Our present and involved God - Ruminating in the Word of God

The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in Daniel 1:2,

"And the Lord delivered Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, along with some of the articles from the temple of God."

In this first chapter we read of the Lord bringing about events, as well as his involvement documented in the book of Daniel. We are told "the Lord delivered Jehoiakim king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

It was God who caused a chief official "to show favor and compassion to Daniel." Daniel 1:9. This made possible the approval of Daniel's request that he not eat the royal food or drink the royal wine of Babylon, as he did not want to defile himself. 

We are also told God gave Daniel and his three friends "knowledge and understanding of all kinds of literature and learning. And Daniel could understand visions and dreams of all kinds." Daniel 1:17. This will become an important aspect in later accounts in this book.

This places God squarely in the center of the events and visions we read of in Daniel. Those who read the book without acknowledging God's presence and involvement in the accounts provided become distracted and misdirected in their failure to account for the supernatural and divine elements of these amazing accounts.

God is always involved!

Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!

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Trevor Fisk

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