尼布甲尼撒的梦——巨大人像

King Nebuchadnezzar (meaning “Nabu protect my firstborn son”) had a dream in which he saw a colossal statue, exceedingly bright and terrifying in appearance. God used this great image to reveal the evolution of nations during the times of the Gentiles. Each part of the statue represents an empire or a period of history. The […]

巴比伦的伯沙撒王

Belshazzar (Akkadian: Bel-sarra-usur) was the last ruler (strictly speaking, co-regent) of the Neo-Babylonian Kingdom. In 562 BC, King Nebuchadnezzar died, and his son Evil-Merodach succeeded him, treating the exiled King Jehoiachin kindly (Jeremiah 52:31). In 560 BC, Evil-Merodach was murdered and usurped by his brother-in-law, Nergal-Sharezer (Jeremiah 39:3). In 556 BC, Nergal-Sharezer’s son, Labashi-Marduk, succeeded […]

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[Daniel 3:5-6] “As soon as you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp (psaltery), and bagpipe, and all kinds of music, you are to fall down and worship the golden image that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up. And whoever does not fall down and worship shall immediately be cast into a burning […]

先知但以理

Daniel means “God is my judge.” He is one of the four major prophets recorded in the Bible. In the past, before cuneiform could be deciphered, Daniel was thought to be a fictional character. However, in 1854, clay cylinders discovered in the ruins of the ancient Babylonian city of Ur, containing deciphered palace inscriptions, revealed […]

《但以理书》背景

The Hebrew name for the Book of Daniel is “Daniel (דִּנִיֵּאל / daw-nee-yale’),” which means “God is my judge.” This title aptly reflects the book’s theme: when the defeated people were exiled to Babylon, God revealed Himself as the judge of history to both the Babylonian king (4:37) and the prophet (7:10, 22, 26). As […]

哈曼

Haman (also known as Haman the Agagite, Hebrew: המן האגגי) is a significant character in the Hebrew Bible’s Book of Esther. The Persian name Haman means “magnificent” or “eminent,” and his character was as ostentatious as his name. Jewish tradition believes that “Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite” was a descendant of Agag, the Amalekite […]

末底改

Mordecai was a Jew from the tribe of Benjamin. According to the Book of Esther, he had been carried away captive to Babylon. Later, Mordecai served as an official in the Persian palace. He adopted his cousin, Esther (also known as Hadassah), and raised her as his own daughter. Esther was exceedingly beautiful (Esther 2:7). […]

以利家族最后的祭司亚比亚他

Abiathar was the son of Ahimelech, the priest of Nob, and a descendant of Aaron and Eli the high priests (1 Samuel 23:6). Biblical and Related Accounts: When David was fleeing from King Saul’s pursuit, he came to Ahimelech, the priest of Nob, and received help from him. When Saul learned of this, he had […]

女英雄以斯帖

Esther was a queen of ancient Persia in the mid-5th century BC, a beautiful, kind, and courageous Jewish heroine. She belonged to the tribe of Benjamin and her original name was Hadassah (meaning “myrtle” or “guava”). Because her parents died, her cousin Mordecai adopted her, and she was renamed “Esther” (meaning “star”). To save the […]

《以斯帖记》背景介绍

The Hebrew name for the Book of Esther is “Esther” (אֶסְתֵר / Estēr). This book, along with the Book of Ruth, is unique in the Bible for being named after a woman. It recounts how, after the Temple was rebuilt and before Ezra’s return, Queen Esther of Persia and her adoptive father Mordecai, under God’s […]