Key verse - "It
is He (God) who reveals the profound and hidden things; He knows what is in the
darkness, and the light dwells with Him.” Daniel 2:22 (NASB)
Historically in the land of Israel when
Jehoiakim was twenty - five years old he became King and reigned for eleven
years, but he did evil in the sight of the Lord. As punishment, for three years Jehoiakim
became a servant to King Nebuchandnezzar of Babylon, and then he rebelled
against him (2 Kings 23:36 - 24:1). In 605 BC when King Nebuchandnezzar
invaded Jerusalem, Daniel was captured along with other Hebrew noble youth and
taken to Babylon where he lived the rest of his life.
Daniel was considered to be a prophet, as identified
by Jesus Christ in Matthew 24:15 and Mark 13:14, "Therefore when you see the Abomination of Desolation which was
spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the
reader understand), …then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains.
(NASB)
This book of Daniel was written by Daniel in
about 537 BC in the Persian, Greek and Aramaic languages. Since Daniel was
living in Babylon when he wrote this book, it is logical that parts of it would
be written in the Persian language that was used in that area and era. The text
tells us that Daniel was taught the language and literature of the Babylonians.
Daniel was a pretty smart guy! His wisdom could be considered even greater than
Solomon because Daniel stayed true and righteous to God throughout his life.
So let’s feast for the next forty days on the
words of the Lord as recorded in the Book of Daniel. May God give us grace to
understand the prophesies in this book and the wisdom to apply this scripture
to our lives.
© 2012 by Mickey M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
Scripture from The Message, except where note.
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