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Time to take a chill pill
As a child of the late 1960s and early 1970s, I was exposed to music by all the classic artists of the time—The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Neil Diamond. I heard a lot of one particular group—The Eagles—because one of my sisters played them constantly. And one of their songs springs to mind on a regular basis—“Take It Easy”—which is ironic because those who know me know I don’t deal with stress all that well. But I’m getting better thanks to my grandchildren. Source: https://wp.avondale.edu.au/news/2020/03/16/time-to-take-a-chill-pill/
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Monday: Prophecies of Syria and Egypt
Read Daniel 11:5-14. What is unfolding here?
Upon the death of Alexander the Great, the vast Greek empire was divided among his four generals. Two of them — Seleucus in Syria (North) and Ptolemy in Egypt (South) — managed to establish dynasties that would fight each other for control of the land.
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Most Bible students understand the wars between the king of the North and the king of the South prophesied in Daniel 11:5-14 as referring to the many battles involving these two dynasties. According to the prophecy, an attempt would be made to unite these two dynasties by marriage, but that alliance would be short lived (Dan. 11:6). Historical sources inform us that Antiochus II Theos (261-246 B.C.) grandson of Seleucus I, married Berenice, a daughter of the Egyptian king, Ptolemy II Philadelphus. However, that agreement did not last, and the conflict that directly involved the people of God soon resumed. Thus, Daniel 11 deals with some important events that will touch the lives of God’s people during the centuries after the prophet Daniel passes from the scene.
Again, we can ask the question of why the Lord reveals ahead of time all these details about wars involving kingdoms fighting each other for supremacy in that part of the world. The reason is simple: these wars affect God’s people. So the Lord announces beforehand the many challenges His people will face in the years to come. Also, God is the Lord of history, and as we compare the prophetic record with the historical events, we can again see that the prophetic word is fulfilled as predicted. The God who predicts the vicissitudes of those Hellenistic kingdoms fighting each other is the God who knows the future. He is worthy of our trust and faith. This is a big God, not an idol manufactured by human imagination. He not only directs the course of historical events, but He can also direct our lives if we allow Him to do so.
| Read Isaiah 46:9-10. How much basic Christian theology is found in these two verses, and what great hope can we take from them? Think how scary verse ten would be if God were not kind and loving but vengeful and mean. |
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12.2 Prophecies of Syria and Egypt – FROM NORTH AND SOUTH TO THE BEAUTIFUL LAND | Pastor Kurt Piesslinger, M.A.
Series DANIEL with Pastor Kurt Piesslinger, M.A. |
12.FROM NORTH AND SOUTH TO THE BEAUTIFUL LAND |
Prophetic historic explanations are precise and can be read in detail.
Memory Text: Daniel 11,35 – And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed.
12.2 Prophecies of Syria and Egypt
Greek States will fight against each other.
We would like to thank the artist Maximilian Jantscher for his permission to use his paintings for the series DANIEL.
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My God bless you today and always.
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