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The Life of Daniel (20)
The last part of the book of Daniel is not to be chronologically placed after the rule of King Darius. Chapters 7-12 comprise the visions of the four beasts, the revelation of the seventy weeks of years, and finally the struggles of the wicked powers in the world against God and His ki ...
The Life of Daniel (19)
There is a spiritual warfare of which we read in these prophecies. The powers of the devil are not omnipotent, and the ultimate success of the power of the light should not be doubted; however, there can be tremendous opposition to the performance of the commandments of the Lord. The d ...
The Life of Daniel (21)
The Lord told Daniel that another ruler would come. The terrible oppression under Antiochus Epiphanes would come to an end. The Lord would deliver His people. In the last chapter of the book Daniel, this would be told to the prophet. It would be at God’s time. So, it would be with the ...
The Life of Daniel (6)
Christ has dominion over all the rulers and countries of the world. That was also the strength of these three young men. They could not obey the command of the king to bow before the idol that was erected in the valley of Dura. The king was in a rage when he heard that they had not reg ...
The Life of Daniel (3)
The Lord has shown His approval to Daniel and his friends after a trial period. He had manifested His blessing upon their refusal to eat food from the king’s table. God also gave Daniel a high position in the king’s court. This continued for a very long time. Kings arose and were put d ...
The Life of Daniel (2)
The faith of Daniel and his friends was put to the test when they were required to eat the king’s meat and drink the king’s wine which were set before them. Daniel could not obey the king’s orders. He would not defile himself with that which was unclean to him. The tender walk of this ...
The Life of Daniel (1)
The Lord is always true to His Word, to the threatenings as well as the promises in it. We read in Isaiah 39 that the prophecy came to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the LORD of hosts: Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store ...
The Life of Daniel (15)
The Lord had shown His servant Daniel what will happen in the future. The one dominion will arise, the other will perish, and mighty rulers will also be put down from their thrones. The previous chapter speaks of a mighty, fierce enemy, Antiochus Epiphanes. He shall also stand up again ...
The Life of Daniel (14)
The prophet Daniel has spoken in the previous chapter about the Son of man; His dominion is an everlasting dominion which shall not pass away, and His kingdom that which shall not be destroyed. The enemies will not be allowed to pluck one of His subjects out of His almighty hands. He w ...
The Life of Daniel (16)
The prophet Daniel had observed that the time had come in which to expect the end of the captivity. The prophet Jeremiah had spoken of this in Jeremiah 25:9-11: “…these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.” At the end of those seventy years the Lord would punish the k ...
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