MAIN POINT: Because God is sovereign over all, we as his people fold into his plan and have the opportunity to be faithful.
Introduction
Background
Setting
Structure and Genre
Author and Date
Context
Theme
God is still on the Throne (1-2)
Beyond the Walls (Grace and Growth)
Weekly Reading/Meditation List:
Day 1: Read Daniel 1 and Acts 8
God's sovereignty is the belief that God possesses absolute and supreme authority over all creation, determining and controlling all events and outcomes according to His divine will.
In what ways do you see his sovereignty in your own life?
Why do you suppose persecuted Christians gravitate toward Daniel and Revelation? How do these books of prophecy inform our present living?
In the story of Daniel, God is working even through the sins of his people. Where else in Scripture can we see God work despite or even through great sin?
Day 2: Read Daniel 1 and Acts 8.
Compare and contrast the scattering of God’s people in Daniel 1 and Acts 8.
How does God use each of these scenarios?
Day 3: Read Daniel 1 and John 17:14-16
Think about your own worldview. What beliefs or assumptions characterize how you view the world?
Now think about your culture as a whole. What characterizes the general culture’s worldview?
Day 4: Read Daniel 1 and 1 Peter 2:11-12
How did Daniel and his friends experience the challenges of loneliness, brainwashing, conforming, and confusion?
How have you experienced the challenges of loneliness, brainwashing, conforming, and confusion?
How did you fight to remain faithful to Christ? (consider Romans 12:1-2)
Day 5: Read Daniel 1 and 1 Timothy 1:15-20
What does it mean in your life to be defiled by the world?
What defensive measures can you take to protect against being defiled?
Is it possible to be too aggressive? How?
Day 6: Read Daniel 1 and John 1:1-13
How does Daniel’s journey mirror the life and ministry of Jesus?
How can you follow the example of Jesus and carry on the legacy of Daniel in your life?
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