Daniel
Nothing in this world is worth losing God over. Nothing can bring joy like God can. Nothing can bring love like God can. Nothing can bring life like God can. Without God, everything that matters suddenly diminishes. When the children of the Hebrew nobles were gathered in Nebuchadnezzar’s palace,
Daniel
God is sovereign over the whole world, not just His people. God works through people all over this world, not just His followers. His wisdom is so great He can use anyone to accomplish His will. Once Nebuchadnezzar defeated the Hebrew people and made them vassals to his kingdom, he
Daniel
God is willing to use something like exile to remind us of who He is and how He wants us to live. God is not Santa Claus. He is something so much more. Rather than being the fulfiller-of-wishes, God is the hope-of-creation. He brings life out of death. God is
Daniel
Today begins the study of Daniel. As a quick overview, Daniel was a young man who lived during the Babylonian captivity of the Hebrew people. He lived much of his life under the Babylonian kings, but he lived long enough to see Cyrus conquer Babylon. Along with the Babylonians, Cyrus