
Against the Flow Study Guide
Discussing and Applying the Message of Daniel Today
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Against the Flow Study Guide
Discussing and Applying the Message of Daniel Today
About this book
'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.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Contents
- Foreword
- How to Use This Guide
- 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
- 9 Dreams and Revelations
- 10 A Succession of Empires
- 11 When the State Becomes God
- 12 The Testimony of Nebuchadnezzar
- 13 The Writing on the Wall
- 14 The Law of the Medes and Persians
- 15 The Law of the Jungle
- 16 The Four Beasts and the Son of Man
- 17 The Vision of the Ram and the Goat
- 18 Jerusalem and the Future
- 19 The Seventy Weeks
- 20 The Seventieth Week
- 21 The Man above the River
- 22 The Book of Truth
- 23 The Time of the End
- List of Sources
- Notes