Daniel 5:30 That very night Balshazzar, the Babylonian king,was killed. And Darius the Mede took over the kingdom at the age of sixty-two. I had a couple of observations about this chapter… First, Daniel has now outlived two Babylonian kings. This is either a testament to Daniel’s good health (and perhaps his faith in God)…
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Jeremiah 38:28 And Jeremiah remained a prisoner in the courtyard of the guard until the day Jerusalem was captured. I have a couple of thoughts about chapter 37-38. First, why would the Egyptians come to help the Israelites? In chapter 37, Babylon temporarily abandons its siege of Israel because the Egyptian army appears at the…
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