Want to dive deeper into Scripture? Every Thursday, Chris Christensen investigates a passage of Scripture and helps us see how to apply it to our lives.
This is the episode is part 5 of a study on the book of Daniel. The king of Babylon literally sees the writing on the wall for his kingdom. Daniel is sought to interpret the writing and give the king the bad news. Babylon is brought down by God because of the arrogance of the king. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
This is the episode is part 4 in a study of the book of Daniel. King Nebuchadnezzar has a second dream which Daniel is called to interpret the dream for the king. The dream is bad news. The king has become proud and will be humbled. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
This is the episode is part 3 in a study of the book of Daniel. Daniel's three friends Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego get in trouble with King Nebuchadnezzar because they refuse to worship a gold statue that the king has erected. The king orders them to be executed, but God has other plans. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
This is the episode is part 2 in a study of the book of Daniel. King Nebuchadnezzar has a dream that disturbs him. He asks his wise men to interpret the dream, but... he will not tell them the dream. Can anyone on Earth tell the king his dream and its interpretation? Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
Daniel 1Daniel’s Training in Babylon 1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. 2 And the Lord delivered Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, along with some of the articles from the temple of God. These he carried off to the temple of his god in Babylonia[a] and put in the treasure house of his god. 3 Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, chief of his court officials, to bring into the king’s service some of the Israelites from the royal family and the nobility— 4 young men without any physical defect, handsome, showing aptitude for every kind of learning, well informed, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace. He was to teach them the language and literature of the Babylonians.[b] 5 The king assigned them a daily amount of food and wine from the king’s table. They were to be trained for three years, and after that they were to enter the king’s service. 6 Among those who were chosen were some from Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. 7 The chief official gave them new names: to Daniel, the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego. 8 But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way. 9 Now God had caused the official to show favor and compassion to Daniel, 10 but the official told Daniel, “I am afraid of my lord the king, who has assigned your[c] food and drink. Why should he see you looking worse than the other young men your age? The king would then have my head because of you.” 11 Daniel then said to the guard whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, 12 “Please test your servants for ten days: Give us nothing but vegetables to eat and water to drink. 13 Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who eat the royal food, and treat your servants in accordance with what you see.” 14 So he agreed to this and tested them for ten days. 15 At the end of the ten days they looked healthier and better nourished than any of the young men who ate the royal food. 16 So the guard took away their choice food and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables instead. 17 To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding of all kinds of literature and learning. And Daniel could understand visions and dreams of all kinds. 18 At the end of the time set by the king to bring them into his service, the chief official presented them to Nebuchadnezzar. 19 The king talked with them, and he found none equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah; so they entered the king’s service. 20 In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king questioned them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his whole kingdom. 21 And Daniel remained there until the first year of King Cyrus.Footnotes: 1. Daniel 1:2 Hebrew Shinar 2. Daniel 1:4 Or Chaldeans 3. Daniel 1:10 The Hebrew for your and you in this verse is plural. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
This is the episode is part 4 in a study on the wilderness. This episode looks at John the Baptist who is described as a "voice calling in the wilderness". Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
This is the episode is part 3 in a study on the wilderness and where it shows up in the Bible. We hear about the children of Israel who spend 40 years in the wilderness... but did not have to. They end up stuck in the wilderness for 40 years because they lose faith in God. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
This is the episode is part 2 in a study on the theme on the wilderness. A relationship to God does not promise to be a paradise. This episode looks again at the prophet Elijah who spends time in the wilderness when he is ready to die, exhausted by being (so far as he knows) the last one faithful to God. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
This is the episode is part 1 of a series on the wilderness. This episode looks at Jesus' 40 days in the wildreness and his temptation by the devil. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
This is the episode is part 3 and the final part of a study of Holiness. We look at the calls in the New Testament for us to live lives as God's holy people. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
Chris Christensen is the creator of The Bible Study Podcast as well as the long-running travel podcast Amateur Traveler. He has been teaching bible studies since he was in high school. He is a lay leader and occasional preacher at Bethel Lutheran Church in Cupertino California.
