Daniel & The King’s Dreams

The Chosen People

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🗓️ 16 September 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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# 240 - Daniel & The King's Dreams - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Nebuchadnezzar’s troubling dream of a towering statue reveals the fragility of every earthly empire. In this episode, Daniel unveils its meaning and points to the eternal kingdom that will never be shaken.Episode 240 of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein is inspired by the Book of Joshua.Sign up for The Chosen People devotionals at https://www.thechosenpeople.com/sign-upFor more information about Yael Eckstein and IFCJ visit https://www.ifcj.org/who-we-are?utm_source=prayToday's opening prayer is inspired by Proverbs 10:32, The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.Listen to some of the greatest Bible stories ever told and make prayer a priority in your life by downloading the Pray.com app.Show Notes:(02:36) Intro with Yael Eckstein(03:26) Daniel & The King's Dreams(24:56) Reflection with Yael Eckstein See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Previously on the chosen people. Jerusalem had fallen, a city once radiant, now reduced to
0:09.0	smoldering ruin. Babylon had descended swiftly, mercilessly and precisely, its armies as vast as a storm
0:18.9	sweeping relentlessly across the land.
0:22.6	Hananiah, Michael, and Azariah walked closely behind Daniel, ropes cutting roly into wrists.
0:32.2	I am Ashpanaz. King Nabucinazer, in his wisdom, has summoned select men, young of body and sharp of mind,
0:41.9	to serve his courts. You will learn our ways, master our language, unravel our mysteries,
0:49.1	and if you survive, you will stand among his greatest advisors and govern your people on his behalf.
0:57.5	Over ten days' time, the contrast between the four companions and the other youths was stark.
1:04.0	You were the one they call Daniel, yes?
1:08.3	Yes, great king.
1:10.5	Hmm. So, it was you who refused my generosity.
1:17.6	Yes, great king.
1:21.6	Strong arms, sharp minds.
1:24.6	These are the pillars by which I shall build this kingdom to outlast the others.
1:31.6	Your insolent challenge to our ways turned out to be a revelation.
1:36.6	It is in the law of Moses, great king.
1:39.5	Our people have endured because of our great God.
1:44.6	I see.
1:47.1	Then I shall inquire more about this law and the God you claim gave it.
1:54.5	It would be my honor, great king, but be warned.
1:59.2	You have subjugated his people.
2:01.6	Many kings have tried to do the same.
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