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Speaker 1: Let us pray. But Daniel purposed in his heart that

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Speaker 3: Daniel and the King's Dream. In the last story, we

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Speaker 3: King Nebuk attempted to indoctrinate them into Babylonian ways. However,

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Speaker 3: they proved that following the Lord proved to be more

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Speaker 3: useful for human flourishing. Now Daniel comes in close contact

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Speaker 3: with King Nebuconezzer as he is tormented by his dreams.

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Speaker 3: Like Joseph before Pharaoh, Daniel will interpret his dreams to

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Speaker 3: the glory of God. Inspired by the Book of Daniel.

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Speaker 4: Hello, I'm pastor Jack Graham with today's episode of the

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Speaker 4: Bible in a Year podcast. We're really glad that you've

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Speaker 4: joined us. In our most recent reading, we learned how

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Speaker 4: Daniel and his friends chose to stay clean and undefiled,

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Speaker 4: how God you use his Daniel to interpret disturbing dreams

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Speaker 4: that haunt King Nabuconazar, and just as God worked through

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Speaker 3: Darkness covered the nation of Babylon, and the stars draped

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Speaker 3: That night. He tossed and turned in his bed, yelling

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Speaker 3: No wise man or enchanter can know the mystery, the

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Speaker 3: You saw a mighty image, a statue. It stood before you,

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Speaker 4: The most powerful man in all the land, perhaps the world,

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Speaker 4: name was Belta Shazar, or Daniel as he was known

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Speaker 4: events that followed, Daniel went first to God. Daniel didn't

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Speaker 4: But said Daniel, can't you almost imagine Daniel's pregnant pause

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Speaker 4: But O King, the God of Heaven does know, and

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Speaker 4: he wants me to tell you. Even in that moment,

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Speaker 4: Daniel was humble, confessing that he was just a spokesperson,

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Speaker 4: Daniel told nebkan Ezzar exactly what the king saw in

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Speaker 4: the meaning. The statue represented nebkin Azar's kingdom and other

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Speaker 4: the end, there would be a kingdom made of weak vessels,

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Speaker 4: This was God's kingdom and it would never end or crumble.

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Speaker 4: This is a prophecy, a prediction of the coming kingdom

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Speaker 4: Azar fell before Daniel in all, and then he said

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Speaker 4: this was in many ways a step, a beginning of

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Speaker 4: Well hear about that the next time. Dear God, thank

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Speaker 4: you that you can work through us and for us,

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Speaker 4: and for your purposes. When we obey you. Thank you

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Speaker 4: that you can read the hearts of men and women,

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Speaker 4: we all need to hear. May we speak your truth

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Speaker 4: always like Daniel, even to the highest power. And thank

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Speaker 4: you God that you have established your kingdom now in

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Speaker 4: our hearts, and yet to come through our Lord Jesus

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Speaker 4: Christ when he returns in great power and glory. Amen.

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Speaker 4: Thank you for listening to today's Bible in a Year podcast.

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Speaker 4: I'm pastor Jack Graham from Dallas, Texas. Download Theprey dot

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