The
book of Daniel is getting to be one my favorites. Not because I understand everything
it says, but because it tells us something simple & wonderful about God. When
you read this book, you will notice that many different people testify about
God’s power & authority.
Daniel
is full of statements that begin with “God did this…”
Listen
to a few from just the first 2 chapters:
The
Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his (Nebuchadnezzar’s) hand (1:2).
God
granted Daniel favor and compassion in the sight of the commander of the
officials (1:9).
God
gave them (Daniel & his friends) knowledge and intelligence in every branch
of literature and wisdom (1:17).
Daniel’s
testimony: “It is He who changes the times and epochs; He removes kings and
establishes kings; He gives wisdom to wise men and knowledge to men of
understanding” (2:21).
Nebuchadnezzar’s
testimony: “Surely your God is a God of gods and a Lord of kings and a revealer
of mysteries, since you have been able to reveal this mystery” (2:47).
Daniel
was written in the context of rulers who thought they had the final word, and committed
believers who faced the certainty of being ground up in the gears of ungodly savagery.
In
the end, the Living God brings His sovereign will to pass. He uses those very
rulers & their despotism to fulfill His plan & to vindicate His people.
He does not allow man to have the last word.
Instead,
during those & other rulers’ times, He is building a kingdom that will never end.
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