[toj.cc]WildBillKickoff
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I have just realized something about myself (w00t for self discovery) that I would never have realized had I not been leading this Bible study on Daniel.
I like shocking people with theories that can be moderately supported by Biblical truth and historical fact.
Case in point, last night, we studied Daniel 3. Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego, fiery furnace. Very striaght forward, right? Not for me. I pointed out two less than obvious facts-- that Daniel was appointed provinical governor in 2:48, and two verses later he is missing for the entirety of chapter three. I then asked for theories as to why, and we get the typical "maybe Mr. Nezzar sent him away on business, maybe he was sick" answers.
Of course, that question was really just a ploy to float my crackpot theory-- that Daniel, who allowed himself to be worshipped in 2:46, was actually exempt from worshipping the image because the image was of Daniel himself.
It's not all that far-fetched-- Daniel may have even been told by Nebby that he was building a monument to the God of Israel, and Nebby built it in the only image he had (Daniel, who had just interpreted his dream)-- and frankly, I enjoyed the fact that I came up with that on my own with no help from commentators or other resources. Of course, it's far more likely that the image was of one of Nebby's Chaldean gods, but it's fun coming up with this stuff.
Does anyone else think like this (coming up with strange new ways to lok at things) or am I even more insane than I think I am?
I like shocking people with theories that can be moderately supported by Biblical truth and historical fact.
Case in point, last night, we studied Daniel 3. Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego, fiery furnace. Very striaght forward, right? Not for me. I pointed out two less than obvious facts-- that Daniel was appointed provinical governor in 2:48, and two verses later he is missing for the entirety of chapter three. I then asked for theories as to why, and we get the typical "maybe Mr. Nezzar sent him away on business, maybe he was sick" answers.
Of course, that question was really just a ploy to float my crackpot theory-- that Daniel, who allowed himself to be worshipped in 2:46, was actually exempt from worshipping the image because the image was of Daniel himself.
It's not all that far-fetched-- Daniel may have even been told by Nebby that he was building a monument to the God of Israel, and Nebby built it in the only image he had (Daniel, who had just interpreted his dream)-- and frankly, I enjoyed the fact that I came up with that on my own with no help from commentators or other resources. Of course, it's far more likely that the image was of one of Nebby's Chaldean gods, but it's fun coming up with this stuff.
Does anyone else think like this (coming up with strange new ways to lok at things) or am I even more insane than I think I am?