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- May I ask a question to everybody ?

- I will let people time!

- Then I will answer too!

- There is no trap!

- WHAT IS ALL THE BIBLE ABOUT EXCEPT THE FACT THAT IT IS GOD’S WORD ?

- There may be different answers depending on the elements we have!

- If nobody answers, there is no problem !

- I won’t either !
 

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Daniel 1

  • We are told about Daniel when he is a young adult!

In Daniel 1:4, we are told about the young israelites who are sent to Babylon:

young men
יְלָדִ֣ים (yə·lā·ḏîm)hat
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3206: Something born, a lad, offspring

without
אֵֽין־ (’ên-)
Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

blemish,
מוּם֩ (mūm)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3971: To stain, a blemish

handsome,
וְטוֹבֵ֨י (wə·ṭō·w·ḇê)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural construct
Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

gifted
וּמַשְׂכִּילִ֣ים (ū·maś·kî·lîm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 7919: To be, circumspect, intelligent

in all
בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

wisdom,
חָכְמָ֗ה (ḥāḵ·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2451: Wisdom

knowledgeable,
וְיֹ֤דְעֵי (wə·yō·ḏə·‘ê)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's 3045: To know

quick
מַדָּ֔ע (mad·dā‘)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4093: Intelligence, consciousness

to understand,
וּמְבִינֵ֣י (ū·mə·ḇî·nê)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's 995: To separate mentally, understand

and qualified
כֹּ֣חַ (kō·aḥ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3581: A small reptile (of unknown species)

to serve
לַעֲמֹ֖ד (la·‘ă·mōḏ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations

in the king’s
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

palace—
בְּהֵיכַ֣ל (bə·hê·ḵal)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1964: A large public building, palace, temple

and to teach them
וּֽלֲלַמְּדָ֥ם (ū·lă·lam·mə·ḏām)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3925: To exercise in, learn

the language
וּלְשׁ֥וֹן (ū·lə·šō·wn)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 3956: The tongue

and literature
סֵ֖פֶר (sê·p̄er)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 5612: A missive, document, writing, book

of the Chaldeans.
כַּשְׂדִּֽים׃ (kaś·dîm)
Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's 3778: Chaldeans -- a region of southern Babylon and its inhabitants

  • Young men!
  • Without blemish!
  • Handsome!
  • Gifted in all wisdom!
  • Knowledgeable!
  • Quick to understand!
  • Qualified to serve in the king’s palace!
  • And they were to be taught the language and literature of the chaldeans!
  • Thus they are special ones!
  • Not normal people!
  • They are the best ones!
  • The Chaldeans are not the leaders of the time for nothing!

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Remember:

  • If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!
  • They used to write differently!
  • They used to speak differently!
  • They used to think differently!
  • They used to act differently!
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We can read about the life of Daniel in his own writings in the book of Daniel and also in Ezekiel 14:14, 20 and 28:3. There are some striking similarities between the life of Daniel and that of Jacob’s son Joseph. Both of them prospered in foreign lands after interpreting dreams for their rulers, and both were elevated to high office as a result of their faithfulness to God.

After Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, besieged Jerusalem, he chose noble men from Israel’s royal household who were handsome and showed an aptitude for learning, to be trained in the ways of the Babylonians. After their three years’ training, they would be put into the king’s service (Daniel 1:1-6). Daniel, whose name means “God is my judge,” and his three countrymen from Judea were chosen and given new names. Daniel became “Belteshazzar,” while Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah became “Shadrach," "Meshach," and "Abednego.” The Babylonians most likely gave them new names that were completely disassociated with their Hebrew roots to hasten Daniel and his friends’ assimilation into the Babylonian culture.

Daniel and his compatriots proved to be the wisest of all the trainees, and, at the end of their training, they entered the service of King Nebuchadnezzar. Daniel’s first sign of faithfulness to God was when he and his three friends rejected the rich food and wine from the king’s table, because they deemed it a defilement, and became vegetarians. As their health improved, they were permitted to continue with their chosen diet. In their education, the four men from Judah became knowledgeable in all Babylonian matters, and Daniel was given by God the ability to understand dreams and visions of all kinds (Daniel 1:17).

In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar was troubled with a dream that he could not interpret. Beyond interpretation, Nebuchadnezzar commanded his magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and astrologers to also describe his dream. These men were willing to try to interpret the dream if Nebuchadnezzar first told them what it was, but they said that revealing the dream itself was an impossible task for humans. The king decreed that all the wise men, including Daniel and his companions, must be put to death. However, after Daniel sought God in prayer, the mystery of the king’s dream was revealed to Daniel, and he was taken to the king to interpret it. Daniel immediately attributed his ability to interpret dreams to the one true God (Daniel 2:28). The key feature of the dream was that one day there will be a kingdom set up by God that will last forever, and that God’s kingdom will destroy all previous, man-made kingdoms (Daniel 2:44-45). For his wisdom, Daniel was honored by King Nebuchadnezzar and placed in authority over all the wise men of Babylon. At Daniel’s request, his three countrymen were also placed in positions of authority as administrators of Babylon.

Later, King Nebuchadnezzar had another dream, and again Daniel was able to interpret it. The king acknowledged that Daniel had the spirit of his holy God within him (Daniel 4:9). Daniel’s interpretation of the dream was correct. After experiencing a period of insanity, Nebuchadnezzar was restored to health, and he praised and honored Daniel’s God as the Most High (Daniel 4:34-37).
 

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Nebuchadnezzar’s son, Belshazzar, became the new king, and during a banquet he ordered the gold and silver goblets that had been stolen from the holy temple in Jerusalem to be brought out for use. In response to the defilement of such holy items, Belshazzar sees a hand writing on the wall. His astrologers are unable to assist him in its translation, and so Daniel is called upon to interpret the writing (Daniel 5:13-16). As a reward for interpreting the writing, Daniel is promoted by King Belshazzar to the third highest position in the Babylonian kingdom (verse 29). That night, as Daniel had prophesied, the king was slain in battle, and his kingdom was taken over by the Persian Cyrus the Great, and Darius the Mede was made king.

Under the new ruler, Daniel excelled in his duties as one of the administrators to such a degree that King Darius was contemplating making him head over all the kingdom (Daniel 6:1-3). This infuriated the other administrators so much that they looked for a way to bring Daniel down. They could find no wrongdoing on Daniel’s part, so they focused on the matter of Daniel’s religion. Using flattery, the administrators coaxed Darius into issuing a decree forbidding prayers to any god other than the king for the next thirty days. The penalty for disobedience was to be thrown into a den of lions. Daniel disobeyed the edict, of course, and continued to pray openly to the true God. As Daniel made no attempt to hide his activity, he was seen praying and arrested. With much regret the king gave the order for Daniel to be thrown into the lions’ den, but not without a prayer that Daniel’s God would rescue him (Daniel 6:16). The next day, when Daniel was found alive and well, he told the king that God had sent an angel to shut the lions’ mouths and so he had remained unharmed. This miracle resulted in King Darius sending out a decree that all his subjects were to worship the God of Daniel. Daniel continued to prosper throughout King Darius’ reign.

Daniel is also well known for the prophetic dreams and visions God gave him, recorded in the book of Daniel. Daniel’s prophecies cover a broad range of human history, as he predicted the rise and fall of the Greek and Roman Empires and the rise of a powerful king who “will do as he pleases. He will exalt and magnify himself above every god and will say unheard-of things against the God of gods” (Daniel 11:36). Daniel’s “seventy weeks” prophecy spoke of a Messiah who would be killed (Daniel 9:24–27). We saw this prophecy fulfilled with Jesus. The remainder of the prophecy—the seventieth week—will be fulfilled in the end times. Daniel had other apocalyptic visions as well, and understanding his prophecies is important to eschatology.

Daniel exercised great integrity and, in doing so, received the respect and affection of the powerful rulers he served. However, his honesty and loyalty to his masters never led him to compromise his faith in the one true God. Rather than it being an obstacle to his success, Daniel’s continual devotion to God brought him the admiration of the unbelievers in his circle. When delivering his interpretations, he was quick to give God the credit for his ability to do so (Daniel 2:28).

Daniel’s integrity as a man of God gained him favor with the secular world, yet he refused to compromise his faith in God. Even under the intimidation of kings and rulers, Daniel remained steadfast in his commitment to God. Daniel also teaches us that, no matter whom we are dealing with, no matter what their status is, we are to treat them with compassion. See how concerned he was when delivering the interpretation to Nebuchadnezzar’s second dream (Daniel 4:19). As Christians, we are called to obey the rulers and authorities that God has put in place, treating them with respect and compassion; however, as we see from Daniel’s example, obeying God’s law must always take precedence over obeying men (Romans 13:1–7; Acts 5:29).

As a result of his devotion, Daniel found favor with man and with God (Daniel 9:20-23). Notice also in those verses what the angel Gabriel told Daniel about how swiftly the answer to his prayer was dispatched. This shows us how ready the Lord is to hear the prayers of His people. Daniel’s strength lay in his devotion to prayer and is a lesson for us all. It is not just in the bad times but on a daily basis that we must come to God in prayer.

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Remember:

  • If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!
  • They used to write differently!
  • They used to speak differently!
  • They used to think differently!
  • They used to act differently!
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  • There are some striking similarities between the life of Daniel and that of Jacob’s son Joseph. Both of them prospered in foreign lands after interpreting dreams for their rulers, and both were elevated to high office as a result of their faithfulness to God.

  • Daniel and his compatriots proved to be the wisest of all the trainees, and, at the end of their training, they entered the service of King Nebuchadnezzar. Daniel’s first sign of faithfulness to God was when he and his three friends rejected the rich food and wine from the king’s table, because they deemed it a defilement, and became vegetarians. As their health improved, they were permitted to continue with their chosen diet. In their education, the four men from Judah became knowledgeable in all Babylonian matters, and Daniel was given by God the ability to understand dreams and visions of all kinds (Daniel 1:17).

  • For his wisdom, Daniel was honored by King Nebuchadnezzar and placed in authority over all the wise men of Babylon. At Daniel’s request, his three countrymen were also placed in positions of authority as administrators of Babylon.

  • Under the new ruler, Daniel excelled in his duties as one of the administrators to such a degree that King Darius was contemplating making him head over all the kingdom (Daniel 6:1-3).

  • Daniel exercised great integrity and, in doing so, received the respect and affection of the powerful rulers he served. However, his honesty and loyalty to his masters never led him to compromise his faith in the one true God. Rather than it being an obstacle to his success, Daniel’s continual devotion to God brought him the admiration of the unbelievers in his circle. When delivering his interpretations, he was quick to give God the credit for his ability to do so (Daniel 2:28).

  • Daniel’s integrity as a man of God gained him favor with the secular world, yet he refused to compromise his faith in God. Even under the intimidation of kings and rulers, Daniel remained steadfast in his commitment to God.

  • As a result of his devotion, Daniel found favor with man and with God (Daniel 9:20-23).

  • At the difference of Samuel, so many questions stay unanswered because we don’t know anything about his childhood and youth before he goes to babylon!

  • However, it shows the importance of an education where Yah·weh is omnipresent!

  • An education which leads to an accurate knowledge of the Bible away from today’s corruption!

  • So different from today’s world!

  • But accurate knowledge doesn’t occur by chance!

  • It means hard work and regularity and being 100% active not passive!

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Remember:

  • If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!
  • They used to write differently!
  • They used to speak differently!
  • They used to think differently!
  • They used to act differently!
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41) God and Daniel / Daniel and God


Daniel 1:


- In every matter requiring wisdom and understanding that the king may ask them about, he finds them ten times better than all the magic-practicing priests and the conjurers in his entire realm!


- Right, they are better!


- But no, they are ten times better!


- Can you imagine the gap?


- Yes, building a deep relationship with God requires a lot of efforts and a strong will!


- It is not a game!


- It is not something you think about from time to time!


- No way!


- And all the Bible is about that!


- Why do you think there is such a minority of exceptionally faithful servants of God?


- Yes, having a straight relationship with God requires many efforts and the majority is not ready for that!
 

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Daniel 2:

At this the king flies into a violent rage and gives the order to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. When the order is issued and the wise men are about to be killed, they also look for Daniel and his companions to put them to death. At that time Daniel discreetly and cautiously speaks to Arioch the chief of the king’s bodyguard, who has gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon. He asked Arioch, the officer of the king: “Why is there such a harsh order from the king?” Then Arioch informs Daniel about the matter. So goes in and asks the king to grant him time to tell the interpretation to the king.


- All the wise men of Babylon are going to be killed!


- And Daniel and his companions!


- When Daniel hears about that, he acts discreetly and cautiously!


- That’s interesting!


- Daniel has a special relationship with God but we can be sure that he acts discreetly and cautiously with God!


- Thus if he is used to communicating with God, he is used to communicating with important human beings who are nothing compared to God!


- So this special relationship is very helpful!


- He is ready to communicate in any situation!


- We must remember that!


- And he does everything in the right order!


- And he stays calm!


- We need to follow his example!
 

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  • Remember:
  • Daniel is a great example of integrity!
  • His example shows the importance of an education where Yah·weh is omnipresent!
  • An education which leads to an accurate knowledge of the Bible away from today’s corruption!
  • So different from today’s world!
  • But accurate knowledge doesn’t occur by chance!
  • It means hard work and regularity and being 100% active not passive!
  • Yah.weh answered Daniel’s prayer by saying rebuilding followed by the destruction of Jerusalem!

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Remember:

  • If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!
  • They used to write differently!
  • They used to speak differently!
  • They used to think differently!
  • They used to act differently!
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43) God and Daniel / Daniel and God


Daniel 2:

Daniel then goes to his house and informs his companions Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah of the matter. He asks them to pray for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this secret, so that Daniel and his companions won’t be destroyed along with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.


- That’s another extraordinary situation!


- Daniel has a special relationship with God but he asks his companions to pray to God too!


- He could have thought: I don’t need their help!


- I just need to pray to God alone and he will tell me the vision!


- No: he has such humility!


- Moreover, the situation is dangerous!


- He needs the information as soon as possible!


- He knows what to do and gets the best results!


- When dealing with God we learn ORDER because God is a God of Order!


- So we need to think like him, not like the people in this old world who are overwhelmed!


- And today the situation is also dangerous: if we don’t react properly we may die and we won’t have a second chance!


- And when we think of all the possibilities we will get to work for God in the new society, it would be a shame to miss them!
 

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  • Remember:
  • Daniel is a great example of integrity!
  • His example shows the importance of an education where Yah·weh is omnipresent!
  • An education which leads to an accurate knowledge of the Bible away from today’s corruption!
  • So different from today’s world!
  • But accurate knowledge doesn’t occur by chance!
  • It means hard work and regularity and being 100% active not passive!
  • Yah.weh answered Daniel’s prayer by saying rebuilding followed by the destruction of Jerusalem!

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Remember:

  • If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!
  • They used to write differently!
  • They used to speak differently!
  • They used to think differently!
  • They used to act differently!
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44) God and Daniel / Daniel and God


Daniel 2:

Then the secret is revealed to Daniel in a vision at night. So Daniel praises the God of heaven. Daniel declares:

“Let the name of God be praised for all eternity,

For wisdom and mightiness are his alone.

He changes times and seasons,

Removes kings and sets up kings,

Gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those with discernment.

He reveals the deep things and the hidden things,

He knows what is in the darkness,

And with him the light dwells.

To you, O God of my forefathers, I offer thanks and praise,

Because you have given me wisdom and power.

And now you have made known to me what we requested of you;

You have made known to us the concern of the king.”


- Daniel never forgets to thank God for everything he receives from him!

- He tells everybody who is God!


- That there is no one like him!


- And it isn’t a small thing that Daniel has received from God!


- It is a present which will save many people!


- It has an incredible value!


- We should never forget to thank God for his creation!


- Even if we can’t get the best of it because of human stupidity and waste!


- But we must get ready to get the best of it in the near future if we understand its value!


- There is so much to learn from God!


- And so many incredible actions to see in the future!


- We can’t even imagine what God will do!
 

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  • Remember:
  • Daniel is a great example of integrity!
  • His example shows the importance of an education where Yah·weh is omnipresent!
  • An education which leads to an accurate knowledge of the Bible away from today’s corruption!
  • So different from today’s world!
  • But accurate knowledge doesn’t occur by chance!
  • It means hard work and regularity and being 100% active not passive!
  • Yah.weh answered Daniel’s prayer by saying rebuilding followed by the destruction of Jerusalem!

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Remember:

  • If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!
  • They used to write differently!
  • They used to speak differently!
  • They used to think differently!
  • They used to act differently!
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45) God and Daniel / Daniel and God


Daniel 2:

Daniel replies to the king: “None of the wise men, conjurers, magic-practicing priests, or astrologers are able to tell the king the secret that he is asking. But there is a God in the heavens who is a Revealer of secrets, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what is to happen in the final part of the days.


- Daniel will tell the king what he wants!


- Because he has been told by God!


- God is the only one who knows!


- It is not because of Daniel!


- Daniel always tells the truth about God!


- And he will always have the same attitude toward God!


- God doesn’t change!


- We must show him the same respect!


- He respects the relationship he has with an individual!


- We must do the same!


- There is no other way if we want to build up a strong relationship with God!


- Stability is essential!


- In a deep relationship both parts need to know exactly where the other part stands!
 

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  • Remember:
  • Daniel is a great example of integrity!
  • His example shows the importance of an education where Yah·weh is omnipresent!
  • An education which leads to an accurate knowledge of the Bible away from today’s corruption!
  • So different from today’s world!
  • But accurate knowledge doesn’t occur by chance!
  • It means hard work and regularity and being 100% active not passive!
  • Yah.weh answered Daniel’s prayer by saying rebuilding followed by the destruction of Jerusalem!

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Remember:

  • If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!
  • They used to write differently!
  • They used to speak differently!
  • They used to think differently!
  • They used to act differently!
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46) God and Daniel / Daniel and God


Daniel 2:

The king then elevated Daniel and gave him many fine gifts, and he made him the ruler over all the province of Babylon and the chief prefect over all the wise men of Babylon. And at Daniel’s request, the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego over the administration of the province of Babylon, but Daniel served in the king’s court.


- God blesses Daniel who becomes more important each time !


- But whatever happens, Daniel never forgets his companions !


- A cement necessary for a top relationship to God is humility, humility and humility !-


- No humility, no strong relationship to God !


- There is no better quality !


- A rare one in this world !
 

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  • Remember:
  • Daniel is a great example of integrity!
  • His example shows the importance of an education where Yah·weh is omnipresent!
  • An education which leads to an accurate knowledge of the Bible away from today’s corruption!
  • So different from today’s world!
  • But accurate knowledge doesn’t occur by chance!
  • It means hard work and regularity and being 100% active not passive!
  • Yah.weh answered Daniel’s prayer by saying rebuilding followed by the destruction of Jerusalem!

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Remember:

  • If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!
  • They used to write differently!
  • They used to speak differently!
  • They used to think differently!
  • They used to act differently!
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47) God and Daniel / Daniel and God


Daniel 5:

- This time Daniel must help King Belshazzar.


- He does as usual!


- He is told by God!


- Then he tells the interpretation!

- He doesn’t care about the king’s gifts!


- He works for God!


- And he always tells the message from God!


- Good or bad!


- The king is killed by Darius the Mede!


- But Daniel will keep his position!


- God keeps blessing him!


- And his qualities and abilities are appreciated!
 

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  • Remember:
  • Daniel is a great example of integrity!
  • His example shows the importance of an education where Yah·weh is omnipresent!
  • An education which leads to an accurate knowledge of the Bible away from today’s corruption!
  • So different from today’s world!
  • But accurate knowledge doesn’t occur by chance!
  • It means hard work and regularity and being 100% active not passive!
  • Yah.weh answered Daniel’s prayer by saying rebuilding followed by the destruction of Jerusalem!

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Remember:

  • If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!
  • They used to write differently!
  • They used to speak differently!
  • They used to think differently!
  • They used to act differently!
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Remember:

Biblical Hebrew has a very small number of words, about 8,000, and around 1,700 of those words are hapax legomena (being said once) in the Hebrew Bible. Modern Hebrew has about 100,000 words. For comparison modern English has over 450,000 words, and Spanish has just over 175,000 words. Standard English dictionaries typically have about 200,000 words, whereas Spanish dictionaries have about 80,000 words.

This means words often have multiple meanings determined by context.

Although yom is commonly rendered as day in English translations, the word yom can be used in different ways to refer to different time spans:


  • Point of time (a specific day)
  • time period of a whole or half a day:
    • Period of light (as contrasted with the period of darkness),
    • Sunrise to sunset
    • Sunset to next sunset
  • General term for time ( as in 'days of our lives')
  • A year "lived a lot of days"
  • Time period of unspecified length. "days and days"
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The Greek language is ranked as the richest in the world with 5 million words and 70 million word types. According to Dr. MacDonald, only 600,000 Greek words are used today, making the Greek vocabulary the largest in the world and 3.5 times bigger than the English vocabulary.

Though there are 138,607 words in the Greek New Testament, only 5,394 are unique.

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48) God and Daniel / Daniel and God


Daniel 6:

- Daniel is chosen to be part of the three high officials of Darius’ administration.


- Thanks to his special relationship with God, he distinguishes himself over the administration!


- As a consequence, the king intends to elevate him over the entire kingdom!


- Because of that, some high officials and satraps are jealous of him and try to find an accusation!


- But Daniel is not corrupted!


- As a matter of fact, the conclusion is clear: they must find something in the law of his God!


- They tell the king to establish a royal decree and to enforce a ban to prevent people from making a petition to any god or man except to the king for 30 days!


- There is no law!


- They make the king have a law especially against Daniel!


- And it attacks the relationship Daniel has with his God!


- And what does Daniel do as soon as he hears about the law?


- He openly prays to his God!


- He won’t change anything about his relationship to his God because of men!


- His relationship to God is his top priority!


- And he does everything to keep it!


- The men who accuse him can’t prevent God from saving him!


- On the contrary, the king has them thrown into the lions’ pit!
 

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EXODUS 3:15

YAH.WEH THE GOD OF YOUR FATHERS – THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, THE GOD OF ISAAC, AND THE GOD OF JACOB – HAS SENT ME TO YOU.
THIS IS MY NAME FOREVER, AND THIS IS HOW I AM TO BE REMEMBERED IN EVERY GENERATION IN EVERY GENERATION.

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Jesus had siblings :

- Guess what: the Bible is the history of the Israelites!
- Each page tells you that!
- Each story tells you that!
- Each family tells you that!
- The book of Adam's story tells you that!

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  • Remember:
  • Daniel is a great example of integrity!
  • His example shows the importance of an education where Yah·weh is omnipresent!
  • An education which leads to an accurate knowledge of the Bible away from today’s corruption!
  • So different from today’s world!
  • But accurate knowledge doesn’t occur by chance!
  • It means hard work and regularity and being 100% active not passive!
  • Yah.weh answered Daniel’s prayer by saying rebuilding followed by the destruction of Jerusalem!

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Remember:

  • If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!
  • They used to write differently!
  • They used to speak differently!
  • They used to think differently!
  • They used to act differently!
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Remember:

Biblical Hebrew has a very small number of words, about 8,000, and around 1,700 of those words are hapax legomena (being said once) in the Hebrew Bible. Modern Hebrew has about 100,000 words. For comparison modern English has over 450,000 words, and Spanish has just over 175,000 words. Standard English dictionaries typically have about 200,000 words, whereas Spanish dictionaries have about 80,000 words.

This means words often have multiple meanings determined by context.

Although yom is commonly rendered as day in English translations, the word yom can be used in different ways to refer to different time spans:


  • Point of time (a specific day)
  • time period of a whole or half a day:
    • Period of light (as contrasted with the period of darkness),
    • Sunrise to sunset
    • Sunset to next sunset
  • General term for time ( as in 'days of our lives')
  • A year "lived a lot of days"
  • Time period of unspecified length. "days and days"
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The Greek language is ranked as the richest in the world with 5 million words and 70 million word types. According to Dr. MacDonald, only 600,000 Greek words are used today, making the Greek vocabulary the largest in the world and 3.5 times bigger than the English vocabulary.

Though there are 138,607 words in the Greek New Testament, only 5,394 are unique.

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