Month: December 2024
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12/5/24 “Omniscient & Sovereign” (Dan. 2-3)
Reading Time: 3 minutesDaniel chapter two is filled with wonderful truths that should encourage us greatly and bring us hope! Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, had a dream that horrified him because he couldn’t understand its interpretation Likewise, the wise men and diviners in his kingdom couldn’t figure it out. When all else fails, Nebuchadnezzar…
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12/4/24 “Fighting Assimilation (Dan. 1)
Reading Time: 3 minutesAs we turn the page to the book of Daniel we see once again that the historical setting for this book is during the time of the Babylonian captivity (Dan. 1:1-3). Specifically, Daniel, like Ezekiel, was amongst the first wave of captives before the final destruction of Jerusalem in 586 B.C. Amongst…
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12/3/24 “The River of Life” (Ez. 46-47)
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn Ezekiel 47, the vision of the temple moves now to a vision of living water flowing from the temple. The CSB Study Bible concludes that the last two chapters of Ezekiel (47-48) are probably addressing the, “consummation of all human history” and therefore can be seen as a parallel to Revelation.[1]…
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12/2/24 “Reverencing His Holiness” (Ez. 44-45)
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Scripture in many places presents a picture of God being holy. In Isaiah’s visionary commission to ministry, he saw seraphim around the throne crying out, “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!” (Is. 6:3). Holy is repeated three times for emphasis. The…