Category: Daniel

I'm going to begin this study with a few random thoughts. First, the resurgence of anti-Semitism in our world is a reminder that Satan has always had his sights on targeting the Jews for destruction. Ever since the Garden of Eden when God promised that Satan's "head would be crushed" by Eve's descendant (Genesis 3:15), [...]

As I pointed out in the last blog post, the last 6 chapters of Daniel are apocalyptic prophesies or visions given to Daniel by the Holy Spirit. These visions concern events that are both near to hand (for Daniel) and also far into the future (beyond even our own time), and include things in-between. These [...]

This point in our study of Daniel brings us to the second part of the book that bears Daniel's name. The first six chapters were narratives which told stories of events in the lives of Daniel and his friends under captivity and rule of Babylon (under Kings Nebuchadnezzar and Belshazzar) and under the rule of [...]

Look up "Daniel in the lions' den" on Wikipedia and you'll see two classical works of art depicting the scene. The first one may be what many people envision - a strapping prime example of manhood surrounded by the beasts. c. 1615 painting by Peter Paul Rubens However, this event took place about 70 years [...]

Last time I shared some thoughts about the use of artificial intelligence in Bible study. Interestingly, shortly after that there was an article on Fox News' website that talked about the leader of a Protestant conference in Germany who chose to use AI to design and deliver a church service. The article describes the sermon [...]