Against the Flow Study Guide: Discussing and Applying the Message of Daniel Today
Ebook
'Then King Darius sent this message to the people of every race and nation and language throughout the world: "I decree that everyone throughout my kingdom should tremble with fear before the God of Daniel. For he is the living God, and he will endure forever."' (Daniel 6.25-6)
The book of Daniel tells the story of four teenage friends, born in the tiny state of Judah about twenty-six centuries ago, who were captured by Nebuchadnezzar, emperor of Babylon. Although forced to live in exile, Daniel and his friends remained faithful to the one true God. But they did not simply treat their devotion to God as a private matter; they maintained a high-profile witness in a pluralistic society that was highly antagonistic to their faith. That is why their story has such a powerful message for us.
What was it that gave that ancient foursome, Daniel and his three friends, the strength and conviction to be prepared, often at great risk, to swim against the flow?
This study guide to Against the Flow is packed with thought-provoking suggestions for private reflection or group discussion, drawing out the many ways in which the story of Daniel can teach us how to live faithfully in a world of religious doubt and scepticism today.
This comprehensive chapter-by-chapter study guide to John Lennox's richly detailed study of Daniel adds life and depth to our understanding of both the man and the book named after him, while drawing out the parallels between the spiritual and intellectual challenges he faced and those faced by Christians today.
Contents
How to Use This Guide
Daniel 1
1 A Matter of History
2 City of Idols
3 A Question of Values
4 A Question of Identity
5 The Resolution and the Protest
6 The World-view of Babylon
7 The Manner of the Protest
8 The Logical Structure of Daniel
Daniel 2
9 Dreams and Revelations
10 A Succession of Empires
Daniel 3
11 When the State Becomes God
Daniel 4
12 The Testimony of Nebuchadnezzar
Daniel 5
13 The Writing on the Wall
Daniel 6
14 The Law of the Medes and Persians
15 The Law of the Jungle
Daniel 7
16 The Four Beasts and the Son of Man
Daniel 8
17 The Vision of the Ram and the Goat
Daniel 9
18 Jerusalem and the Future
19 The Seventy Weeks
20 The Seventieth Week
Daniel 10
21 The Man above the River
Daniel 11
22 The Book of Truth
Daniel 12
23 The Time of the End
- Title: Against the Flow Study Guide: Discussing and Applying the Message of Daniel Today
- Authors: John C. Lennox, Joseph McRae Mellichamp
- Publisher: SPCK Publishing
- Print Publication Date: 2024
- Logos Release Date: 2023
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9780281089253, 9780281089246, 0281089248, 9780281089222, 0281089221, 0281089256
- Resource ID: LLS:9780281089253
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-08-20T13:26:21Z