Message To Kings - A Biblical History Of Man

King Darius had in mind to appoint Daniel as the chief administrator of the Persian Empire. The other administrators and satraps were jealous of Daniel. Tricking King Darius, the administrators and satraps got him to agree to a law to have anyone who worshipped anyone besides the king to be put to death. In this episode, we cover what happens when Daniel refuses to worship anyone but God. Daniel 6Isaiah 54:17Matthew 23:12Philippians 1:12Psalms 23:5

Five years after the capture of Lydia, Cyrus invades Babylon. He is stopped by its enormous city walls. As documented by Herodotus, Cyrus makes a bold move diverting the Euphrates River. During the attack, Daniel documents the events surrounding the King of Babylon's feast and the writing on the wall. Daniel 5Isaiah 47Isaiah 44:27www.messagetokings.com

In the location of modern Western Turkey, the Kingdom of Lydia bordered the Empire of Persia. Its ruler was Croesus and he was world renown for his wealthy and happiness. In this episode, we see what worldly wealth and happiness does in the hands of a man submitted to idols and their prophecies. Proverbs 16:18www.messagetokings.com

In the third year of King Belshazzar, Daniel had a vision. In this vision, Daniel sees a vision of a Ram and a Goat. The Ram represents Persia and the Goat represents Greece. In addition, we are introduced to another end times parallel. This time, the parallel is the antichrist himself. Daniel 82 Corinthians 12:2www.messagetokings.com

In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel had a dream. In this dream, God gave Daniel insight into four world empires and the end of the age. The four beasts represented the empires of Babylon, Persia, Greece and Rome, while paralleling the rule of the antichrist at the end of the age. In conclusion, God overthrows these kingdom and judges the world. www.messagetokings.comDaniel 7

Heroditus, the Athenian Historian, documented the birth and early raising of Cyrus. In addition, he chronicled the detailed account of Astyages murderous attempt on his life. In this episode, we cover the first years of Cyrus' life , the attempts on his life and his rise in power in Persia and the land of the Medes.www.messagetokings.com

A rebellion has broken out in the land of the Medes. When Daniel finds out the rebellion is led by a man named Cyrus, he is moved with intercession and excitement for the man of prophecy has arrived on the world scene. In this episode, we cover Isaiah's Cyrus prophecies and we set the stage for the Herodotus account of the birth and rise of Cyrus on the world stage. Isaiah 44:24 - 45:13www.messagetokings.com

At the height of his power, Nebuchadnezzar has a dream that disturbs him. Daniel interrupts his dream and declares its meaning to Nebuchadnezzar with a prophetic rebuke to repent of his sin and his ways. Nebuchadnezzar's repentance was only temporary. A year later, Nebuchadnezzar was in his palace and when high lifted up prideful words begin to leave his mouth, judgment falls on Nebuchadnezzar just as the dream predicted. Proverbs 16:18Daniel 4www.messagetokings.com

Years after the destruction of Jerusalem, the prophet Ezekiel continued to receive prophetic revelations of the restoration of Israel as well as the end of the age. In this episode, we cover the perspective of Daniel studying and understanding and praying the prophecies of Isreal's restoration from Ezekiel and Jeremiah. Ezekiel 37, 43-47Jeremiah 29:10-14www.messagetokings.com

Delayed until the Destruction of Jerusalem, we celebrate Message to King's five year anniversary with this episode. Filled with thoughts on God and History, we casually discuss five years of podcasting. Matthew 13:52Revelation 19:10www.messagetokings.com

Taking a break from our normal episode, we cover a Bible study looking at the word 'king' from the Book of Proverbs. These verses can be classified into four categories: the heart of the king, security, justice and other. In this episode, we turn these verses into a personal devotion. Foundation of the Throne - Psalms 89:144 Categories of the word 'King' from the Book of ProverbsThe King's Heart - Proverbs 14:35, 16:13, 16:15, 21:1, 22:11, 22:29, 25:2, 14:28, 25:3, The King's Security - Proverbs 16:12, 20:28, 25:5, 29:4, 29:14The King's Justice - Proverbs 16:14, 19:12, 20:2, 20:8, 20:26, 8:15Other - Proverbs 30:22, 30:27, 30:28, 30:31, 31:3, 31:4, 24:21, 25:6www.messagetokings.com

After the destruction of Jerusalem, an Israelite named Gedaliah was named the Babylonian Governor over Judah. He represented a hope for Israel, but his assassination cut his life short. In this episode, we cover his brief governorship and the escape to Egypt of the survivors in Judah. Jeremiah 40-44www.messagetokings.com

Lingering in the pit of desolation, the Prophet Jeremiah compiles a list of five mournful poems titling them Lamentations. In addition, a prophet named Obadiah received a vision regarding Edom. The Book of LamentationsThe Book of ObadiahMatthew 5:4www.messagetokings.com

According to all accounts, the people of Jerusalem fought with great alacrity and zeal. Despite Jeremiah's prophecies and his preaching from the courtyard of the guard, the people failed to repent even to their very end. Pulling from Biblical, historical and Jewish traditional accounts, we cover the siege and the destruction of Jerusalem in this episode. Jeremiah 392 Kings 252 Chronicles 36Psalm 137www.messagetokings.com

The Book of Joel spans the many ages of man, from the current podcast time period to the New Testament Age to the End of the Age. In this episode, we cover the Book of Joel and the broad span of time frames covered in the short book of Joel. The Book of Joelwww.messagetokings.com

After eight years of servitude to the King of Babylon, King Zedekiah revolted from the Babylonians despite the word of the Lord from the prophets. Throughout the siege, Jeremiah continued to prophesy the destruction of the city. In this episode, we cover the siege of Jerusalem and Jeremiah's courtyard prophecies and his near-death experience in the cistern. Jeremiah 32, 37, 38www.messagetokings.com

After Nebuchadnezzar trashes and loots Jerusalem, Jeremiah sees the future of his city in visions and prophecies. The prophecies are directed at the nations of the earth and the new wicked King of Judah Zedekiah. Zedekiah, a young fool, refuses to listen to Jeremiah and is constantly pulled astray by his wicked advisors and friends. Jeremiah 24, 27 - 29www.messagetokings.com

Following the Prophet Ezekiel's God encounters and first assignments, he has numerous experiences where he taken to Jerusalem to prophesy. In these experiences, Ezekiel witnesses many supernatural things and horrible judgments on the people of Jerusalem. Ezekiel 9-11, 21www.messagetokings.com

From the safe distance of Babylon, God raises up another judgment prophet. In this episode, we cover Ezekiel's God Encounters and his first prophetic assignments. Ezekiel 1-5Ezekiel 33James 3:1www.messagetokings.com

After Nebuchadnezzar conquers all of his enemies, he lets it go to his head. Building a statue similar to the one from his dream, he commands all of his officials to bow down and worship it. Anyone who doesn't, he commands their death. When Daniel's friends, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, refused to worship the statue they sentenced themselves to death. God's response was the Fourth Man in the Fire. Daniel 3Matthew 28:16-20Mark 16:18Revelation 13:11-18John 15:13www.messagetokings.com