Job is a man whose faith was in a God who is worthy to be feared (Job 1:1). The prose begins with a simple statement about a man in the land of Uz. The geographic location of this land is not certain. Some suggest it is near the ancient city of Damascus which borders the desert. It may be identified with Abraham’s nephew who was named Uz (Genesis 22:21).
In Babylon’s religious culture, statues were frequently worshiped as gods. Nebuchadnezzar hoped to use this huge image as part of his strategy to centralize worship in order to unite the nation and solidify his power. When he made the statue, he showed that his devotion to Daniel’s God was short-lived.
It was during this time that the prophet Isaiah received this vision. He was brought before the throne of God and what he experienced before the LORD was something that made him give everything to God, including his life.
Jesus walked the walk of freedom for us when he walked the road to Calvary. He denied his own will, only devoting himself to the will of the Father for us.
Luke 15: 8-9
“Or what woman, if she has ten silver coins and loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found the coin which I had lost!’
Sometimes we allow pride to creep in as we slowly reach our dreams. So God steps in by allowing circumstances and pain to humble us, not humiliate us.
This message is mainly for all believers who are preparing for the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. Since we believe that Jesus is coming back soon, we should not only be excited to meet him in the air but we must also be occupied with a life and works of righteousness.
Daniel 1
A more particular account of the beginning of Daniel’s life, his origin and education, than we have of any other of the prophets. Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel, began immediately with divine visions, but Daniel began with the study of human learning, and was afterwards honored with divine visions. We have here:
The story of Queen Esther with King Ahasuerus is a story of authority in the Kingdom.
Uzziah in Hebrew means, ‘my strength is YAH.’
Azariah in Hebrew means ‘Help of Yah.’