Reading The Story Together

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For the week of February 17 Daniel in Exile (Chapter 18)

For this week’s chapter of The Story we are in Babylon, the country of the exile. We see a story of faith in the person of Daniel who is an uncompromising hero of God in a godless nation. Consider:

Babylon was the capital of pagan worship in that time. Yet influence of a Daniel and a nation learning again to be faithful to God was significant. Identify a time when you were a faithful small minority in a clash of values. Daniel was humble and his humility and tact helped him gain an audience. Who can you name who has a bold but humble faith? Do you? Dreams were part of the source of revelation in the ancient world. What do you make of Nebuchadnezzar's dream in chapter 2? Who are the 4 great empires? When does God abandon his people?

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