Quick Intro to Daniel

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Daniel was one of the captives living in Babylon during the 70 years when the temple at Jerusalem was destroyed. He was trained by the Babylonian king and held high office in his administration. He prayed for Jerusalem and saw visions that describe human history from Nebuchadnezzar, the Babylonian king,…
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Quick Intro to Ezekiel

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Ezekiel was a prophet during Israel’s final fall. His eponymous book contains many different forms of literature. He seems to have been a deeply and broadly knowledgable man, well-prepared to write at that historical moment. Like a great movement that started in Exodus ended with a return to alienation and…
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Quick Intro to Lamentations

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Lamentations is a book containing five poetic laments mourning the destruction and captivity of Jerusalem and God's goodness. Where once the city was like a great queen, it became desolate like a widow enslaved and weeping in the night. All of Israel's history with God, the law, and the prophets, have not…
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