
Faithfulness in Exile: Daniel Part 1 - Dreams and Idols
Exploring My Strange Bible
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What Do You Sing in Your Bible?
Daniel's a musical and he's breaking into song right now. This is a very common technique that the biblical authors use as they weave their stories together whenever you see a poem embedded in a biblical narrative stop and reread it at least four times and go have a cup of tea and think about it so this is the author's way these poems are these pausing the story and then slowing down through poetry to give you the key themes, what the story is all about and the key words and vocabulary right? So pay attention that's what I'm saying right now pay attention what did Daniel sing about praise be to the name of God forever and ever Wisdom and power belong to who in the universe
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