UNFOLDING THE WORD With Dr. Gary Kuhne

God sent a dream to King Nebuchadnezzar to confront his pride of life and remind him of the fact that only God is the Lord of History. Daniel shares the interpretation with the King, but also gave a heart-felt plea for the King to repent before the promised punishment is brought about by God. But the King does not choose to be a “hearer and doer” of the Word of God! After 1 year, the “show drops” and God’s promised discipline comes on the King. The King then spends 7 long years as a madman, living under the sky like an animal, humbled in every form of measurement. But the King eventually repents and turns to the Lord. His repentance is proven by now praising God (not himself) and proclaiming the truth about God to everyone who would listen.

God sent a dream to King Nebuchadnezzar to confront his pride of life and remind him of the fact that only God is the Lord of History. God also is helping the king to understand that only a “fool” thinks about life and the future without taking into account the reality of eternity and the inescapable outcome of having to face God in accountability for life. Daniel shares the interpretation with the King, but also gave a heart-felt plea for the King to repent before the promised punishment is brought about by God. But the King does not choose to be a “hearer and doer” of the Word of God!

“SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS” are extended weekly Bible teaching times in which I go through a Book of Bible verse by verse. My current exposition is taken from the Book of Galatians. The SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS are posted on Sunday each week.

God sent a dream to King Nebuchadnezzar to confront his pride of life and remind him of the fact that only God is the Lord of History. God also is helping the king to understand that only a “fool” thinks about life and the future without taking into account the reality of eternity and the inescapable outcome of having to face God in accountability for life. After the rest of the Magi fail to interpret the king’s dream, he is forced to humble himself and seek Daniel’s help to understand the dream’s true message.

“SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS” are extended weekly Bible teaching times in which I go through a Book of Bible verse by verse. My current exposition is taken from the Book of Galatians. The SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS are posted on Sunday each week.

Chapter 4 begins with King Nebuchadnezzar facing yet another dream of warning from God. The chapter relates to us how God used this dream and the king’s resistance to the point of the dream, to bring more discipline into Nebuchadnezzar’s life, discipline that eventually brings the great king to his senses. The king shares the story to both show his repentance and also to affirm the truth that Daniel’s God is the true God, the one who actually is the Lord of History!

“SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS” are extended weekly Bible teaching times in which I go through a Book of Bible verse by verse. My current exposition is taken from the Book of Galatians. The SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS are posted on Sunday each week.

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego had refused to bow and worship the image the King had constructed and rejected the king’s unexpected “second chance” to obey. In fury, the King orders them to be thrown into the fiery furnace. In the face of their likely death, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego understood the real issue behind their “deliverance” was God’s purpose, not God’s power. In today’s verses, the purpose of God was made plain as He delivered them from the flames! The 4^th one in the furnace (either pre-incarnate Christ or an angel) made it so they were not harmed, their hair not singed, their cloths not burnt, and the smell of smoke gone as well. The King now makes it a capital offense to speak against the God of the Jews and elevated the 3 Jews into even higher positions of power.

“SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS” are extended weekly Bible teaching times in which I go through a Book of Bible verse by verse. My current exposition is taken from the Book of Galatians. The SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS are posted on Sunday each week.

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego refused to bow and worship the image the King had constructed. The king unexpectedly gives them a second chance to obey. Yet they firmly rejected even this second chance. In fury, the King orders them to be thrown into the fiery furnace. In the face of their likely death, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego understood the real issue behind their “deliverance” was God’s purpose, not God’s power. So whether it was God’s purpose to deliver them or not, they would continue to trust and worship God. Is this how you will choose to respond to the difficult crises in your life?