heart of the book of Daniel.

However, as expansive as this subject is, its consideration begins in a very basic and simple way with the introduction of four young Jewish men who found themselves in a foreign land, facing the challenge of colliding cultures and colliding world views.  It is through one of these four that God has provided an amazing glimpse of His hand at work:  past, present, and future.

And so, the curtain opens on what can only be described as a dramatized observatory of history in motion.  Join us as we begin a six-part series, “When Worlds Collide:  Studies in the Book of Daniel,” with this first episode aptly titled, “The Curtain Opens.”

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