Study Desk

‘So the Lord God says, "No stranger among the people of Israel who has not gone through the religious act of becoming a Jew, and is sinful in his heart, may come into My holy place.

But because they served them in front of their false gods and caused the people of Israel to sin, I have promised," says the Lord God, "that they will be punished for their sin.

"But the Levite religious leaders of the sons of Zadok took care of My holy place when the people of Israel left Me. So they will come near Me to serve Me. They will stand before Me to give Me the fat and the blood," says the Lord God.

And on the day he goes into the holy place, into the inner open space to serve in the holy place, he must bring his sin gift," says the Lord God.

‘The Lord God says, "Enough, you rulers of Israel! Stop ruling in bad ways with your power and do what is right and good. Stop driving My people off their land," says the Lord God.

Also bring one lamb from each flock of 200 sheep from the well-watered fields of Israel. Bring them for a grain gift, a burnt gift, and a peace gift, to pay for the people's sins," says the Lord God.

‘The Lord God says, "On the first day of the first month, you must take a young bull that is perfect and make the holy place clean.

‘The Lord God says, "The east gate of the inner open space must stay shut during the six working days. But it may be opened on the Day of Rest and on the day of the new moon.

‘The Lord God says, "If the ruler gives some of his land to any of his sons, it will belong to his sons. They will own the land for their families.

The Lord God says, "This is how you should divide the land among the twelve family groups of Israel. Joseph will have two parts.

The man from another country must be given a share of land among the family group he lives with," says the Lord God.

This is the land you will give by drawing names to the family groups of Israel for their own. And these are their shares," says the Lord God.

The Lord let him take King Jehoiakim of Judah, with some of the objects of the house of God. He brought them to the house of his god in the land of Shinar, and put the objects into the store-room of his god.

Now God gave Daniel favor and pity in the eyes of the head ruler.

God gave these four young men much learning and understanding in all kinds of writings and wisdom. Daniel even had understanding in all kinds of special dreams.

He told them to ask for loving-pity from the God of heaven about this secret, so that Daniel and his friends might not be killed with the other wise men of Babylon.

Then the secret was made known to Daniel in a special dream during the night. He gave honor and thanks to the God of heaven.

Daniel said, "Let the name of God be honored forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to Him.

I give thanks and praise to You, O God of my fathers. For You have given me wisdom and power. Even now You have made known what we asked of You. You have made the king's dream known to us."

But there is a God in heaven who makes secrets known. And He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the future. This was the special dream you had while you were on your bed.