In the last segment we discussed how Daniel had faith to not eat the food that the king wanted him to eat. We are going to look deeper into how God was working in his life.
Dan 1:17, As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
Here we see that Daniel was given a gift of understanding visions and dreams. This was going to be very important.
In the second chapter of Daniel the king had a dream that he could not remember.
Dan 2:2, Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.
Once they were all assembled before him, he told them to tell him his dream and the interpretation. They told him to tell them the dream, then they would interpret it. Then the king speaks to them:
Dan 2:9, But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me the interpretation thereof.
The king knew that if he told them the dream that they could come up with something. Anyone could do that. They were supposed to be astrologers, sorcerers, even a Chaldean, which was known for astrology and witchcraft. These people were supposed to know things. The king was calling them out.
Dan 2:10, The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.
The Chaldeans answered correctly. Only God can reveal what is not known. They could only say what they thought, felt, or believed.
Dan 2:15-16, He answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel. Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.
Look, once again, at the boldness of Daniel. He stood tall.
Dan 2:17-23, (17) Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
(18) That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
(19) Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
(20) Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:
(21) And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
(22) He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.
(23) I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king's matter.
Daniel, and his companions went to God with the matter. The king had decided to kill all the wise men due to their inability to tell him his dream and give him the interpretation. Daniel and his companions were among those to be killed. If it were in God’s will for them to live, God had to show Daniel the dream and the interpretation.
Once again. Daniel knew God. He knew because he had that thing. He knew because God was in him. God was part of him. God gave Daniel a boldness. The thing is God has given that to me and you too. The exercising of that boldness makes us stronger and more bold.
Deu 31:6
Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
1Ch 28:20
And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.
2Ti 1:7
(7) For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Isa 41:10-13
(10) Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
(11) Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish.
(12) Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.
(13) For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
Daniel had this knowledge inside of him. He held it fast and did what God said. He told the king his dream and the interpretation.In the last segment we discussed how Daniel had faith to not eat the food that the king wanted him to eat. We are going to look deeper into how God was working in his life.
Dan 1:17, As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
Here we see that Daniel was given a gift of understanding visions and dreams. This was going to be very important.
In the second chapter of Daniel the king had a dream that he could not remember.
Dan 2:2, Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.
Once they were all assembled before him, he told them to tell him his dream and the interpretation. They told him to tell them the dream, then they would interpret it. Then the king speaks to them:
Dan 2:9, But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me the interpretation thereof.
The king knew that if he told them the dream that they could come up with something. Anyone could do that. They were supposed to be astrologers, sorcerers, even a Chaldean, which was known for astrology and witchcraft. These people were supposed to know things. The king was calling them out.
Dan 2:10, The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.
The Chaldeans answered correctly. Only God can reveal what is not known. They could only say what they thought, felt, or believed.
Dan 2:15-16, He answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel. Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.
Look, once again, at the boldness of Daniel. He stood tall.
Dan 2:17-23, (17) Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
(18) That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
(19) Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
(20) Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:
(21) And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
(22) He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.
(23) I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king's matter.
Daniel, and his companions went to God with the matter. The king had decided to kill all the wise men due to their inability to tell him his dream and give him the interpretation. Daniel and his companions were among those to be killed. If it were in God’s will for them to live, God had to show Daniel the dream and the interpretation.
Once again. Daniel knew God. He knew because he had that thing. He knew because God was in him. God was part of him. God gave Daniel a boldness. The thing is God has given that to me and you too. The exercising of that boldness makes us stronger and more bold.
Deu 31:6
Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
1Ch 28:20
And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.
2Ti 1:7, For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Isa 41:10-13
(10) Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
(11) Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish.
(12) Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.
(13) For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
Daniel had this knowledge inside of him. He held it fast and did what God said. He told the king his dream and the interpretation.
Dan 1:17, As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
Here we see that Daniel was given a gift of understanding visions and dreams. This was going to be very important.
In the second chapter of Daniel the king had a dream that he could not remember.
Dan 2:2, Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.
Once they were all assembled before him, he told them to tell him his dream and the interpretation. They told him to tell them the dream, then they would interpret it. Then the king speaks to them:
Dan 2:9, But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me the interpretation thereof.
The king knew that if he told them the dream that they could come up with something. Anyone could do that. They were supposed to be astrologers, sorcerers, even a Chaldean, which was known for astrology and witchcraft. These people were supposed to know things. The king was calling them out.
Dan 2:10, The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.
The Chaldeans answered correctly. Only God can reveal what is not known. They could only say what they thought, felt, or believed.
Dan 2:15-16, He answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel. Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.
Look, once again, at the boldness of Daniel. He stood tall.
Dan 2:17-23, (17) Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
(18) That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
(19) Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
(20) Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:
(21) And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
(22) He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.
(23) I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king's matter.
Daniel, and his companions went to God with the matter. The king had decided to kill all the wise men due to their inability to tell him his dream and give him the interpretation. Daniel and his companions were among those to be killed. If it were in God’s will for them to live, God had to show Daniel the dream and the interpretation.
Once again. Daniel knew God. He knew because he had that thing. He knew because God was in him. God was part of him. God gave Daniel a boldness. The thing is God has given that to me and you too. The exercising of that boldness makes us stronger and more bold.
Deu 31:6
Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
1Ch 28:20
And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.
2Ti 1:7
(7) For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Isa 41:10-13
(10) Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
(11) Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish.
(12) Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.
(13) For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
Daniel had this knowledge inside of him. He held it fast and did what God said. He told the king his dream and the interpretation.In the last segment we discussed how Daniel had faith to not eat the food that the king wanted him to eat. We are going to look deeper into how God was working in his life.
Dan 1:17, As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
Here we see that Daniel was given a gift of understanding visions and dreams. This was going to be very important.
In the second chapter of Daniel the king had a dream that he could not remember.
Dan 2:2, Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.
Once they were all assembled before him, he told them to tell him his dream and the interpretation. They told him to tell them the dream, then they would interpret it. Then the king speaks to them:
Dan 2:9, But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me the interpretation thereof.
The king knew that if he told them the dream that they could come up with something. Anyone could do that. They were supposed to be astrologers, sorcerers, even a Chaldean, which was known for astrology and witchcraft. These people were supposed to know things. The king was calling them out.
Dan 2:10, The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.
The Chaldeans answered correctly. Only God can reveal what is not known. They could only say what they thought, felt, or believed.
Dan 2:15-16, He answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel. Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.
Look, once again, at the boldness of Daniel. He stood tall.
Dan 2:17-23, (17) Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
(18) That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
(19) Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
(20) Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:
(21) And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
(22) He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.
(23) I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king's matter.
Daniel, and his companions went to God with the matter. The king had decided to kill all the wise men due to their inability to tell him his dream and give him the interpretation. Daniel and his companions were among those to be killed. If it were in God’s will for them to live, God had to show Daniel the dream and the interpretation.
Once again. Daniel knew God. He knew because he had that thing. He knew because God was in him. God was part of him. God gave Daniel a boldness. The thing is God has given that to me and you too. The exercising of that boldness makes us stronger and more bold.
Deu 31:6
Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
1Ch 28:20
And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.
2Ti 1:7, For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Isa 41:10-13
(10) Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
(11) Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish.
(12) Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.
(13) For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
Daniel had this knowledge inside of him. He held it fast and did what God said. He told the king his dream and the interpretation.
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