![](../../image/11book.jpg) |
|
Ezekiel 48:
God divided the land among
the tribes of Israel and Joseph did get his two portions as God instructed
through Ephraim and Manasseh. God also set the exit gates and the name of
the city became "The Lord is There".
Daniel 1:
Nebuchadnezzar, the idol
worshipping king of Babylon, conquered Jerusalem with God's help and took God's
treasures from the temple to his god's house in Babylon. The king
instructed that some of the men captured from Israel, who were within the royal
family with some aptitude for learning and without physical defect, be trained
for 3 years and were to serve the king afterwards. They were to learn
Babylonian culture, literature, as well as language, and they also had their
names changed. Daniel refused to eat royal food and requested vegetables
with water instead for 10 days for himself and his 3 friends. At the end of 10 days,
the four men looked better than those who ate the royal food, so they feed them
vegetables and water. The four men grew in wisdom and understanding, and Daniel excelled
in understanding vision and dreams. Soon the king selected all four men to
work in the palace because they were wiser that most candidates. Daniel's
service even outlived the reign of Nebuchadnezzar and ended in the time of King
Cyrus (Media and Persia). When God favors you, you will even thrive above
your enemies on their soil. The post-colonial slavery effect that
has sent Africans around the world as migrant workers will make them rulers of
their new home. God also rewards you when you stick to principles rather
than what is popular and enticing. Daniel rejected the royal food for his
vegetables. This showed his mindset and character before God. |
|
The Political & Spiritual Purpose of the
Holy Land
![](../../image/ads.ht1.jpg) |
![](../../image/ads.ht3.jpg) |
Daniel 2:
King
Nebuchadnezzar had a dream that worried him terribly. He wanted all his wise
men to tell him the dream and then interpret it. Unfortunately, none of
his magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and astrologers were able to tell him the
dream, so the king ordered that all the wise men should be put to death,
including Daniel. So Daniel, along with his 3 friends, prayed to God and
God revealed the King's dream to them. Daniel went to the king and told
the king of a God in heaven that reveals all mysteries. Daniel talks about
a greats statue that had a head of gold (Babylonian empire), chest and arms of
silver (Media and Persia empires), belly and thighs of bronze (Greek empire),
legs of iron (Roman empire), and feet of iron and clay (British and American
empire). A stone (Jesus) came and struck the feet of the great statue and the
entire statue broken into pieces. Then a wind swept them all away without
a trace and the stone become a huge mountain that filled the earth. Daniel
makes it clear to the king that God was going to establish his kingdom forever
after God ends the other ones. The king was so pleased with God and Daniel
that he elevated Daniel and his 3 friends to administrators in Babylon.
God created a dream that took Daniel from slave to ruler of a province in the
land of captivity. All those unjustly in captivity will overcome and rule
their oppressors.
|
Advertise here for
just $100 / year |