While the Old Testament book of Daniel contains numerous fascinating stories which are not just stories, but accounts of actual events, there is an overarching theme of the book of which these various accounts are a demonstration. That theme is summarized in verse twenty-one of chapter two: And he [God] changeth the times and the seasons; he removeth kings, and setteth up kings; he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to those who know understanding.

“The wise” are those who look around them at current events in the world and ask the question, “Who’s in charge here?” And “the wise” are those who realize the correct answer to that question: “GOD is in charge here!”

Especially in this present time the words of the hymn, “This Is My Father’s World,” are particularly relevant, comforting, and encouraging: “This is my Father’s world, O let me ne’er forget that though the wrong seems oft so strong, God is the Ruler yet.”

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The Old Testament is “chocked full” of great stories of fascinating characters and dramatic events. However, it is important to recognize that the Bible is not just another story-book, but that, in fact, the “stories” it contains are not fictional stories, but they are the record of things that really happened. Time and time again the veracity and authenticity of the record have been supported by archaeological discoveries over the centuries.

One of the most exciting and intriguing “stories” in the Old Testament is found in the fourth chapter of the Book of Daniel which is the first-hand account by Babylon’s greatest king, Nebuchadnezzar, of an astounding event in his life and reign.

The story is that of how one who could correctly be called a pride-filled narcissist was brought low in order that he might become a humble worshipper of the One True God.

And so, in the third episode of this series, “When Worlds Collide: Studies in the Book of Daniel,” we consider this fascinating and ultra-dramatic story, an episode entitled, “How the Mighty Has Fallen!”

Thank you for listening to Ancient Words, Modern Message. You can expect episodes twice a month on Monday. Ancient Words, Modern Message is supported by Hebrew Christian Fellowship. To learn more about our ministry, or to ask a question, contact HCFellowship4819@gmail.com. We might just answer your question on a future episode of Ancient Words, Modern Message. If you know a person that you think would benefit from this teaching, please share it with them. And if you’d like to support Ancient Words, Modern Message, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Your input helps us make the podcast even better and reach new listeners. Ancient Words, Modern Message is produced by Studio D Podcast Production and hosted by Rev. Roger Wambold, Director of Hebrew Christian Fellowship.

Certainly most of us have had the experience of waking up in the morning and asking: “Where did that dream come from?

Maybe the bed-time snack of three slices of pepperoni pizza, but more often than not, we simply do not know where those far-fetched and bizarre dreams come from.

However, we do know where the Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar’s dream came from, a strange dream reported in the second chapter of the Old Testament Book of Daniel. Thanks to the divinely inspired insight of a young Jewish exile, Nebuchadnezzar also knew where the dream came from—more correctly from whom it came—and its meaning, as well.

While the great majority of dreams defy explanation and understanding, this particular one was deep in its meaning and broad in its scope, so broad, in fact, that it covered a span of 279 years and beyond, outlining in amazing detail a major period of world history.

With this in mind, let’s open our Bibles to Daniel 2 for this second in the series we have named, “When Worlds Collide: Studies in the Book of Daniel,” an episode with the intriguing title, “279 Years in Just One Night!”

Thank you for listening to Ancient Words, Modern Message. You can expect episodes twice a month on Monday. Ancient Words, Modern Message is supported by Hebrew Christian Fellowship. To learn more about our ministry, or to ask a question, contact HCFellowship4819@gmail.com. We might just answer your question on a future episode of Ancient Words, Modern Message. If you know a person that you think would benefit from this teaching, please share it with them. And if you’d like to support Ancient Words, Modern Message, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Your input helps us make the podcast even better and reach new listeners. Ancient Words, Modern Message is produced by Studio D Podcast Production and hosted by Rev. Roger Wambold, Director of Hebrew Christian Fellowship.