Lessons on Living from Daniel NO MAN ON EARTH

DANIEL 2:8-10 The king answered and said, “I know for certain that you would gain time, because you see that my decision is firm: if you do not make known the dream to me, there is only one decree for you! For you have agreed to speak lying and corrupt...

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Lessons on Living from Daniel HONORING GOD

DANIEL 1:14-15 So he consented with them in this matter, and tested them ten days. And at the end of ten days their countenance appeared better and fatter in flesh than all the young men who ate the portion of the king’s delicacies. Eric Liddell, a young Scottish ministerial student,...

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Lessons on Living from Daniel COMMITTED TO PURITY

DANIEL 1:8 But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s delicacies, nor with the wine which he drank; therefore he requested of the chief of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. Some hunters are totally sold out to...

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Lessons on Living from Daniel CHANGED NAMES

DANIEL 1: 6-7 Now from among those of the sons of Judah were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael,and Azariah. To them the chief of the eunuchs gave names: he gave Daniel the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael Meshach; and to Azariah, Abed-Neg. Some people assume new names to disguise their...

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Lessons on Living from Daniel ONLY THE BEST

DANIEL 1:3-4 Then the king instructed Ashpenaz, the master of his eunuchs, to bring some of the children of Israel and some of the king descendants and some of the nobles, young men in whom there was no blemish, but good-looking, gifted in all wisdom, possessing knowledge and quick to...

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Lessons on Living from Daniel ROASTING CHICKENS

DANIEL 1: 1-2 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with some of the articles of the house of God, which he carried into...

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Lessons on Living from Ruth ROYAL PEDIGREE

RUTH 4:18-22 Now this is the genealogy of Perez: Perez begot Hezron; Hezron begot Ram, and Ram begot Amminadab; Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon; Salmon begot Boaz, and Boaz begot Obed; Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot David. Scientists in London extracted a DNA sample from the skeleton...

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Lessons on Living from Ruth TWICE OWNED

RUTH 4:9 And Boaz said to the elders and all the people, “You are witnesses this day that I have bought all that was Elimelech’s, and all that was Chilion’s and Mahlon’s, from the hand of Naomi.” A father and son built a toy sailboat. Before launching it, the father...

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