Daniel

This Friday we'll study a small part of Daniel's life, just Chapter 6. To refresh your memory, if it's been awhile since you've read/studied Daniel, here's a summary up to that point:

Chapter 1 describes the conquest of Jerusalem by the Babylonians. Along with many others, Daniel and his three friends were deported to Babylon and because of their courage and the obvious blessings of God upon them, they were “promoted” in the king’s service.

Chapters 2-4 record Nebuchadnezzar having a dream that only Daniel could correctly interpret. Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of a great statue represented the kingdoms that would arise in the future. Nebuchadnezzar made a great statue of himself and forced everyone to worship it. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego refused and were miraculously spared by God despite being thrown into a fiery furnace. Nebuchadnezzar is judged by God for his pride, but later restored once he recognized and admitted God’s sovereignty.

Daniel chapter 5 records Nebuchadnezzar’s son Belshazzar misusing the items taken from the Temple in Jerusalem and receiving a message from God, written into the wall, in response. Only Daniel could interpret the writing on the wall, a message of coming judgment from God, that Belshazzar would lose his crown for his idolatry. Belshazzar died that night and Darius became king.


See you Friday at 6:30pm.

painting party

Tonight we'll be hanging out and painting walls at Mark & Tamara's new house. They might need some moving and/or organizing help too.

Come as early as 6pm. Wear some old or already-stained clothes for painting.

And there will be pizza.