The Bible in Context
This is the third post in a series on Daniel 9. (The first two posts can be found here and here.) In this post I will focus on the final verse, Daniel 9:27, which for me, is the most challenging part of the chapter. Here’s how the first half of verse 27 reads in four … Read more
Daniel 9:24-27 is one of the most challenging passages in the Bible. In the previous post, we looked at the big picture of this passage. Most versions have several footnotes to indicate translation difficulties. The NET Bible has 19 footnotes for these four verses. With all these alternate possibilities, we have a lot to consider. … Read more
The end of Daniel 9 has always bothered me. It seems to be written in some kind of indecipherable code language. In addition, it contains translation issues leading to a variety of interpretations. For some reason, though, I have been glued to this passage for the past few days and I am finally willing to … Read more
Valentine’s Day is full of hearts and so is the book of Jeremiah. Jeremiah, however, does not have good things to say about the human heart. In fact, his words are disturbing. Jeremiah was called by God to be a prophet when he was a youth in 627 BC. During his four decades of prophesying, … Read more
What’s the difference between God and idols? Isaiah highlights the fact that idols are man-made: The blacksmith takes a tool and works with it in the coals; he shapes an idol with hammers, he forges it with the might of his arm. He gets hungry and loses his strength; he drinks no water and grows faint. … Read more