"Do not be afraid, you who are highly precious," he said. "Peace be with you! Be strong now; be very strong!" As he spoke with me, I was strengthened and said, "Speak, my lord, for you have strengthened me." Do not be afraidThis phrase is a recurring theme throughout the Bible, often used by God or His messengers to reassure His people. In Hebrew, the phrase is "אַל־תִּירָא" (al-tira), which directly translates to "do not fear." This command is not merely a suggestion but a divine imperative, emphasizing God's sovereignty and the peace that comes from trusting in Him. Historically, fear was a common response to divine encounters, as seen with figures like Moses and Isaiah. The reassurance here is a reminder of God's protective presence. you who are highly precious
The term "highly precious" is translated from the Hebrew word "חֲמוּדוֹת" (chamudot), which conveys a sense of being greatly valued or treasured. This designation is significant, as it reflects God's deep love and esteem for Daniel. In the broader scriptural context, being "highly precious" is not based on human merit but on God's grace and purpose. Daniel's faithfulness and dedication to God set him apart, illustrating how God honors those who honor Him. he said. Peace be with you!
The Hebrew word for peace, "שָׁלוֹם" (shalom), encompasses more than the absence of conflict; it signifies completeness, welfare, and harmony. This blessing of peace is a profound assurance of God's presence and favor. In the historical context of Daniel's life, amidst the turmoil of exile and visions of future tribulations, this peace is a divine gift that transcends circumstances, offering stability and hope. Be strong now; be very strong
The repetition of the command to be strong, "חֲזַק וֶאֱמָץ" (chazak ve'ematz), underscores its importance. This phrase is reminiscent of God's charge to Joshua (Joshua 1:6-9), linking strength with courage and faith in God's promises. In the context of Daniel's overwhelming visions and the daunting future they reveal, this call to strength is both a command and an empowerment from God. It highlights the necessity of divine strength to fulfill God's purposes. As he spoke with me, I was strengthened and said
The act of speaking and the resulting strengthening illustrate the power of God's word. In Hebrew thought, words are not merely sounds but carry creative and transformative power. Daniel's experience reflects the biblical principle that God's word imparts life and strength to the weary. This interaction is a testament to the sustaining power of divine communication, encouraging believers to seek strength through God's promises. Speak, my lord, for you have strengthened me
Daniel's response, acknowledging the source of his strength, is one of humility and readiness. The term "my lord" (אֲדֹנִי, adoni) is a respectful address, recognizing the authority of the heavenly messenger. Daniel's willingness to listen further demonstrates his openness to God's guidance. This posture of receptivity is crucial for believers who seek to understand and fulfill God's will, emphasizing the importance of divine strength in the face of human frailty. Persons / Places / Events 1. DanielA prophet and a man of God who is receiving a vision and message from a heavenly being. Known for his unwavering faith and integrity. 2. Heavenly MessengerOften interpreted as an angel, possibly Gabriel, who delivers God's message to Daniel. This messenger provides comfort and strength to Daniel. 3. Vision by the Tigris RiverDaniel receives this vision while he is by the Tigris River, a significant location for many of his revelations. 4. Spiritual WarfareThe context of this chapter involves spiritual battles, as the messenger was delayed by the "prince of the Persian kingdom." 5. Strengthening of DanielThe event where Daniel is physically and spiritually strengthened by the words of the heavenly messenger. Teaching Points Divine EncouragementGod provides encouragement and strength to His people in times of fear and weakness. Just as Daniel was told not to fear, believers today can trust in God's comforting presence. Value in God's EyesDaniel is referred to as "highly precious," reminding us that each believer is valued by God. Understanding our worth in God's eyes can transform how we face challenges. Strength in WeaknessThe command to "be strong" is not about self-reliance but about relying on God's strength. In our weakness, His power is made perfect. Peace Amidst TrialsThe peace offered to Daniel is available to us through Christ, who is our peace. In the midst of spiritual battles, we can experience God's peace. Response to God's WordDaniel's response to being strengthened was to be open to further revelation. We should be receptive to God's word and allow it to empower us for His purposes. Bible Study Questions 1. How does understanding that you are "highly precious" to God impact your daily life and decisions? 2. In what ways can you seek and experience God's peace in the midst of your current challenges? 3. Reflect on a time when you felt weak. How did you experience God's strength during that period? 4. How can the encouragement given to Daniel inspire you to face your own spiritual battles? 5. What practical steps can you take to be more receptive to God's word and allow it to strengthen you? Connections to Other Scriptures Joshua 1:9Similar encouragement is given to Joshua to be strong and courageous, highlighting God's presence and support. Philippians 4:13Paul speaks of being able to do all things through Christ who strengthens him, echoing the theme of divine empowerment. Isaiah 41:10God reassures His people not to fear, promising His strength and help, paralleling the message given to Daniel. People Belteshazzar, Cyrus, Daniel, Javan, MichaelPlaces Greece, Persia, Tigris River, UphazTopics Account, Afraid, Beloved, Clear, Courage, Courageous, Desired, Esteem, Esteemed, Fear, Greatly, Hast, Highly, Myself, O, Peace, Received, Recorded, Spake, Speak, Speaketh, Speaking, Spoke, Spoken, Strength, Strengthened, Strong, Writings, Yea, YesDictionary of Bible Themes Daniel 10:19 8340 self-respect
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8754 fear Daniel 10:14-21 4112 angels, messengers Daniel 10:15-19 6703 peace, divine OT Daniel 10:18-19 8416 encouragement, promises Library November 15. "Oh, Man of Desires" (Margin) (Dan. x. 11).
"Oh, man of desires" (margin) (Dan. x. 11). This was the divine character given to Daniel of old. It is translated in our version, "O man, greatly beloved." But it literally means "O man of desires!" This is a necessary element in all spiritual forces. It is one of the secrets of effectual prayer, "What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them." The element of strong desire gives momentum to our purposes and prayers. Indifference is an unwholesome condition; indolence and …
Rev. A. B. Simpson—Days of Heaven Upon Earth Daniel's Band
"O Daniel, a man greatly beloved."--Daniel 10:11. It did not do Daniel any harm to know that he was greatly beloved of God; or else he would not have received that information from heaven. Some people are always afraid that, if Christian people obtain full assurance, and receive a sweet sense of divine love, they will grow proud, and be carried away with conceit. Do not you have any such fear for other people, and especially do not be afraid of it for yourselves. I know of no greater blessing that …
Charles Haddon Spurgeon—Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 38: 1892 Elucidations.
I. (Greater licence, p. 104.) In this treatise, which is designed to justify the extremes of Montanistic fasts, Tertullian's genius often surprises us by his ingenuity. This is one of the instances where the forensic orator comes out, trying to outflank and turn the position of an antagonist who has gained an advantage. The fallacy is obvious. Kaye cites, in comparison, a passage [1125] from "The Apparel of Women," and another [1126] from "The Exhortation to Chastity." He remarks, "Were we required …
Tertullian—On Fasting. In Opposition to the Psychics Youthful Confessors
'But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank; therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. 9. Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs. 10. And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink; for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture The Difference Between Union and Rapture. What Rapture Is. The Blessing it is to the Soul. The Effects of It.
1. I wish I could explain, with the help of God, wherein union differs from rapture, or from transport, or from flight of the spirit, as they speak, or from a trance, which are all one. [1] I mean, that all these are only different names for that one and the same thing, which is also called ecstasy. [2] It is more excellent than union, the fruits of it are much greater, and its other operations more manifold; for union is uniform in the beginning, the middle, and the end, and is so also interiorly. …
Teresa of Avila—The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus How to Make Use of Christ as the Truth, when Error Prevaileth, and the Spirit of Error Carrieth Many Away.
There is a time when the spirit of error is going abroad, and truth is questioned, and many are led away with delusions. For Satan can change himself into an angel of light, and make many great and fairlike pretensions to holiness, and under that pretext usher in untruths, and gain the consent of many unto them; so that in such a time of temptation many are stolen off their feet, and made to depart from the right ways of God, and to embrace error and delusions instead of truth. Now the question is, …
John Brown (of Wamphray)—Christ The Way, The Truth, and The Life A Sight of the Crowned Christ
(Revelation, Chapter i.) "Since mine eyes were fixed on Jesus, I've lost sight of all beside, So enchained my spirit's vision, Looking at the Crucified." "The Lord Christ passed my humble cot: I knew him, yet I knew him not; But as I oft had done before, I hurried through my narrow door To touch His garment's hem. "He drew me to a place apart From curious crowd and noisy mart; And as I sat there at His feet I caught the thrill of His heart-beat Beyond His garment's hem. "Rare was the bread He broke …
by S. D. Gordon—Quiet Talks on the Crowned Christ of Revelation Departed Saints Fellow Servants with those yet on Earth.
"I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets." That the saints do not remain insensible, while their bodies are in the dull, but become angels, * see and serve God and bear his messages, and minister to the heirs of salvation, hath been argued from several considerations, in the preceding discourse; but we chiefly depend on revelation. The text and several other scriptures, we conceive to be our purpose, and sufficient to establish our theory, and that the same is illustrated and confirmed …
Andrew Lee et al—Sermons on Various Important Subjects The Doctrine of Satan.
I. HIS EXISTENCE AND PERSONALITY. 1. EXISTENCE. 2. PERSONALITY. II. HIS PLACE AND POWER. 1. A MIGHTY ANGEL. 2. PRINCE OF POWER OF THE AIR. 3. GOD OF THIS WORLD. 4. HEAD OF KINGDOM OF DARKNESS. 5. SOVEREIGN OVER DEATH. III. HIS CHARACTER. 1. ADVERSARY. 2. DIABOLOS. 3. WICKED ONE. 4. TEMPTER. IV. OUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS SATAN. 1. LIMITED POWER OF SATAN. 2. RESIST HIM. V. HIS DESTINY. 1. A CONQUERED ENEMY. 2. UNDER ETERNAL CURSE. VI. DEMONS. THE DOCTRINE OF SATAN. Throughout the Scriptures Satan is set …
Rev. William Evans—The Great Doctrines of the Bible Annunciation to Zacharias of the Birth of John the Baptist.
(at Jerusalem. Probably b.c. 6.) ^C Luke I. 5-25. ^c 5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judæa [a Jewish proselyte, an Idumæan or Edomite by birth, founder of the Herodian family, king of Judæa from b.c. 40 to a.d. 4, made such by the Roman Senate on the recommendation of Mark Antony and Octavius Cæsar], a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course [David divided the priests into twenty-four bodies or courses, each course serving in rotation one week in the temple …
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel Of a Private Fast.
That we may rightly perform a private fast, four things are to be observed:--First, The author; Secondly, The time and occasion; Thirdly, The manner; Fourthly, The ends of private fasting. 1. Of the Author. The first that ordained fasting was God himself in paradise; and it was the first law that God made, in commanding Adam to abstain from eating the forbidden fruit. God would not pronounce nor write his law without fasting (Lev. xxiii), and in his law commands all his people to fast. So does our …
Lewis Bayly—The Practice of Piety A Treatise of the Fear of God;
SHOWING WHAT IT IS, AND HOW DISTINGUISHED FROM THAT WHICH IS NOT SO. ALSO, WHENCE IT COMES; WHO HAS IT; WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS; AND WHAT THE PRIVILEGES OF THOSE THAT HAVE IT IN THEIR HEARTS. London: Printed for N. Ponder, at the Peacock in the Poultry, over against the Stocks market: 1679. ADVERTISEMENT BY THE EDITOR. "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom," and "a fountain of life"--the foundation on which all wisdom rests, as well as the source from whence it emanates. Upon a principle …
John Bunyan—The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3 Jesus' Feet Anointed in the House of a Pharisee.
(Galilee.) ^C Luke VII. 36-50. ^c 36 And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. [We learn from verse 40 that the Pharisee's name was Simon. Because the feast at Bethany was given in the house of Simon the leper, and because Jesus was anointed there also, some have been led to think that Luke is here describing this supper. See Matt. xxvi. 6-13; Mark xiv. 3-9; John xii. 1-8. But Simon the leper was not Simon the Pharisee. The name Simon was one of the most common among the Jewish …
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel Jesus Calls Four Fishermen to Follow Him.
(Sea of Galilee, Near Capernaum.) ^A Matt. IV. 18-22; ^B Mark I. 16-20; ^C Luke V. 1-11. ^a 18 And walking ^b 16 And passing along by the sea of Galilee [This lake is a pear-shaped body of water, about twelve and a half miles long and about seven miles across at its widest place. It is 682 feet below sea level; its waters are fresh, clear and abounding in fish, and it is surrounded by hills and mountains, which rise from 600 to 1,000 feet above it. Its greatest depth is about 165 feet], he [Jesus] …
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