Tag Archive: kings

Lifetimes

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)…

The End Times – for Jeremiah

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…