daily reading 11.1 (Daniel 8:19–22)

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


Our opening prayer this week:

Lord, hear me in your faithfulness; Reply in your great might.
Judge not your servant; none who lives Is righteous in your sight.
My enemy has sought my life And crushed me to the ground;
And made me live in darkness like The dead, no longer found.

My spirit faints within me, Lord, My heart is desolate;
Yet I remember your past deeds, All that your hands have set.
My soul gasps like a thirsty land, My hands in prayer are spread.
Lord, hear me. Do not hide your face, Lest I be like the dead.

At daybreak let me find your love; I know that you are true.
Show me the road that I must walk; I lift my soul to you.
And save me from my enemies; I flee to you in need.
Teach me to do what pleases you; Let your good Spirit lead.

Daniel 8:19–22

  • Gabriel said, "I am here to tell you what will happen at the conclusion of the time of wrath, because it refers to the appointed time of the end.
  • 20  "The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.
  • 21  "The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes represents the first king.
  • 22 "The four horns that took the place of the broken horn represent four kingdoms. They will rise from that nation, but without its power."
Helpful notes on Daniel 8:19–22




For yourself pray:

  • That God saves you from demons or people who would tyrannize you

For others pray

  • That God gives peace to Christian exiles and refugees

A psalm to listen to, as time allows:

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