daily reading 9.3 (Daniel 7:1–5)

5-days-a-week through Daniel and other late OT books in 2023


Our opening prayer this week:

Jesus, tempted in the desert,
Lonely, hungry, filled with dread:
“Use your pow’r,” the tempter tells him;
“Turn these barren rocks to bread.  
“Not alone by bread, he answers,
“Can the human heart be filled.
Only by the Word of mercy
Is our deepest hunger stilled!”

Jesus, tempted in the temple,
High above its ancient wall:
“Throw yourself from lofty turret;
Angels wait to break your fall!”  
Jesus shuns such empty marvels,
Feats that fickle crowds request:
“God, whose grace protects, preserves us,
We must never vainly test.”

Jesus, tempted on the mountain
By the lure of vast domain:
“Fall before me! Be my servant!
Glory you are sure to gain!”
Jesus sees the dazzling vision,
Turns his eyes another way:
“God alone deserves our homage!
God alone I will obey!”

When we face temptation’s power,
Lonely, struggling, filled with dread,
Christ, who knew the devil’s hour,
Come and be our living bread.
By your grace protect, preserve us,
Lest we fall, your love betray.
Yours, above all other voices,
Be the Word we hear, obey. Amen.

Daniel 7:1–5

  • In the first year of King Belshazzar of Babylon, Daniel had a dream with visions in his mind as he was lying in his bed. He wrote down the dream, and here is the summary of his account.
  •  2 Daniel said, "In my vision at night I was watching, and suddenly the four winds of heaven stirred up the great sea. 3 Four huge beasts came up from the sea, each different from the other.
  •  4 "The first was like a lion but had eagle's wings. I continued watching until its wings were torn off. It was lifted up from the ground, set on its feet like a man, and given a human mind.
  •  5 "Suddenly, another beast appeared, a second one, that looked like a bear. It was raised up on one side, with three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. It was told, 'Get up! Gorge yourself on flesh.'"
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Helpful notes on Daniel 7:1–5

 





For yourself pray:

  • That God gives you hope and confidence about the future

For others pray:

A psalm to listen to, as time allows:

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