Chapter 2 opens with a new crisis in which Daniel and his friends now faced a death penalty. Thery are condemned along with the rest of the Magi order because of the Magi leaders’ inability to interpret a dream of King Nebuchadnezzar. The dream was sent by God to show that God is the Lord of History, not man (and certainly not the prideful king).

“SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS” are extended weekly Bible teaching times in which I go through a Book of Bible verse by verse. My current exposition is taken from the Book of Acts in a series entitled “CHURCH 101”. The SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS are posted on Sunday each week.

Daniel finds himself in a “childhood in crisis” as he faced 4 “faith testers”! In vs. 5-16 we discovered important lessons about “crisis resolution”. Verse 17-21 focus on the “fruit” of the properly handled crisis situation, how God blessed their academic studies and made them perform above all others when tested by the King. God also gave Daniel a special ability to interpret visions and dreams, a gift that would be drawn upon in Chapter 2. Daniell and his friends were put into the Magi order, the core advisory group for the leaders of the empire. But Chapter 2 opens shortly after these events and begins with anew crisis in which Daniel and his friends now faced a death penalty.

“SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS” are extended weekly Bible teaching times in which I go through a Book of Bible verse by verse. My current exposition is taken from the Book of Acts in a series entitled “CHURCH 101”. The SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS are posted on Sunday each week.

As the book opens, Daniel finds himself, at probably 12 or 13 years of age, torn away from his family and homeland and forced into exile and indoctrination in a foreign land. Truly a “childhood in crisis” as he faced 4 “faith testers”! In vs. 5-16 we discover that in the face of the forced 3 years training program, Daniel saw nothing conflicting with his faith in the curriculum he had to study. The conflict that did existed was tied to the diet because the food conflicted with the Old Testament dietary laws. So here we learn an important lesson about “crisis resolution strategies” as we encounter fundamental conflict with authorities.

“SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS” are extended weekly Bible teaching times in which I go through a Book of Bible verse by verse. My current exposition is taken from the Book of Acts in a series entitled “CHURCH 101”. The SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS are posted on Sunday each week.

The prophet Daniel was written to emphasizes that God is the actual “Lord of History”, that the timeline of history in under His control, and that all human kingdoms and rulers exist only by His permission! As the book opens, Daniel finds himself, at probably 12 or 13 years of age, torn away from his family and homeland and forced into exile and indoctrination in a foreign land. Truly a “childhood in crisis” as he faced 4 “faith testers”!

“SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS” are extended weekly Bible teaching times in which I go through a Book of Bible verse by verse. My current exposition is taken from the Book of Acts in a series entitled “CHURCH 101”. The SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS are posted on Sunday each week.

The prophet Daniel was written during a period of history when the Jew seemed discredited before their neighbors, and when the God of the Jews seemed powerless before the false gods of the surrounding nations. The book of Daniel is written to correct this understanding of God. Daniel emphasizes that God is the actual “Lord of History”, that the timeline of history in under His control, and that all human kingdoms and rulers exist only by His permission! As the book opens, Daniel finds himself, at probably 12 or 13 years of age, torn away from his family and homeland and forced into exile and indoctrination in a foreign land.

“SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS” are extended weekly Bible teaching times in which I go through a Book of Bible verse by verse. My current exposition is II Thessalonians. The SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS are posted on Sunday each week.