Douglas Jacoby Podcast

OT Characters: Daniel

Episode Summary

Douglas continues his series on Old Testament Characters now looking at the story of Daniel . Douglas shares what we can learn from Daniel’s life as well as what we can learn about God from his story. He also shares ideas for how to share this story with your kids.

Episode Notes

For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.

Hebrew words:

Daniel:
Daniyy’el (Daniel) -- "God is my judge." 79x in the Bible.
Dan'el (Danel) -- "God is judge." Alternate spelling.
Daniel's companions:
Chananya or Chanyahu (Hananiah) – God has been gracious.
Misha’el (Mishael) – Who is what God is?
‘Azaryah or ‘Azaryahu (Azariah) – God has helped

Further study:

• Passages covered in this podcast: Daniel 1:1-8, 2:27-28,37-38, 4:19-22, 4:25-27, 5:22-30, 6:1-5, 10:16-17.
• About Daniel's reverence and humility in the presence of the divine: Daniel 7:15,28; 8:17-25,27; 10:8-11,16-19.
• Even more:
  • Were Daniel and his three friends eunuchs? Click here for the answer.
  • Notice the parallels between Daniel 5 and the apocryphal see 3 Maccabees 4.
  • See the references to Daniel in Ezekiel 14:14,20 and 28:3. (Presumably they refer to the canonical individual, though Ezekiel and Daniel were contemporaries.)
  • Advanced: The Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 30: Daniel (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1989).

Some things we learn about God:

• God will be with us, even though we live and move amidst a culture hostile to the way of truth.
• God alone is the worthy object of our worship.
• He moves in the life of the one who prays.
• God honors the person who honors him. See 1 Samuel 2:30.

For kids: Take a look at the lessons in Gardens of Praise. Here you will find two lessons that relate to our character. Included are notes, tests, and songs.

• Three Brave Boys
• Brave Daniel

Key verses:

• Daniel 1:8 – Determined to resist pagan culture
• Daniel 4:27 – Speaks truth to power
• Daniel 6:4 – Neither corrupt nor negligent

Next lesson: Hosea & Gomer