D A N I E L
Prelude - TRIBUTES TO DANIEL
DANIEL & NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S DREAM
INTO THE FIERY FURNACE
GOD HUMBLES THE PROUDEST KING
HANDWRITING ON THE WALL
Posted on 08/13/2022 5:45:37 AM PDT by Hebrews 11:6
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This is a Favorite of mine,,,
Hard to top it for drama.
Very dramatic depictions. Favorite, #1 from the Book of Hours of Henry II. Dore’ and Tissot always and the wonderful stained glass windows. It seems to me that in some painting, instead of an Angel there is Jesus with the 3 boys in the furnace.
I love the Book of Daniel. As he was probably a lawyer in the Courts of Babylon who God would take aside every so often to show forth his Word and will.
Similarly, I am a lawyer in ABQ,NM, like Babylon, and God may occasionally take me out of my "comfort zone" to speak forth his Word, including about the times to come.
I believe the consensus Christian view is that the angel was indeed a theophany, a preincarnate appearance of Jesus Himself.
That's the Holy Spirit's job, and He is very, very good at it.
Good Morning, Dan. :-)
Can you imagine agine the impact it woild have if that were to happen today? Wow! Of course the deniers would still deny it were a miracle, just like they “explain” away the miracles of the Bible like,the crossing of the red sea, claimingmthat “natural strong winds could,have parted the seas naturally, allowing the folks to cross on dry land if the wind blew long enough to dry the sea bed out sufficiently for the people to cross “on dry land” as the bible, states”
Thanks, Dan.
Mary-Lou, don’t fall in!
Yes, the Holy Spirit is the perfect conduit of God’s Word.
God used Daniel through the Spirit to show forth his Word and prophesy the future of Israel and the world. The perfect Spirit gave the inspiration, Daniel was simply the imperfect messenger.
God used John the Apostle through the Spirit to show forth his Word and prophesy the future of Israel and the world. The perfect Spirit gave the inspiration, John was simply the imperfect messenger.
Eph 4:11-16 is as true today as it ever was. God always uses his imperfect messengers like you and I to show forth what the perfect Spirit is saying.
God uses flawed humans because that is the only kind of humans there is.
Yup, that's why Daniel, you, and I are prime candidates.
Yes Dan, He does indeed!
Good Morning, and Joyful Saturday to all!
So many helpful comments, so many expressions of truth here.
Thank you Dan, for spending endless hours of research, editing and posting. For many, this is the Very Best Place on FRepublic.
Can’t speak for others, but it certainly is for me, Leon.
The detail in the story that always catches my attention is the fact that the fire in the furnace was so hot that even the soldiers who through the three men into the furnace were slain from the heat. As someone who has done some firefighting and been around iron smelters, intense heat can be extremely frightening. They should have been burned to a crisp in a few short minutes. That God preserved his servants from this fiery ordeal must have been utterly astonishing to the king and all who witnessed it.
Nebuchadnezzar certainly drew the proper conclusion, as evidenced by his reactions in praising God and honoring His three servants:
“Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel and rescued his servants! They trusted in him and defied the king’s command and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God. NO OTHER GOD CAN SAVE IN THIS WAY.”Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the province of Babylon.
But ol' Neb still didn't get it at a personal level--as we shall see tomorrow. God didn't give up on him, and now it appears we shall enjoy Nebuchadnezzar's company eternally in heaven.
Agreed,
The Cross of Christ is a stumbling block and foolishness But it’s the Way of Salvation provided by a Merciful God.
This message will provoke evil and Stir the hand of
The Living God.
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