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Daniel 1:1-21

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... ʾaleph); in 2:28, 46 and twenty-six other verses, it is nebukadnetsar (long u; no ʾaleph). While some have tried to defend the form “Nebuchadnezzar” with “n,” which is found in Kings, Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Daniel, and a few times in Jeremiah (J. G. Baldwin, Daniel: An Introduction and Commentary [Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 1978], p. 78 n. 1, citing P.-R. Berger, “Der Kyros-Zylinder mit den Zusatzfragment BIN II Nr. 32 und die akkadischen Personennamen im Danielbuch,” ZA 64 [1975 ...

2. The Writing on the Wall

Daniel 5:1-31

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... wall. Gibson still consider it a divine communication, though through natural, not supernatural agency. Although the article cited above is old and the interpretation has little to recommend it, it is mentioned because at least one more recent commentator follows it (Baldwin, Daniel, 124). 5:6 The statement his legs gave way literally means something like “the joints of his hips were loosed.” It is possible that we should understand the clause to mean that the king was so frightened that his bowels were ...

3. The Seventy “Sevens”

Daniel 9:20-27

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... the most holy” (9:24; see NIV footnote: “Or Most Holy Place; or most holy One”). What makes it controversial is that some Christians have interpreted the phrase to mean “to anoint the most holy one,” meaning the Messiah, or Jesus (Young, Daniel, p. 201; see also Baldwin, Daniel, p. 169, who sees both temple and Messiah here). This reference to the Messiah does not appear to be either the original meaning of the verse or the author’s intention. Rather, Christians have read Jesus into the OT and ...

4. Daniel’s Vision of a Ram and a Goat

Daniel 8:1-14

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... , Greece, and Rome sometimes use this verse to buttress their position, arguing against separate Median and Persian kingdoms. In their view, the book indicates a combined Medo-Persian Empire, because the two horns are in one animal (Baldwin, Daniel, p. 65). On the contrary, the author of Daniel still acknowledges that they are distinct powers, because they are represented by separate horns and because one horn was longer than the other but grew up later (8:3). That indicates an awareness that the Persian ...

5. The Image of Gold and the Fiery Furnace

Daniel 3:1-30

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... a decree” (3:10, 29) and “to pay attention” (3:12). The verb “change” shows up three times (3:19, 27 [NIV “scorched”], 28 [NIV “defied”]). Some commentators have seen a comic element in the repetitious style, reading it as satirical (e.g., Baldwin, Daniel, p. 102). To be sure, there are humorous aspects of the story, such as the ridiculous proportions of the statue, the furnace heated seven times over, and the raging king. No doubt the Jewish author is mocking the pagans for their idolatry ...

6. The King Who Exalts Himself

Daniel 11:36-45

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... 70). Some readers aver that it is the nature of biblical prediction to mix events of the distant future with events closer to the time of the prophet (Baldwin, Daniel, p. 202), but this is debatable. While these verses may turn out to have some correspondence to events at the end of history, we cannot be certain of that. What does seem clear from reading Daniel 11 is that the biblical writer thinks he is continuing in verses 40–45 with the same story he began in verses 2–39, for there is no indication ...

7. A Guide to a Rich and a Joyous Life

Exodus 20:1-21

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King Duncan

... top of the wall, his sister called out and stopped him. In the blink of an eye, some soldiers drove up, guns aimed right at the Baldwin family. The squad leader chewed them out and sent them on their way. The next morning, the family returned to the barricade wall to survey ... , OR: Harvest House Publishers, 2007), pp. 81-82. 3. Dr. Daniel Lioy, International Bible Lesson Commentary (Colorado Springs: David C. Cook, 2008), p. 356. 4. Stanley C. Baldwin, What Did Jesus Say About That? (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books ...

8. The Racial Gap

Psalm 53:1-6

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William McKee Aber

... white, but "not knowing who he was" may be the epitaph of the black community. Black literature has made a wide swing - from James Baldwin’s NOBODY KNOWS MY NAME, to John Williams’ THE MAN WHO CRIED, "I AM." I would recommend the latter. It’s not a ... that James Otis, a Negro, gave an important speech in 1761 on behalf of the American Revolution that aroused such fervor that Daniel Webster said, "From that moment we date the severance of the British Empire." Little things, again, and I’m sure quite ...

9. David, Nabal, Abigail

1 Samuel 25:1-44

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

... –19 The fact that Abigail was able to take away this amount of supplies, enough to supply six hundred men with a good meal (Baldwin, 1 and 2 Samuel, pp. 149–50) without Nabal’s noticing what she was doing, indicates how well-supplied the farm was and also ... future, was not likely to be easy. 25:42–44 Abigail and David apparently had one son, known as Kileab in 2 Sam. 3:3 and Daniel in 1 Chron. 3:1, but we read no more of him, and he may have died early. Saul did not officially have the right to ...

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