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Describe a time when you experienced increased pressure or anxiety.
What were the circumstances surrounding that experience, and how did everything work out?
When we face these times we need to realize God is in control.
He is orchestrating all events for our good.
Even though there are times we may question why, we know we serve a mighty awesome God who loves us very much.
We can see this in the way Daniel 2 plays out.
Let’s begin our study
Daniel and his friends has finished their three year training.
Even though it says it was only the second year of N’s rule.
The way the Babylonians counted the reigns of kings, they didn’t start with the first year the king was in power.
They waited until the second year had begun according to the way we count years.
That would be the reason there appears to be a conflict in the counting here.
Why do you think the king reacted so harshly about his dream?
When he was in the first few years of his reign, N was trying to establish himself as one of the leaders of one of the most formidable powers in the area.
He was I’m sure nervous about making sure he was doing things right and making sure he kept his enemies at bay within his country as well as the ones who would like to see him fall from other countries.
Dreams also held very significant meaning back during these days.
He not only needed to have them interpreted for him, but done right.
He was also asking them to tell him what his dreams were without him sharing any details of the dream.
The scribes were right when they said only a God without flesh would be able to do this.
What would you have done if you were Daniel and his friends?
What do we learn from Daniel’s response of bold faith?
How might that translate to our lives when we feel threatened or overcome?
What does Daniel’s response say about his view of God?
What role did his companions play?
What keeps us from asking for God’s wisdom first?
What are some of the reasons we rely on our own wisdom instead?
What was Daniel’s response to God giving him the vision of the king’s dream?
What specific things did Daniel say about God in his song of praise?
What is the take away for us from Daniel’s words in these verses?
Some questions to think about as we end tonight’s lesson:
What is your initial reaction when life starts pressing in on you?
What is one thing you have learned to be true about God from a past experience when your faith was tested?
Where are you most tempted to rely on your own wisdom?
Where do you need to ask for wisdom from God today?
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