Daniel 1:1-21 Meaning and Commentary
“In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah …
“In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah …
“Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and …
“Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: For your sake, I send to Babylon and bring down all the bars, and the Chaldeans, who rejoice in …
“This is what the Lord says – he who made a way through the sea, a path through the mighty waters, who drew out the chariots and horses, the army …
“The burden against Damascus. Behold, Damascus will cease from being a city, and it will be a ruinous heap. The cities of Aroer are forsaken; they will be for flocks …
“But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God, and said, ‘Look! I …
“But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. Early in the morning he came again to the temple. And all the people came to him, and he sat down and …
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy …
“Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, …
“The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and …