News Bulletin 13 – Daniel Survives the Lions
The unthinkable happened this day in history, as the widely-respected Hebrew statesman, Daniel, was thrown into a lions’ den. Well-liked by King Darius himself, Daniel was thrown into the pit for breaking a decree that prohibited prayer to anyone but the king for 30 days. When Daniel broke the law by praying to his God,…
Read MoreNews Bulletin 12 – Daniel in the Lion’s Den
The new law that required everyone to pray to only Darius for the next 30 days. This was obviously problematic for Daniel who is known for praying out of his window, in full view of the public, three times a day. The question was whether he would continue to do so, despite the law. Daniel…
Read MoreNews Bulletin 11 – Plot Against Daniel
A plot against Daniel’s life was uncovered in the Medo-Persian courts of the city of Babylon. It appears that the Hebrew statesman had regained much of the influence that he had had in the Babylonian court of Nebuchadnezzar. The new king, Darius the Mede, also came to highly respect Daniel. The challenge for Daniel was…
Read MoreNews Bulletin 10 – Exposé on Darius
Cyrus of Persia, who put Darius the Mede on the throne, seems to have a more respectful policy to refugees, foreigners, and exiles. In regard to the Hebrew exiles in Babylon’s reign, he issued a decree that those who wish to may return home and rebuild the temple, their place of worship to YAHWEH. One…
Read MoreNews Bulletin 09 – The Writing on the Wall
Babylonian power seems to have been hanging precariously in the balance while Viceroy, Belshazzar, Nabonidus’s son, appears to be the life of the party. What happened next seems to have shocked the king to the core. A hand appeared and wrote, supernaturally, on the wall, “Mene, mene, tekel, parsin.” Pandemonium erupted as none of the…
Read MoreNews Bulletin 08 – Belshazzar
Once a larger-than-life figure on the world stage, the late King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon is now a fading memory. Nabonidus, the successor of Nebuchadnezzar, has his son, Belshazzar 2nd, on the throne in the city of Babylon, as his viceroy. Belshazzar’s style of government is very different from that of his grandfather and his subjects…
Read MoreNews Bulletin 07 – Psychosis
“Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.” These words may have been spoken by Israel’s King Solomon hundreds of years before, but they definitely applied to “mad” king Nebuchadnezzar, as many Babylonians have taken to thinking of him. The Babylonian monarch has just emerged from seven years of living like an…
Read MoreNews Bulletin 06 – Fiery Furnace
King Nebuchadnezzar commanded all seven classifications of Babylonian governmental officials to bow down and worship an enormous statue (90 feet high and nine-feet wide) that was recently built in the image of his god, Nabu. The image is built entirely of gold, no doubt indicating Babylon, in seeming defiance of the dream given to the…
Read MoreNews Bulletin 05 – Daniel Graduates
Three years after their hometown of Jerusalem was attacked and they were exiled to Babylon, D-Day came for an elite group of young Hebrew men. The youths from Judah’s disgraced royal family and nobility completed a three-year program in palace-service studies this morning. Each trainee was interrogated by King Nebuchadnezzar himself.
Read MoreNews Bulletin 04 – Daniel Interprets Statue Dream
In an unprecedented turn of events, King Nebuchadnezzar reversed his decision to execute his advisors. The ruler changed his mind after an intervention by Palace-Aid student, Daniel, who had become officially known by his Babylonian name, Belteshazzar. This came as a real upset since the seasoned advisors and magicians had been at a loss to…
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