GOD DOES WHAT MAN CAN'T DO (2 OF 8)
Scripture: Daniel 2:1-16
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God Does What Man Can't Do (2 of 8)
Series: Our God Reigns
Jonathan McLeod
Daniel 2:1-16
Daniel answered the king and said, ''No wise men, enchanters, magicians, or astrologers can show to the king the mystery that the king has asked, but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the latter days'' (vv. 27-28).
TO WHOM DO WE GIVE THANKS?
To whom do you give thanks on Thanksgiving Day? When we give thanks to God for our blessings, we are acknowledging that God is sovereign (i.e., in control).
Thanksgiving Day was originally based on the belief that God is sovereign. On January 31, 1957, the Canadian Parliament proclaimed: ''A Day of General Thanksgiving to Almighty God for the bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed...is to be observed on the second Monday in October.'' When we give thanks to God for the harvest, we are acknowledging that God is sovereign over the harvest.
The theme of the book of Daniel is the sovereignty of God. In spite of how things might look, God is in control.
[Read Daniel 2:1-16.]
A TROUBLING DREAM AND AN IMPOSSIBLE DEMAND
One night, King Nebuchadnezzar has a dream-a troubling dream. And he's desperate to known the meaning of the dream. So he summons some of his wise men and demands that they not only tell him the meaning of his dream but also the content of his dream (v. 5). And if they can't fulfill his demand, they will be ''torn limb from limb'' (v. 5). The wise men reply as you and I would: ''That's impossible!'' They say, ''There is not a man on earth who can meet the king's demand'' (v. 10).
The king is furious and commands that all the wise men of Babylon be executed (v. 12). By this time, Daniel has graduated from the three-year training program in Babylon. He is now one of the wise men. And his is to be killed along with the others. Not wanting to ...
Series: Our God Reigns
Jonathan McLeod
Daniel 2:1-16
Daniel answered the king and said, ''No wise men, enchanters, magicians, or astrologers can show to the king the mystery that the king has asked, but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the latter days'' (vv. 27-28).
TO WHOM DO WE GIVE THANKS?
To whom do you give thanks on Thanksgiving Day? When we give thanks to God for our blessings, we are acknowledging that God is sovereign (i.e., in control).
Thanksgiving Day was originally based on the belief that God is sovereign. On January 31, 1957, the Canadian Parliament proclaimed: ''A Day of General Thanksgiving to Almighty God for the bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed...is to be observed on the second Monday in October.'' When we give thanks to God for the harvest, we are acknowledging that God is sovereign over the harvest.
The theme of the book of Daniel is the sovereignty of God. In spite of how things might look, God is in control.
[Read Daniel 2:1-16.]
A TROUBLING DREAM AND AN IMPOSSIBLE DEMAND
One night, King Nebuchadnezzar has a dream-a troubling dream. And he's desperate to known the meaning of the dream. So he summons some of his wise men and demands that they not only tell him the meaning of his dream but also the content of his dream (v. 5). And if they can't fulfill his demand, they will be ''torn limb from limb'' (v. 5). The wise men reply as you and I would: ''That's impossible!'' They say, ''There is not a man on earth who can meet the king's demand'' (v. 10).
The king is furious and commands that all the wise men of Babylon be executed (v. 12). By this time, Daniel has graduated from the three-year training program in Babylon. He is now one of the wise men. And his is to be killed along with the others. Not wanting to ...
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