Lead Pastor
Lead Pastor
When we become more inwardly focused, we resemble the picture of this church surrounded by razor wire and guarded by a sentry. People don’t want to get in!
Don’t let nostalgia of the ‘good-old-days’ keep us from changing to effectively reach our community for Christ.
In Daniel 4, we find Nebuchadnezzar’s second dream and his third encounter with Jehovah God. The timeframe for this event is not written explicitly in the text, but the events described here in chapter four describe a time toward the end of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign. Stephen Miller notes…
In Daniel 4, we find Nebuchadnezzar’s second dream and his third encounter with Jehovah God. The timeframe for this event is not written explicitly in the text, but the events described here in chapter four describe a time toward the end of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign.
What can we learn from Daniel’s act of obedience?
I asked you to make a commitment to stand for God… to spend time in His Word every day… to live a life of excellence in every way! And the key to this challenge is that I have to make up my mind to live by God’s standards before I find myself in a difficult situation. If I am not resolved in my heart, I will not honor God with my decisions. So let’s get real for just a minute… what does this look like in your life?
King Belshazzar is hosting a ‘great feast,’ or party, where 1,000 of his nobles were in attendance. Belshazzar…
Is arrogant
Blasphemed God
Praised the Babylonian gods for his power and position
Daniel explained the dream as a panorama of four great Gentile empires. Virtually all scholars agree that the different parts of the statue represent empires or kingdoms, although there is disagreement concerning their identification.
God uses difficult seasons in our lives…
To teach us dependence on Him,
To teach us that He is in control, and
To bring us to the point of repentance.
Who were all these pagan interpreters? What are the characteristics of each? What happens here with the original text that is important?
15 Miller, 79-80. 16 Ibid., 48.
The language switches in the middle of verse 4. Remember, the Book of Daniel is written in two different languages—Hebrew and Aramaic.