by Wendy Widder | Feb 23, 2012 | Babylon, Daniel 2, The Book of Daniel
It may take me longer to get through this dream than it took the Israelites to live through the Exile. My apologies to those of you sitting on the edge of your seat waiting to sort out the interpretations of Nebuchadnezzar’s statue dream. Daniel gives a pretty...
by Wendy Widder | Feb 16, 2012 | Babylon, Daniel 2, The Book of Daniel
I’ve had lots of dreams this week. This is what happens when you’re sick for five days and spend inordinate amounts of time napping. But none of my dreams merits a blog posting. So, let’s get to Nebuchadnezzar’s dream, finally. The dream, as recounted by Daniel,...
by Wendy Widder | Feb 5, 2012 | Daniel 2, The Book of Daniel
In case you haven’t been buying my argument that Nebuchadnezzar’s dream isn’t the most important part of chapter two, let me present my next piece of evidence: 2:24–30. Once God reveals the mystery to Daniel and Daniel spends four verses praising Him (vv. 20–23),...
by Wendy Widder | Feb 1, 2012 | Daniel 2, How to read the Bible, The Book of Daniel
February is supposed to be all about hearts and stuff – which, as a very single person, I take very little interest in (unless it translates into chocolate gifts on my desk). But in the spirit of the season, I can talk about hearts and stuff, but only on my terms: the...
by Wendy Widder | Jan 26, 2012 | Daniel 2, How to read the Bible, The Book of Daniel
What’s in a name? That all depends who’s saying it. My family and closest friends call me “Wen”; colleagues generally go with “Wendy”; students default to “Dr. Widder” (though technically, they shouldn’t…I’m still awaiting the Final Word) or “Professor Widder” (which,...
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