The Lord is King : the message of Daniel /
Ronald S. Wallace.
- Downers Grove, Illinois : Inter-Varsity Press, c1979.
- 200 p. ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references
Introduction The historical background The traditional view of the book The theory of the Maccabean orientation of the book The answer from the conservative point of view The central theme of the book its convincing unity and integrity Daniel within the biblical tradition Daniel 1: The issue and the answer The people of God: new questions in theology and policy Nebuchadnezzar: benevolence and despotism The practical issues co-operation or withdrawal? The caretakers of the true Israel Yes and no! The first encounter The issue, and the drawing of the line A model for today? The vow and the appeal God takes over Daniel 2: The stone and the shattered kingdom Crisis in palace and city Ultimate questions Daniel the mediator The mystery of the king's dream The proclamation of the kingdom of God The details of the image The stone from the mountain The king's first response. Daniel 3: The blazing furnace The need for social cement The Festival of the New Babylon The miracle of resistance The answer The miracle of survival Nebuchadnezzar the moment of truth Nebuchadnezzar the moment of repentance Daniel 4: 'I Nebuchadnezzar' Evasion The rejection of the sower with the seed The clay in the hand of the potter The Father who disciplines us Daniel companion and sign Daniel faithfulness in counsel The lesson The personal testimony of a converted soul his peace The personal testimony of a converted soul his new-found life in God Daniel 5: Belshazzar's feast Nebuchadnezzar and Belshazzar the drawing of a contrast Nebuchadnezzar and Belshazzar and Daniel even 'change' can change! Daniel's attitude Nebuchadnezzar and Belshazzar the elect and the rejected The rejected chooses his rejection Nebuchadnezzar mercy and judgment Belshazzar judgment and mercy The writing on the wall The act of sacrilege The vessels of the Lord The essence of sin The pastoral word at the eleventh hour The honesty and severity of love The background of the human tragedy Daniel 6: The den of lions The mystery of the offence Anyone who hates his brother .. The unswerving witness of Daniel The point of the offence The injustice of the charge Murder under the system! The saving grace of discipline Our need of habit The law-and-order trap The resurrection of Daniel Darius Daniel 7: The beasts and the son of man A new look at world power Questions for today The ultimate and tormenting problem Towards a final answer The kingdom of the son of man The son of man and the servants of the Most High The haunting details of the last beast The ten horns The need for perspective Reading the signs today Justifiable depression? The need for watchfulness Daniel 8: The he-goat and the little horn The vision Alexander the Great and Antiochus Epiphanes A history without a clue the absurdity of the outcome A foretaste and foreshadowing of the final Antichrist Back to the king's business! Daniel 9: A prayer and a prophecy Daniel, the community and the books The books and the presence of God The search today The presence, the books and the prayer An individual in community Reality and liturgy in the Bible Dates or assurance? The beloved man as an acceptable sacrifice The angels and the answer The God of angels and mankind Is our God too small? Seventy weeks of years! The goal of history The foreshadowing of events to come The working out of the purpose of God Daniel 10: 'I Daniel' The final encounter The shattering and exalting presence The cost of involvement and the gift of understanding The cost must be the same today The communion of heaven and earth in the cosmic conflict The decisive heavenly war. Daniel 11: The history inscribed in the book Take-over by the spoken word The history of the broken empire and its issue God shapes the pattern of our ways We have our responsibility The transition to 'the time of the end' Daniel 12: Waiting and watching for the end The time of the end The Antichrist The tribulation The separation The finale the gap between seeing and understanding The need for steadfast patience The need for wisdom The final pastoral word the way and the place The final pastoral word the promise of rest
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