Daniel 11 Commentary

Daniel 11 Commentarywww.lovingscripture.comDaniel is a man of prayer. Chapter 10 was another moment of intense prayer. And we had another angelic visitation. Chapter 11 is the continuation of the message from Daniel’s angelic visitor.The message is complex, and you easily understand the difficulties that Heaven has in communicating the future to a mortal man!Let’s check outContinueContinue reading “Daniel 11 Commentary”

Daniel 10 Commentary

Daniel 10 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Daniel is waiting upon the LORD in prayer over Jerusalem. The LORD has answered, and Jerusalem must be resettled or restored to some extent. But then there are these delays that we are familiar with from the books of Ezra and Nehemiah. Could the prince of Persia be operating behind theContinueContinue reading “Daniel 10 Commentary”

Daniel 8 Commentary

Daniel 8 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Daniel tells the same story of ‘judgments’ or ‘prophecies’ against earthly kingdoms that we are all familiar with from the books of Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel. But it’s from the perspective of a well-informed man. His education coupled with his many years of experience at the palace can be seen inContinueContinue reading “Daniel 8 Commentary”

Daniel 7 Commentary

Daniel 7 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Interpreting dreams and revealing mysteries has been Daniel’s specialty, but not with his own dream! It scares him! Four beasts come out of the ocean, one after the other. Daniel is confused; we are not. Having read the books of Isaiah and Ezekiel, we know the use of such symbols isn’tContinueContinue reading “Daniel 7 Commentary”

Daniel 6 Commentary

Daniel 6 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Chapter 5 commenced the time of the Medes and Persians in place of the mighty Babylonian empire. Daniel is still alive and is made one of the three top administrators in the empire. Daniel’s relationship with the LORD becomes his grave. He must die violently and painfully in the den ofContinueContinue reading “Daniel 6 Commentary”

Daniel 5 Commentary

Daniel 5 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Chapter 5 is world-famous for the writing on the wall: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, PARSIN. It meant judgment on the drunken and blasphemous King Belshazzar. The end of Belshazzar meant the start of another empire, the Medo-Persia Empire under the rule of Darius the Mede. For Bible students, chapter 5 isn’t merelyContinueContinue reading “Daniel 5 Commentary”

Daniel 4 Commentary

Daniel 4 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com From the earlier prophets, we know Nebuchadnezzar is the LORD’s tool used to inflict punishment on the nations, Israel included. Chapter 4 gives us more details. The LORD is actually interested in Nebuchadnezzar’s soul; can he find salvation through the sermons of Daniel? The author elects to lift material from theContinueContinue reading “Daniel 4 Commentary”

Daniel 3 Commentary

Daniel 3 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com The scripture says we are sinners, so let’s sin. Similarly, and after hearing the interpretation of his dream, Nebuchadnezzar makes a statue of gold. After all, the dream from the LORD said he was the head of gold! Spiritual stupidity at best! Nebuchadnezzar’s statue wasn’t a tourist attraction! He was aContinueContinue reading “Daniel 3 Commentary”

Daniel 2 Commentary

Daniel 2 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Nebuchadnezzar has a dream. His magicians are right; no wise man can interpret it. Even Daniel’s knows it. Verse 27. But there is a God in Heaven who reveals mysteries! It is the ‘but’ and the inclusion of God in Daniel’s response to the King that makes the difference. Babylon’s wisdomContinueContinue reading “Daniel 2 Commentary”