‘Then King Darius sent this message to the people of every race and nation and language throughout the world: ‘I decree that everyone throughout my kingdom should tremble with fear before the God of Daniel. For he is the living God, and he will endure forever. » (Daniel 6.25-6)
The book of Daniel tells the story of four teenage friends, born in the tiny state of Judah about twenty-six centuries ago, who were captured by Nebuchadnezzar, emperor of Babylon. Although forced to live in exile, Daniel and his friends remained faithful to the one true God. But they did not simply treat their devotion to God as a private matter; they maintained a high-profile witness in a pluralistic society that was highly antagonistic to their faith. That is why their story has such a powerful message for us.
What was it that gave that ancient foursome, Daniel and his three friends, the strength and conviction to be prepared, often at great risk, to swim against the flow?
This study guide to Against the Flow is packed with thought-provoking suggestions for private reflection or group discussion, drawing out the many ways in which the story of Daniel can teach us how to live faithfully in a world of religious doubt and scepticism today.
Table des matières
Contents
How to Use This Guide
Daniel 1
1 A Matter of History
2 City of Idols
3 A Question of Values
4 A Question of Identity
5 The Resolution and the Protest
6 The World-view of Babylon
7 The Manner of the Protest
8 The Logical Structure of Daniel
Daniel 2
9 Dreams and Revelations
10 A Succession of Empires
Daniel 3
11 When the State Becomes God
Daniel 4
12 The Testimony of Nebuchadnezzar
Daniel 5
13 The Writing on the Wall
Daniel 6
14 The Law of the Medes and Persians
15 The Law of the Jungle
Daniel 7
16 The Four Beasts and the Son of Man
Daniel 8
17 The Vision of the Ram and the Goat
Daniel 9
18 Jerusalem and the Future
19 The Seventy Weeks
20 The Seventieth Week
Daniel 10
21 The Man above the River
Daniel 11
22 The Book of Truth
Daniel 12
23 The Time of the End
A propos de l’auteur
Joseph Mc Rae Mellichamp is Emeritus Professor of Management Science at the University of Alabama, USA. In addition to scholarly works, he has published study guides for several important Christian books, including C. S. Lewis’ Mere Christianity and John Lennox’s Friend of God. He and his wife Peggy also served on staff with the Faculty Ministry of CRU for nearly forty years.
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