The fourth of the Major Prophets, after Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel.
A crucial book that catalogues God’s future plan for Israel and the world, while teaching how to conduct yourself in the present world.
The final chapter in our series on the book of Daniel.
The Magnificent Majesty Of Jesus
The Kings of the North came from the Seleucid Empire. The Kings of the South came from the Ptolemic Empire. Daniel continues the revelation given to him by the angel in verse 20, of the brief reign of the Northern King, Seleucid IV. Then verse 21 to 34 deal with his successor, Antiochus IV, aka…
It is the third year of King Cyrus the Great of Persia. Two years have past since Cyrus decreed that the Jewish people could return to Israel. However, now the Lord has a message for Daniel. During an extended time of prayer and fasting of three weeks, an angel appears before Daniel – dazzling in…
Daniel had been seeking the Lord about the deliverance of Israel from captivity to Persia. But the Lord chose to speak to Daniel about the deliverance of the world from captivity to sin. A day would come when the Messiah would be “cut off”, that is His life would be rent from Him. But “not…
Daniel received understanding from Scripture, in the book of Jeremiah, that seventy years of captivity for the Jewish people would elapse. That time was now fast apporaching its conclusion. There had been a change in the political landscape, with Medo-Persia the new world superpower. Does that mean Isarel could soon be free to return to…
As a boy, Daniel saw first hand the rise of the Babylonian Empire, when it invaded Israel and took him and many fellow countrymen captive. Now as an old man, He has seen the fall of Babylon to the Medo-Persian Empire, currently ruled by Belshazzer. But the Lord has an overview of all the history…