by Wendy Widder | Jul 6, 2014 | Apocalyptic literature, Daniel 7, How to read the Bible, The Book of Daniel
I started warning you early about the second half of Daniel (and by “early” I mean within the first month of this blog’s life), and now that we’ve finally arrived, I’m reposting something I said way back then just to get things started… — I’m teaching Daniel to...
by Wendy Widder | Jan 27, 2014 | Daniel 6, How to read the Bible, The Book of Daniel
Once upon a time, I was blogging through the book of Daniel… Most recently, a phrase I use very loosely, we were working through Daniel 6. Then came a couple “fly-across-the-country” trips for work; a holiday of thanks; a two-week, out-of-town stint on a jury; a...
by Wendy Widder | Oct 20, 2013 | Daniel 6, How to read the Bible, The Book of Daniel
Sometimes the Bible is outright confusing to us (for example, the bit about the sons of God marrying the daughters of men in Gen 6 – that’s a head-scratcher). Other times, it is refreshingly straightforward and clear (for example, the bit about God being...
by Wendy Widder | Sep 15, 2013 | Daniel 6, How to read the Bible, The Book of Daniel
“We’ve got some news, good King Darius We fear your position is precarious” These opening lines from the Veggie Tales song set in Daniel 6 are truer than the songwriters may have known. One of the many conundrums in the book of Daniel is the identity...
by Wendy Widder | Apr 21, 2013 | How to read the Bible
I have to drive over six particularly obnoxious speed bumps every time I leave my condo parking lot. “Bump” is what you’d properly call them if they were half their height. Bellingham seems to love such speed “bumps,” but I can’t figure out if their abundance means we...
by Wendy Widder | Mar 23, 2013 | Daniel 5, How to read the Bible, The Book of Daniel
One of the unusual features of the story of Belshazzar and the handwriting on the wall (Dan 5) is the amount of space it devotes to people talking. There are three unusually long speeches by three different characters. The first is by the queen (vv. 11-12), who is...
