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“Our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king. But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the gold image which you have set up.” […]

“Daniel answered and said: ‘Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, to whom belong wisdom and might’ ” Daniel 2:20, ESV   Daniel chapter 2 affirms God’s sovereignty. The theme of the chapter is that God will overthrow pagan kingdoms and replace them with His own everlasting kingdom.  The Immanence of God (the

“As for these four young men, God gave them knowledge and skill in all literature and wisdom; and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.” Daniel 1:17 As we start our study of the book of Daniel let us remember to ask God daily to reveal Jesus Christ in the book of Daniel. Every

So Philip ran to him, and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, ‘Do you understand what you are reading?’  Acts 8:30 God gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. He reveals deep and hidden things; He knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with Him. Daniel 2:21, 22 I

“And all the people went their way to eat and drink, to send portions and rejoice greatly, because they understood the words that were declared to them” Nehemiah 8:12 In Ezra and Nehemiah we see men who were used by God mightily as leaders in Israel. Ezra was a scribe and Nehemiah a governor.  Whatever

“And I said: ‘O my God, I am too ashamed and humiliated to lift up my face to You, my God; for our iniquities have risen higher than our heads, and our guilt has grown up to the heavens’ ” Ezra 9:6 Last week we saw how quickly the Jews relapsed into unfaithfulness despite making

“And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should go and guard the gates, to sanctify the Sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of Your mercy!” Nehemiah 13:22 The returning Jews consecrated themselves to God and His will after

“And they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the LORD: ‘For He is good, for His mercy endures forever toward Israel’ ” Ezra 3:11 This week we look at how the returning Jews celebrated the completion of the Temple and the walls of Jerusalem. They celebrated in worship. The Bible tells us that: They

“These joined with their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse and an oath to walk in God’s Law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and His ordinances and His statutes” Nehemiah 10:29 This week’s study is mainly

“‘And because of all this, we make a sure covenant and write it; our leaders, our Levites, and our priests seal it’. … we will not neglect the house of our God” Nehemiah 9:38; 10:30   Nehemiah 8 and 9 describe the spiritual reformation of the Jews after the physical restoration of Jerusalem. Having read