I enjoyed reading the book of Daniel very much. I can only begin to report how much reading this book has taught me about faith, sacrifice, humility, trust, control, and obedience. The book of Daniel has made a huge impact on me and inspired me to put my full trust in the Lord.
Being a Christian in 2006 is hard at times. There is so much temptation to do the wrong thing and rarely any influence to do good. I can apply the knowledge I learned from the book of Daniel to many aspects of my life. As a parent, especially a single parent, I can instill in my daughter values and importance of being obedient not only to me but to a power much greater. I can read these amazing stories to her and help her resolve the issues she has of being a young person today. I can teach her that Daniel, Shadrach, Mescach, and Abednego went through peer pressure just like her and they stayed true to God and He protected them and kept them safe. I can teach her the lessons of being materialistic, prideful, and controlling, by sharing with her the story of King Nebuchadnezzar. The lists of lessons in this book are countless that I can teach her.
I can apply the knowledge of this book to everything in my life since this is a book about faith and trust and in God. Reading this story has reinforced that I should never doubt God. This book has made me really see that God is in control of everything. The things He puts me through, whether good or bad, are just a small part of the overall picture. This has allowed me to have a sense of peace and joy in my life that I did not have before. By turning my will over to Him, He will protect me even through the worst of times and even if it is my time to go, I am at peace knowing where I am going. Daniel had so many trials in his life. From the time Daniel was a young man he was taken away from everything he knew. He was stripped of his identity and given a new name. He was told what to do and what to eat. He had to leave his family and his culture behind.
“Daniel 13” by Daniel Chacón is a story of two life changing occurrences. This starts with a beautiful, young, Latina woman. Susana is married to a rich American rancher, making her rise in society. Day by day as she walks through the fields two American farm owners fantasize about her. One day they break into her house and try to rape her, but she escapes leaving the injustice upon her. Word is spread and Daniel, a previous hardcore gangster who undergoes dramatic changes; after finding God, hears what has happened to Susana from people of the church. He knows he has to help her find true justice in the situation. By Daniel not going back to his old ways and using violence, but bringing the two men and Susana to ask for forgiveness. Therefore Chacón suggests that vengeance is not found with violence but found through faith in God.
Introduction The book of Daniel is one of the great books of the Bible and also one of the most debated books in the Bible. It contains details of the ministry of Daniel and some of the most perplexing and fulfilled prophecies. Christians often think that prophecy is not very difficult and a straight forward propositional prediction and fulfillment, but it is more complex than that. The interpretation of the apocalyptic genre is one of the main reasons for its difficulty. Today one of these perplexing passages from Daniel will be examined.
In conclusion, the Book of Daniel is a group narrative stories telling of the events of the life of the main character, Daniel, set in the time of the Babylonian captivity. It foreshadows the events of Christ’s death and resurrection. It also prophecizes the succession of kingdoms and rulers and the end of the world through the apocalyptic stories. The Book of Daniel creates a bridge between the Old and New Testaments. For this reason, it is one of the most important books of the Hebrew Scriptures and of the entire Bible. However, it is also one of the most highly controversial and debated books of the Bible due to Daniel’s foretelling of the Messiah’s kingdom to come.
The Catholic religion, the most common practiced religion in the world, can be seen as a common setting for the origin of the Bible that is the oldest known book to this day. The Bible tells of many great stories of old that have been somewhat forgotten; In Gabriel Garcia Marquez's ,A Chronicle of a Death Foretold, biblical allusion are used throughout the novel which compares symbolisms and imagery to the Bible and Roman Catholic religion. The main focus of interest in the novel is the murder of Santiago Nasar which can be compared to the murder and acts against Jesus Christ. Acts and imagery of other actions taking place in the novel can be referred to the Bible of the Roman Catholic religion.
...er reading the book it made me more conferrable with this side of Jesus. I loved the character of Andreas and I seek to become more and more like that Galilean from Nazareth that he was searching for Jesus. I loved his passion and constant anxiety to need to learn more about Jesus that something I aspire to have.
All biblical stories are dedicated in providing a life lesson. They are God’s ways in teaching His people on how they should behave and how to better their relationships with Him. In addition, the accounts also give insight to characteristics and truths of God. The lives of numerous biblical characters serve as archetypes that affirm the fact that God is the sovereign Creator, the supreme Judge, and the merciful Savior.
Hartman, Louis F. & DI Lella, Alexander A. The Anchor Bible, The Book Of Daniel. New Haven
I consider this book the best of the four. It provided a lot of practical information and explanation of Christian beliefs. It addressed some difficult and complex issues that each Christian must face. It is definitely a book that makes you think. The chapter on the concept of time and God really meant a lot to me. The fact that God is always in the present and can hear our prayers individually and attend to them individually is comforting. The example of God being the page that a time line is drawn on and is in the past, present and future at the same time is a good illustration. That helped me understand the concept better. This book provides a lot of good information that has helped better understand God and our relationship with Him. This information will give me more confidence and will enable me to better defend my faith and to share that faith with others.
The messages in The Book of Daniel are very relevant in today’s society and can teach people in today’s society to be faithful and to know god no matter what. Even if the times are different the lessons, morals, and situations are similar to todays. People need to learn to be faithful to your beliefs no matter what, be it if they believe in god or Allah or the Sun God Oomba, they should never be ashamed. God is trustworthy and does everything for a reason and leads people to where they are supposed to be in life even if they have bad luck or be in a bad situation it’ll get better. Also Gods ability to save his children in the face of danger and will give them justice, life may not be fair all the time but there is someone looking out for them and that god gives messages in mysterious
“Book of Daniel”. New King James Version of the Holy Bible. Thomas Nelson Publishers. Nashville. 1982.
Many passages in the Bible talk about and discus the concept of death. The passage that will be looked at today is in Daniel, the book of Daniel’s visions and activities throughout his life. This book is full of accounts that give evidence that the bible is true. This essay will discuss the meaning and purpose of the verse Daniel 12:2. Although there are many good verses on death and eternal life, Daniel 12:2 is a very good verse to reference, on death and everlasting life, because of its metaphors, references to other scripture, and overall deep meaning.
Jeffers, I would most likely recommend this book. I would recommend this book to any one who enjoys history, believer on non-believer. It gives a good amount of information into life of the Greeks, Romans, Jews and Christians in earlier times. I would also suggest this book to people that are struggling with the historical accuracy of Christian faith. I have heard atheist say that they do not believe in a man named Jesus, however they believe Julius Caesar existed. So I think that it could help those people to see that there is historical evidence to prove the people of the Bible did exist. Lastly, I would suggest Christians to read this book so that they can get a deeper appreciation of the New Testament. The Bible is a good enough resource in itself for Christians, but I think seeing the Bible from another perspective can give Christians a new thankfulness of the New Testament and the Bible as a
...incredible beautiful things he creates for us, we can either take advantage of those things or we can share them with people that might not understand this or see it in there lives. The last thing i learned was that life can show the worst things, such as death, or destruction to your life. The lose of a job or anything bad that might happen, we can blame it on God or we can pray to him to help you work through hard times like those. In chapter 4 it talked it about how God was going to still be faithful to them and the kingdom will still be restored and brought back to power. We need to be faithful to God even though something bad could happen. Lamentations teaches us about the hard times if we don’t repent and things can build up. There is a lot of grief in the book but if you trust in God the his plan go and follow and that whats most important.
...those struggling and it shows the love of God. If these books had ended after judgment and fire it would have left only fear, but because they end with that bit light, it leaves hope. The authors are concerned about the horrors to come, but divinity did not allow their concerns to be the sole idea.
The major theme of Daniel is that God is sovereign and He is always triumphant (“Book of Daniel”). God shows that He is triumphant when he saves Daniel, Meshach, Shadrach, and Abednego from the burning furnace and when He saves Daniel from the lions. Daniel had faith in God and God was faithful to Daniel.