by Wendy Widder | Oct 30, 2011 | Babylon, Daniel 1, The Book of Daniel
Daniel is the most famous person in the book of Daniel, followed by Nebuchadnezzar and Shadrach-Meshach-and-Abednego, but before he rises to fame, we encounter a number of his handlers. Chapter 1 introduces us to a cadre of officials with cameo appearances. In verse 3...
by Wendy Widder | Oct 26, 2011 | Daniel 7, How to read the Bible, The Book of Daniel
I’m teaching Daniel to a group of urban ministry leaders on Monday nights this semester. They love the book because it preaches so well, and I love teaching them because it’s a dream to teach students so enthusiastic about the material. At least, it’s a dream for the...
by Wendy Widder | Oct 23, 2011 | Babylon, Daniel 1, The Book of Daniel
Hyperlinks aren’t really anything new under the sun. A book as ancient as the Bible has its own kind of hyperlink – though, unfortunately, they aren’t underlined in blue. You just have to pay close attention to notice them. There’s one in Daniel 1:2. “And the Lord...
by Wendy Widder | Oct 20, 2011 | Daniel 1, The Book of Daniel
Sometimes you can miss the first few minutes of a movie or even the first few pages of a book, and you can still catch up pretty easily. This is not the case in the book of Daniel. If you read too quickly past the first 2 verses of chapter 1, you miss the key to the...
by Wendy Widder | Oct 16, 2011 | The Book of Daniel
I feel a sense of professional responsibility to write this particular post, though I am prepared for all of you except my sister to bail out before the end. Prove me wrong… If you have spent any time studying the book of Daniel with the aid of commentaries,...
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