Read: 1 Samuel 1:1-20 I have been pouring out my soul before the LORD. (v. 15) Hannah is desperate. Her rival taunts her for being childless, which only compounds her disappointment.
Read: Genesis 4:25-26 At that time people began to call upon the name of the LORD. (v. 26) Do you remember your first prayer? What did you say? I remember a
Read: Daniel 12:1-10 At that time your people shall be delivered. (v. 1) I love books. I read professionally and recreationally, and I enjoy every kind of literature (including the
Read: Daniel 9:1-19 Then I turned my face to the Lord God. (v. 3) There are almost no cross-references between the book of Daniel and the other Old Testament accounts
Read: Daniel 7:1, 9-18 Thrones were placed, and the Ancient of Days took his seat. (v. 9) Halfway through, the book of Daniel dramatically changes tone. It goes from a
Read: Daniel 6:16-28 God sent his angel and shut the lions’ mouths. (v. 22) Daniel faced two overwhelming pressures. The privilege, prosperity, and power of the pagan empire dangled within
Read: Daniel 6:1-13 He . . . prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he had done previously. (v. 10) Daniel must have wondered when he might catch a
Read: Daniel 5:1-31 You have lifted up yourself against the Lord of heaven. (v. 23) Daniel’s first four chapters paint a complex portrait of Nebuchadnezzar. Babylon’s emperor was at turns
Read: Daniel 4:1-3; 34-37 Those who walk in pride he is able to humble. (v. 37) I have had my share of humbling (even humiliating) experiences. When I was younger,
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