Post by Admin on May 18, 2017 7:15:45 GMT
Tonight’s discussion started with sharing a variety of recurring dreams – some scary, some about abandonment or anxiety. We then proceeded to read the first 30 verses of Daniel 2 – and heard about the King having a dream, and not sharing the content with anyone. Why? Perhaps he did not remember all the details, or perhaps he was worried about the dream portending a threat to him and his rule. Possibly, he wanted to test the skill and authority of his magicians.
Much of the discussion centered on Daniel’s behavior from the moment he heard of the King’s order to execute all the wise men in the court because of the failure to report and interpret his dream. Daniel had not been a part of the discussion of the King’s dream, yet he and his friends were under the order of death anyway. Daniel did not panic or run or start protesting this unfair turn of events. Instead, he asked for details. Then, he asked for time. He gathered his close friends and asked them to pray. Through it all, he absolutely trusted God to bring a resolution, whatever that would be.
That night, God showed Daniel the dream and its interpretation. Daniel did not run to the King to subvert his execution. He sang praises to God in a beautiful prayer. Then he approached the King, and again did the unexpected: instead of launching into the information, Daniel took time to explain God’s authority and why only God, not men, could reveal the truth to the King.
We did not get into the details of the dream in this session. We did come to understand Daniel’s handling of this crisis, which we can model: pause, pray, praise.
Much of the discussion centered on Daniel’s behavior from the moment he heard of the King’s order to execute all the wise men in the court because of the failure to report and interpret his dream. Daniel had not been a part of the discussion of the King’s dream, yet he and his friends were under the order of death anyway. Daniel did not panic or run or start protesting this unfair turn of events. Instead, he asked for details. Then, he asked for time. He gathered his close friends and asked them to pray. Through it all, he absolutely trusted God to bring a resolution, whatever that would be.
That night, God showed Daniel the dream and its interpretation. Daniel did not run to the King to subvert his execution. He sang praises to God in a beautiful prayer. Then he approached the King, and again did the unexpected: instead of launching into the information, Daniel took time to explain God’s authority and why only God, not men, could reveal the truth to the King.
We did not get into the details of the dream in this session. We did come to understand Daniel’s handling of this crisis, which we can model: pause, pray, praise.