Bible Memory verse
Daniel 4:35
…The most powerful man of his day learned it the hard way, and Scripture records it so we need not. Daniel 4:34 Isaiah 45:9 Romans 9:20 Sovereign God, no hand can stop yours. Teach me to bow early rather than late.
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Bible verses (4)
Bible Memory collection
The Sovereignty of God: verses to memorise
…whatever he pleases. The contrast in the psalm is with idols that have mouths and cannot speak. Daniel 4:35 Nebuchadnezzar, restored after his humbling, confesses that God does according to his will among the army of heaven and the inhabitants of the earth, and that no one can stop his hand or ask…
Bible Memory verse
Isaiah 43:2
…of fire, but presence in it. It sets an honest expectation. Through is the key word, not around. Daniel 3:25 Psalms 66:12 Isaiah 41:10 Lord, I am passing through this. Be with me in it, since you have not taken it away.
Bible Memory verse
Psalms 115:3
…in the Bible. When you cannot trace what God is doing, this verse gives you somewhere to stand. Daniel 4:35 Psalms 115:4-8 Isaiah 46:9-10 Lord, you do as you please and you please to do good. Quieten me under your rule today.
Bible studies (10)
Chapter study
Psalm 23: The LORD Our Shepherd
…you. The same preposition and the same answer, given to a whole nation. Daniel 3:24-25 A fourth figure walks in the furnace. God's people are not spared the fire, they are accompanied in it. Romans 8:35-39 Paul lists…
Devotional
Every Eye Will See Him
…my terror. Amen. The phrase coming with the clouds draws directly on Daniel 7:13, where one like a son of man comes with the clouds of heaven to the Ancient of Days and is given dominion, glory and a kingdom. John…
Devotional
Like a Mustard Seed
…under whose shade nations found shelter, such as Ezekiel 17:23 and Daniel 4:12. Jesus applies that grand imagery to something that started as small as a mustard seed. Mark 4:26-29 The parable of the growing seed just…
Devotional
Lord of the Sabbath
…what the Sabbath was for from the start. The title Son of Man draws on Daniel 7:13-14, where one like a son of man receives dominion and a kingdom. Jesus applying that title to himself while claiming authority over the…
Devotional
Not Against Flesh and Blood
…all principality, power, might and dominion, the same terms used here. Daniel 10:12-13 An angel delayed by the prince of the kingdom of Persia, a rare glimpse of unseen resistance behind visible events. 2 Corinthians…
Devotional
Serve with Reverence and Awe
…Christ's own kingdom, established through His death and resurrection. Daniel 7:14 foretold a dominion that will not pass away and a kingdom that will not be destroyed, fulfilled in the Son of Man Hebrews identifies as…
Devotional
Thanksgiving in the Storm
…gives thanks, and all 276 aboard are eventually brought safely to land. Daniel 6:10 Daniel gives thanks to his God three times a day, even after the decree against prayer was signed and before he knew the lions'…
Devotional
The Time Is Fulfilled
…in Matthew's account: repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Daniel 2:44 A kingdom the God of heaven sets up that shall never be destroyed, the long background to Jesus' words. Luke 4:43 Jesus says He must preach…
Devotional
Your Kingdom Come
…be done, on earth as it is in heaven, the prayer this scene answers. Daniel 7:13-14 One like a son of man given dominion, glory and a kingdom that all peoples should serve, an everlasting dominion. 1 Corinthians…
Devotional
Your Sins Are Forgiven, Rise and Walk
…The title Son of Man that Jesus uses for himself here draws on Daniel 7:13-14, where one like a son of man is given dominion and glory and a kingdom that will not be destroyed. Jesus applies a title of that scale to his…
Bible topics (8)
Book of the Bible
The Book of Daniel
Daniel has 12 chapters.
Word and phrase
Eternal Life
…whoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life. Daniel 12:2 Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, some to shame and everlasting contempt. This is…
Biblical concept
Kingdom of God
…of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of his love. Daniel 2:44 The God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed. When Jesus began to preach, he did not introduce a new idea. He…
Biblical concept
Kingdom of Heaven
…fits the audience rather than marking a different kingdom. Prophets Daniel speaks of the God of heaven setting up a kingdom. Gospels Matthew uses kingdom of heaven where the other gospels use kingdom of God. Gospels The…
Biblical concept
Messiah and Christ
…someone anointed by the Spirit to bring good news to the poor, and Daniel 9 speaks explicitly of an anointed one still to come. By the first century, under Roman occupation, that hope had sharpened into an expectation,…
Biblical concept
Resurrection
…and boldest statements of bodily hope beyond death in Scripture. Daniel 12:2 Many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. John 11:25…
Biblical concept
Son of Man
…any other. In Ezekiel the phrase simply means a human being, but in Daniel 7 one like a son of man comes with the clouds and receives an everlasting kingdom from the Ancient of Days. Jesus uses it for both his suffering…
Topic study
Prayer: Speaking with the God who has already spoken
…him. Every emotion a saint can feel is already in there being prayed. Daniel: prayer against the odds Daniel 6:10 When a law is signed to make prayer a crime, Daniel opens his window toward Jerusalem and prays three…
Questions and answers (8)
Bible question
Does God hear my prayers?
…being carried rather than merely sent. Delay is not the same as refusal Daniel 10:12 Daniel is told that his words were heard from the first day, though the answer took three weeks to reach him. This single verse…
Bible question
Did Jesus really rise from the dead?
…Acts 2:23-24. Jewish expectation of resurrection was for the last day, Daniel 12:2 and John 11:24. What the disciples claimed was different: one man raised in the middle of history, ahead of everyone else. That is not…
Bible question
How do I trust God when life is difficult?
…even if the fig tree does not blossom and the fields yield no food. Daniel 3:17-18 The three men trust God to deliver them, and add that even if he does not, they will not bow. Job 13:15 Though he slay me, yet will I…
Bible question
How should I pray?
…Nehemiah 1:4-11 Confession, Scripture and a specific request together. Daniel 9:3-19 Praying Scripture back to God on behalf of a people. Ephesians 3:14-21 Paul praying for inner strength rather than easier…
Bible question
Is Jesus God?
…right hand of Power and coming with the clouds, joining Psalm 110:1 to Daniel 7:13. The clearest recorded claim comes at the moment it costs him his life. The council's verdict of blasphemy shows they did not hear a…
Bible question
What does the Bible teach about heaven?
…end of the story. John's vision draws heavily on Isaiah, Ezekiel and Daniel. The new heaven and new earth of Revelation 21:1 echoes Isaiah 65:17. The river and tree of life echo Ezekiel 47 and Genesis 2. John is not…
Bible question
What happens after death?
…see God, an early and startling hope for bodily life beyond death. Daniel 12:2 Daniel foretells that many who sleep in the dust shall awake, some to everlasting life and some to shame, giving the Old Testament's…
Bible question
Why is Jesus called the Son of God?
…of one person. Son of God answers the question; Son of Man, drawn from Daniel 7:13-14, tells them what that Son will do. They tore their clothes, which tells us how large they heard it. The claim is made at the point of…
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