I really enjoy looking at images of the people I'm studying. So this morning I searched the web for images of Antiochus Epiphanes IV. I believe he is the 'despicable person' mentioned in Dan 11:21. We've read about this guy before in Daniel 8. Remember?
Check out this website for some images of this guy, as well as some info about him: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/Bios/AntiochusIVEpiphanes.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/Bios/AntiochusIV.html&usg=__OlAcbUgHsH72ZlJFIfSllshXJHw=&h=400&w=326&sz=8&hl=en&start=2&um=1&tbnid=TB-MkGIa6bxKKM:&tbnh=124&tbnw=101&prev=/images%3Fq%3DAntiochus%2Bepiphanes%2BIV%2Bimages%26hl%3Den%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:*%26sa%3DX%26um%3D1
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Announcement
Next week, Nov 18, we will have a 'Mexican potluck' following class. So, bring a Mexican dish to share...and let's enjoy some fellowship!
We will not meet Nov 25 because of Thanksgiving. Our next class after Thanksgiving will be Dec 2. We will complete our study Dec 9.
We will meet Dec 16 during our regular class time for a Christmas brunch and ornament exchange. For those of you who are new to our group, start looking for a Christmas ornament under $10. Bring it wrapped on the 16th and get ready for a wild ride! Our ornament exchanges can get pretty wild and crazy...you won't want to miss it!
We will not meet Nov 25 because of Thanksgiving. Our next class after Thanksgiving will be Dec 2. We will complete our study Dec 9.
We will meet Dec 16 during our regular class time for a Christmas brunch and ornament exchange. For those of you who are new to our group, start looking for a Christmas ornament under $10. Bring it wrapped on the 16th and get ready for a wild ride! Our ornament exchanges can get pretty wild and crazy...you won't want to miss it!
Lesson 8
Please mark your calendars: We will meet next Wed, Nov 18...but we will not meet Nov 25, the Wed before Thanksgiving. When we come back after Thanksgiving, we will have 2 lessons left and will finish the study Dec 9.
For the 1st 4 days this week, we'll be focusing on chapter 11. It's a long and rather complicated chapter...and a long lesson! Day 5 in our homework instructs us to observe chapter 12. If you have time this week to observe chapter 12....great! But, if you find that the 1st 4 days of the lesson take a long time, then I would suggest you wait and observe chapter 12 during the week of Thanksgiving. After all, we'll have 2 weeks to finish lesson 9, so it might be helpful to save Day 5 of this lesson for the break. If you decide to do this, be sure to make a note in your workbook to remind yourself to observe chapter 12! It'd be easy to forget! We will discuss chapter 11 in class next week.
For the 1st 4 days this week, we'll be focusing on chapter 11. It's a long and rather complicated chapter...and a long lesson! Day 5 in our homework instructs us to observe chapter 12. If you have time this week to observe chapter 12....great! But, if you find that the 1st 4 days of the lesson take a long time, then I would suggest you wait and observe chapter 12 during the week of Thanksgiving. After all, we'll have 2 weeks to finish lesson 9, so it might be helpful to save Day 5 of this lesson for the break. If you decide to do this, be sure to make a note in your workbook to remind yourself to observe chapter 12! It'd be easy to forget! We will discuss chapter 11 in class next week.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Announcements
There is an international womens' group that meets at Providence on Wed mornings. They're going to be making Christmas wreaths as a craft project. The lady who organizes these meetings, Mi Jung, told me today that they need any kind of Christmas decorations that would work on wreaths. She specifically mentioned flowers and ornaments. So, if you happen to have any extra decorations to share with this group, they'd greatly appreciate it! Just bring them on Wed morning and we'll get them to Mi Jung.
This ministry is a wonderful outreach to international women who live in our area.
Thanks!
This ministry is a wonderful outreach to international women who live in our area.
Thanks!
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Lesson 7: Homework
This week we're working on lesson 7. Because of the content in Daniel 10, the lesson this week focuses on some information in the Bible about angels, Satan, demons, and the role of prayer. The lesson is not meant to be an exhaustive study of these topics by any means. But, hopefully we will gain new insights into the spiritual world that will strenghthen our prayer lives. The lesson has many cross references. So, pace yourself through it...it will take some time! It'll be interesting next week to discuss what we've read.
For the past few weeks I've been thinking and praying about what study our group will tackle after Christmas. I am very interested in your thoughts about our next study. Let me give you a few ideas to consider:
Several of you have suggested this would be a good time to study Revelation. Precept Ministries has divided Revelation into 4 separate studies. Each of those studies takes about 10-12 weeks to complete. So, if we choose to study Revelation, it will be a rather long commitment. After completing Daniel, it would be interesting to tackle Revelation, tho, wouldn't it?
I've also been considering Ephesians, followed by a short study of Ruth. Ephesians is packed with wonderful doctrinal truths as well as very practical instructions for how to live a godly life. It'd be rather different from our study this fall and I thought it might provide a good change of pace, so to speak. The study of Ruth is 3 weeks long and is a beautiful study of Jesus as our Kinsman Redeemer. We could do both of these studies next semester.
I'd love to hear from you about what you'd be interested in studying after Christmas. You may have other books you'd like us to consider besides Revelation or Ephesians. If so, please feel free to make suggestions! Just post a comment on the bottom of this entry and share your thoughts.
I'd love to know that you are praying with me about our next study! It's always good to see where He leads us!
For the past few weeks I've been thinking and praying about what study our group will tackle after Christmas. I am very interested in your thoughts about our next study. Let me give you a few ideas to consider:
Several of you have suggested this would be a good time to study Revelation. Precept Ministries has divided Revelation into 4 separate studies. Each of those studies takes about 10-12 weeks to complete. So, if we choose to study Revelation, it will be a rather long commitment. After completing Daniel, it would be interesting to tackle Revelation, tho, wouldn't it?
I've also been considering Ephesians, followed by a short study of Ruth. Ephesians is packed with wonderful doctrinal truths as well as very practical instructions for how to live a godly life. It'd be rather different from our study this fall and I thought it might provide a good change of pace, so to speak. The study of Ruth is 3 weeks long and is a beautiful study of Jesus as our Kinsman Redeemer. We could do both of these studies next semester.
I'd love to hear from you about what you'd be interested in studying after Christmas. You may have other books you'd like us to consider besides Revelation or Ephesians. If so, please feel free to make suggestions! Just post a comment on the bottom of this entry and share your thoughts.
I'd love to know that you are praying with me about our next study! It's always good to see where He leads us!
Monday, November 2, 2009
Prayer Requests - November
Friends, if you have a need that we can pray for, then please share it in the "Comments" section of this post. Please check the post throughout the month to know how you can pray for the members of our Bible study. Thank you!
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Lesson 5
The remaining lessons in our study will focus on chapters 10-12. When we overviewed Daniel, it became obvious that these 3 chapters are linked together. This week we'll be closely observing chapter 10...and looking for that connection to the other 2 chapters. These can be difficult chapters to understand...so we'll take it one step at a time.
In the midst of some challenging chapters, I hope we'll keep in mind something that is becoming very clear in our study of Daniel. One of the phrases used to describe Daniel is 'highly esteemed'. 'Highly esteemed' can be translated: precious, greatly loved. God cared enough to reach out over and over again and share knowledge with this man. Today we hold in our hands the very words God shared with Daniel....because He wanted it preserved. Do you know what I think that means? You are precious to Him as well....and He wants you to know these same truths.
Listen to what Peter says about prophecy: But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one's own interpretation, for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. (1 Pet 1:20-21) When you sit down to study chapter 10 this week, remember that God moved Daniel to write these words...and as a result, you and I can read it today! We're not just 'doing Bible study'....God Himself is communicating with us!
What Daniel experienced in chapter 10 left him speechless and weak. But, God's messenger encouraged him, strengthened him, and then began to explain the message God wanted him to hear. We may feel a bit weak at the knees, too, as we dive into these chapters! But, let's keep in mind that God Almighty is talking to us....because He loves us! This is all about knowing Him!
In the midst of some challenging chapters, I hope we'll keep in mind something that is becoming very clear in our study of Daniel. One of the phrases used to describe Daniel is 'highly esteemed'. 'Highly esteemed' can be translated: precious, greatly loved. God cared enough to reach out over and over again and share knowledge with this man. Today we hold in our hands the very words God shared with Daniel....because He wanted it preserved. Do you know what I think that means? You are precious to Him as well....and He wants you to know these same truths.
Listen to what Peter says about prophecy: But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one's own interpretation, for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. (1 Pet 1:20-21) When you sit down to study chapter 10 this week, remember that God moved Daniel to write these words...and as a result, you and I can read it today! We're not just 'doing Bible study'....God Himself is communicating with us!
What Daniel experienced in chapter 10 left him speechless and weak. But, God's messenger encouraged him, strengthened him, and then began to explain the message God wanted him to hear. We may feel a bit weak at the knees, too, as we dive into these chapters! But, let's keep in mind that God Almighty is talking to us....because He loves us! This is all about knowing Him!
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