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Resources For Daniel 9 From Each Harderwyk Preacher Pastor Aaron VanderVeen - WaterShed Preacher From NIV Application Commentary by Tremper Longman Daniel 9:11–14 -  In the next section of his prayer, Daniel draws a direct connection between the sin of the people and their present suffering. We cited above two of the curses Daniel has in mind, but there are more (see Deut. 27–28). Between the Law of Moses and the Prophets, God’s people had no excuse. They knew what the consequences of their actions would be. But somehow they rationalized it. Perhaps they grew presumptuous because of God’s long patience with them. They would sin without immediate punishment, so they began to doubt that God would really follow through with his threats. Jeremiah 7:1–29, the so-called “temple sermon” of Jeremiah, charges Israel with presumption because of the presence of the temple in the city. They wrongly reasoned that if God’s residence was the temple, there would be no way that an enemy, even one ...

Resources For Daniel 8 From Each Harderwyk Preacher Pastor Aaron VanderVeen - WaterShed Preacher From NIV Application Commentary by Tremper Longman That leads us back to the function of the highly symbolic numbers in Daniel and elsewhere, which are so difficult to figure out. Their purpose is not for date-setting but for comfort. They remind us that God knows what he is doing. God is sovereign and has set a limit on how long the present evil world will oppress us. These facts should comfort us by reminding us that God is in control of the situation. I submit for our consideration that the misuse of these apocalyptic dates is an attempt to wrest control from God and place it firmly in our own sinful grasp. But the result is disruption in the church and in our lives. Such vain speculation leads, as in the case of the people I mentioned above, to a complete disregard for present realities. God calls us to live in the present while waiting with hope for the future. Pastor Bill Lindner - Ce...

 Resources For Daniel 7 From Each Harderwyk Preacher Pastor Aaron VanderVeen - WaterShed Preacher From NIV Application Commentary by Tremper Longman To state it again, each of these themes appear, more or less, in each of the concluding chapters. However, in order to avoid undue repetition especially in the sections on Contemporary Significance, I plan to emphasize one of these themes in each of the following six chapters.  Chapter 7, with its vision of four hybrid sea beasts, underlines the horror of human evil.  Chapter 8, with its prophecy of the 2300 mornings and evenings, will stress the announcement of a specific time of deliverance.  Chapter 9, Daniel’s prayer requesting forgiveness for past sins, concerns repentance and restoration.  Chapter 10, which pushes back the veil that keeps human beings from observing spiritual realities, will reveal the spiritual battle behind the physical one.  Chapter 11, with its prophetic description of history, narrat...

  Resources For Daniel 6 From Each Harderwyk Preacher Pastor Aaron VanderVeen - WaterShed Preacher From The Gospel According to Daniel  by Bryan Chapell As we come to the end of act one in the book of Daniel (chaps. 1–6 describing Daniel’s life), it is helpful to review the scenes that prepare us for act two (chaps. 7–12 describing Daniel’s prophecies). Each previous chapter had a key image or event that plays a pivotal role in piecing together the gospel message of Daniel: In chapter 1, Daniel and his friends were kept healthy on a politically dangerous diet of vegetable soup, as God communicated to his people, “I remember you.” In chapter 2, Nebuchadnezzar’s multilayered statue was displaced by a heavenly rock, as God assures his people, “I will rescue you.” In chapter 3, one “like a son of the gods” appears with Daniel’s friends in a fiery furnace to demonstrate God’s Immanuel principle: “I am right here with you.” In chapter 4, Nebuchadnezzar’s restoration from animal-like...

Resources For Daniel 4 From Each Harderwyk Preacher Pastor Aaron VanderVeen - Watershed Preacher From Daniel: Reformed Expository Commentary by Iain Duguid As we contemplate Christ, once humbled and now exalted, we are reminded over and over of the profound fact that the only thing we contribute to our salvation is our utter depravity. Yet at the same time we are also reminded that, foul as we are, we are far more loved than we ever dared to hope. p. 75 Pastor Bill Lindner - Celebration Preacher "Me & Nebuchadnezzar" - From Heavenwad - Daily Prayer Blog by Scotty Smith - CLICK HERE   I love the daily postings of prayers by Scotty Smith.  His October 6 posting was built from our sermon text, Daniel 4.  Note: just to the right of the prayer is a box that lets you subscribe to his daily posts and have them sent to your email inbox each morning. The True & Perfect -  Tim Keller with Clever  Animation -   CLICK HERE This is a favorite visual for communi...

Resources For Daniel 3 From Each Harderwyk Preacher Pastor Bill Lindner - Celebration Preacher From Daniel: The Gospel Transformation Bible Notes Sadly, Nebuchadnezzar does not yet acknowledge this God as his own; he only honors “the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego” (vv. 28–29). The words remind us of the importance of trusting Christ personally, not just acknowledging him as a religious icon or concept that others accept. - p. 1128 From Daniel: Reformed Expository Commentary The question of whether this fourth person is a Christophany (a physical appearance of Christ before his incarnation) or merely an angel cannot be resolved from the text, which would fit either instance equally well. In either case, however, it is a physical demonstration of God’s presence with believers in their distress. God did not simply rescue his servants from the fire, he sent his personal emissary to pass through the fire with them, a presence that takes richer dimensions in the New Testament, when...

Resources For Daniel 2 From Each Harderwyk Preacher From Pastor Kyle Rodriguez - Fusion Preacher From Daniel: The Preacher's Commentary (Sinclair Ferguson) "Those of us who have plenty are anxious because we want to guarantee that there will always be plenty; those of us who lack what others have are anxious until we have it too. So long as we think of life on the horizontal plane alone, we can never be delivered from the deep-seated insecurity, the profound sense of angst that haunts our lives." (p. 45) My thoughts: As Sinclair Ferguson's quote above reminds us, seeking worldly wisdom and power here on earth is inherently futile. Too often its solutions fail, and apparent success is fleeting at best. But that does not mean that wisdom, and the power to act on that wisdom, cannot be found anywhere. While its root is in heaven, God allows it to bear fruit here on earth. John Calvin said it like this: "Daniel, therefore, admonishes us not to seek in heaven alone fo...

  Our collaboration on Daniel has been really rich, so I'm taking an idea we have talked about for a while and will try and massage it into a workable form that we can sustain week by week.  I'm hoping to collect material from each Harderwyk preacher that was really interesting in our preparation, but that we either decided not to use or want to more clearly reference, and then put it into a weekly blog post.  Sort of like picking up pieces of a film from the cutting room floor. Use the comment section to tell me what you think and guide our future development of these resources.