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As I write, President-elect Barack Obama, soon to be the most powerful man on earth, is in the process of naming his staff of advisers.
Around 2,600 years ago, in one of history's greatest empires, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon interviewed and appointed a brilliant young Jewish captive to be on his staff. An extraordinary, life-threatening event soon thrust Daniel onto a meteoric rise to power that even the slickest political schemer could never have contrived, resulting in the king making him "ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief administrator over all the wise men" (Daniel 2:48).
Daniel had what could only be called a phenomenal career, surviving everything from a murder conspiracy to several administrations spanning two different empires! He foretold, and survived, one of the most stunning topplings of any government in history-the Persian takeover of Babylon. And incredibly, instead of having him killed or imprisoned, the Persian rulers retained his services!
Daniel advised the kings well, because he knew he was simply the servant of a much higher king-God Almighty! His legacy, therefore, is not found in the politics and policies of the human rulers he served, but in the prophecies and plans of the God whose word he delivered.
Anyone familiar with Daniel only because of his legendary brush with death in the lion's den has missed the most important parts of his story. The account of God delivering him is remarkable indeed, but the prophecies of God delivered through Daniel for us today are truly life-and-death matters!
His writings are partly history and partly prophecy, and we'd do well to learn from both. The prophetic sections are crucial, because they are the headlines of the future. And, yes, it's "good news/bad news."
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