Title Commentary on the Prophets/Daniel 1:1-21
Contents
:Explanation of the Prophets:
Dan 1:1-21
single heart
1. The Lord warns those who pray not to be "double-minded."
A heart without a heart is like being pushed and swayed by a wave, when nothing can be gained
it's a door
2. Anything requires concentration and mental unification. Faith is even more so.
Will I believe this like a playboy who can't forget his ex-boyfriends even after getting married?
How unfortunate would it be to believe that?
3. Believers only need “one heart”. “Only Jesus, only Heaven” This is
It should be our slogan.
4. Let's learn the one-sided faith through Daniel's faith.
I. We have a crisis of faith (1-7).
A. Daniel and his three friends faced a crisis of faith.
1. Became a prisoner (1-3).
1) Prisoners have no freedom. Isn't freedom the most precious thing in the world?
2) Prisoners of war have no human rights. Horses are human beings, and they are treated like animals.
2. A crisis has come to education (4).
1) The Jews were thoroughly religious education based on the Law.
2) But from now on, you must receive foreign education.
3. There is a crisis in the language. The use of the mother tongue is prohibited.
4. I had to change the name of Chang.
5. Above all else, the food crisis has come.
1) Because it is food that worshiped idols.
2) The pressure of conversion was included.
B. We also have a crisis of faith.
1. What is the current environment? It is no different from Daniel's time. Let's look around us.
There are too many obstacles to faith.
2. There are so many factors that stimulate us.
Temptations of culture, videotapes and magazines full of obscenity.
3. Drugs that can be easily obtained if you have money, and hallucinogens, etc.
II. The crisis of faith requires the determination of faith (8-16).
A. They made up their minds.
1.They must have been in their late teens. So, it was the time when their appetites were strong.
2. They left their parents' arms. Therefore, there was a risk of derailment.
3. Their position was very unfavorable, since they were prisoners of war.
4. Their actions may be in refusal of the king's orders.
5. We too. Like Daniel, we need a decision to keep our faith.
B. suggested alternatives.
1. Try it for ten days--- a very good alternative.
2. We also need this kind of wisdom. The wisdom to suggest along with setting the will
there should be
III. The determination of faith brings victory of faith (17-21).
A. A decision can be accompanied by many obstacles. However, it is only a temporary phenomenon.
C. In order to plant crops, you have to plow the field, and you have to suffer the pain of plowing the field.
B. There are difficulties in making decisions, but in the end, you are bound to win. Principle
We must know. God does not turn away from us, but also our perishing.
you don't even want
C. Big and small difficulties always accompany our decisions.
You must not be afraid. You cannot enter Canaan without going through the wilderness.
You have to go through the wilderness. But if you pass through the wilderness, there is more to it than flowing milk and honey.
Keep in mind that there is land Canaan.