New Year's Eve: "The Bible In Miniature"
Message: Pr. Sujjan John
Vespers: December 31, 2019 Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlRGlrHwHCI
Monday: The Structure of Daniel
The arrangement of the Aramaic section of Daniel, chapters 2-7 (parts of Daniel were written in Hebrew and other parts in Aramaic), reveals the following structure, which helps reinforce a central message of that section, and of the book:
A. Nebuchadnezzar’s vision of four kingdoms (Daniel chapter 2)
B. God delivers Daniel’s companions from the fiery furnace (Daniel chapter 3)
C. Judgment upon Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel chapter 4)
C’. Judgment upon Belshazzar (Daniel chapter 5)
B’. God delivers Daniel from the den of lions (Daniel chapter 6)
A’. Daniel’s vision of four kingdoms (Daniel chapter 7)
This kind of literary arrangement serves to highlight the main point by placing it at the center of the structure, which in this case consists of C and C’ (Daniel chapters 4 and 5): God removes the kingdom from Nebuchadnezzar (temporarily) and from Belshazzar (permanently). Therefore, the emphasis of chapters 2-7 is on God’s sovereignty over the kings of the earth as He establishes and removes them.
One of the most effective ways of conveying a message and making a point clear is by repetition. For example, God gives Pharaoh two dreams about the immediate future of Egypt (Gen. 41:1-7). In the first dream, seven fat cows are devoured by seven thin cows. In the second dream, seven ears of healthy grain are devoured by seven thin and blighted ears. Both dreams make the same point: seven years of prosperity will be followed by seven years of scarcity.
In the book of Daniel, God also uses repetition. There are four prophetic cycles, which are repetitions of an overall basic structure. In the end, this structure shows us the ultimate sovereignty of God. Although each major prophetic outline conveys a distinct perspective, together they cover the same historical period, extending from the time of the prophet to the end, as the following diagram shows:
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| What great hope do these texts present regarding our long-term prospects? Dan. 2:44, Ps. 9:7-12, 2 Pet. 3:11-13. |
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1.2 The Structure of Daniel – FROM READING TO UNDERSTANDING | Pastor Kurt Piesslinger, M.A.
Series DANIEL with Pastor Kurt Piesslinger, M.A. |
1.FROM READING TO UNDERSTANDING |
How is the structure of the book of Daniel? What should we take care of?
1.2 The Structure of Daniel
Fascinating! What deep thoughts in structure of the book. Made from heaven!
We would like to thank the artist Maximilian Jantscher for his permission to use his paintings for the series DANIEL.
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Domenica 29 dicembre 2019
Isaia 55:10 Come infatti la pioggia e la neve scendono dal cielo e non vi ritornano senza avere irrigato la terra, senza averla fecondata e fatta germogliare, perché dia il seme al seminatore e pane da mangiare, così sarà della parola uscita dalla mia bocca: non ritornerà a me senza effetto, Testo elaborato e presentato in studio da Laura Paris Meditazione giornaliera, serie "Apri la porta del tuo cuore". https://hopemedia.it Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E74Z1bJAG58
40 anni di Radio Voce della Speranza – Vasily Makarchuk
Il 30 novembre il circuito nazionale delle emittenti avventiste ha festeggiato a Firenze il suo quarantesimo anniversario di presenza in Italia. Una voce cristiana con il sogno di accendere parole di viva speranza. Intervento di Vasily Makarchuk Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eXTEK3Kueo
