Difference between revisions of "Daniel 7 Dare to Hope"
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| − | ==Need: | + | ==Need: We live in a broken world we need hope, we need to recognize that our hope comes from the God of the universe.== |
| − | + | ==Preview: We will be reminded that we are in the world but not of the world, we serve a living God, and one day our God is going to redeem all that is broken.== | |
| − | ==Preview: == | + | ==Text: Daniel 7 read all read before the first point.== |
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==Setting the Stage:== | ==Setting the Stage:== | ||
| + | I have to admit, until just a few weeks ago I never realized that Daniel is not written in chronological order. In fact, this comes out very strongly in chapter 7 because we are back in the time of Belshazzar. So as we read through chapter 7 I want you to realize that we have Daniel sitting in the Babylonian empire under a king who has no respect for the God of the universe. Belshazzar would hold power for almost 15 years. | ||
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| + | Nabonidus was the ruler of Babylon. However, he was absent from Babylon from 553 BC to 543 as a result of choosing to "exile" himself to Tayma in Arabia. Nobody knows why Nabonidus exiled himself but he did. For the duration of the exile the son of Nabonidus, Belshazzar served as regent in Babylon. It seems that even when Nabonidus returned Belshazzar still held power. | ||
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| + | This is the setting in which we find Daniel chapter seven. | ||
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===MTR: Place your hope entirely in King Jesus.=== | ===MTR: Place your hope entirely in King Jesus.=== | ||
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Revision as of 20:44, 25 January 2024
Theological Proposition/Focus: Nations come and go but one truth remains God’s people will emerge victorious as they stand beside the true King, Jesus.
Homiletical Proposition/Application: Christians need to make sure their hope is wrapped up in Jesus.
Introduction:
Image:
Need: We live in a broken world we need hope, we need to recognize that our hope comes from the God of the universe.
Preview: We will be reminded that we are in the world but not of the world, we serve a living God, and one day our God is going to redeem all that is broken.
Text: Daniel 7 read all read before the first point.
Setting the Stage:
I have to admit, until just a few weeks ago I never realized that Daniel is not written in chronological order. In fact, this comes out very strongly in chapter 7 because we are back in the time of Belshazzar. So as we read through chapter 7 I want you to realize that we have Daniel sitting in the Babylonian empire under a king who has no respect for the God of the universe. Belshazzar would hold power for almost 15 years.
Nabonidus was the ruler of Babylon. However, he was absent from Babylon from 553 BC to 543 as a result of choosing to "exile" himself to Tayma in Arabia. Nobody knows why Nabonidus exiled himself but he did. For the duration of the exile the son of Nabonidus, Belshazzar served as regent in Babylon. It seems that even when Nabonidus returned Belshazzar still held power.
This is the setting in which we find Daniel chapter seven.
