27. Daniel: A Fiery Furnace, a Lions’ Den, and Kim is surprised by the ending of the book

In today’s episode, Kim and Barb, and Kim’s niece (Kaitlin), talk about Daniel’s great faithfulness and his unique visions.

Bible Heroes, Villains, and the In-betweens

• Daniel
• Shadrach
• Meshach
• Abednego
• King Nebuchadnezzar
• Belshazzar (son of Nabonidas and grandson of Nebuchadnezzar)
• Darius the Mede

Topics 

• Faithfulness - no matter the consequences
• God’s protection
• Pattern of pride and rejection of God
• Dreams and Visions
• End of times
• HOPE

Closing Scripture: Daniel 12: 1-13

LINKS

• Bible Project video on Daniel: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=bible+project+daniel 
• ARTICLE on Babylon’s Ishtar gate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishtar_Gate
• ARTICLE on King Nabonidus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cylinders_of_Nabonidus
• ARTICLE on Cylinders of King Nabonidus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cylinders_of_Nabonidus
• ARTICLE on Fall of Babylon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_Babylon   
• BOOK: Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament - https://a.co/d/6T5Mf6E (page 313)

Coming Up Next on the Podcast…The Minor Prophets

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