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Never Lose Sight
Today’s Audio Devotion:
Never Lose Sight
Since the early nineteenth century, archaeology in Egypt has produced tens of thousands of mummified bodies which date back thousands of years. Due to their abundance, many mummies were used experimentally in medical research and in other experiments. But there is one high-ranking Egyptian official whose mummified body has not been and never will be discovered in Egypt—Joseph.
Before Joseph died at age 110 in Egypt, he made his brothers promise to take his bones back to Canaan when God delivered them from slavery in Egypt. According to the Egyptian custom for when officials died, Joseph was embalmed and placed in a coffin (Genesis 50:24-26). But when the Exodus came, Moses took Joseph’s bones to Canaan where they were buried at Shechem (Exodus 13:18-19; Joshua 24:32). Joseph never lost sight of the promises God made to his forefathers to establish His people in the Promised Land of Canaan.
Regardless of the chaos in our present world, never lose sight of God’s promises and your eternal destination.
God, in his glory and his presence, forms the destiny of the Christian.
Sinclair Ferguson
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Some 2,600 years ago, God gave King Nebuchadnezzar a dream. In this dream, the king saw a five–part statue made of five different metals (see Daniel 2). Each section represented an empire, beginning with Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon. Four of these empires have already risen and fallen in history—a clear fulfillment of Daniel's prophetic interpretation. The fifth and final empire indicates a future Europe—a ten nation coalition that will unite under the Antichrist's rule.
You can read about the King's dream and Daniel's interpretation in Daniel 2, but let's take a quick visual look at what you will find:
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King Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon
Daniel's words to the king are clear. "You are this head of gold" (Daniel 2:37–38).
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Medo–Persian Empire
The Medo–Persian Empire conquered Babylon in 539 BC and remained in power for approximately two hundred years (Daniel 5:28).
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Grecian Empire
Greece's Empire succeeded the Medo–Persians (Daniel 8:21).
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Roman Empire
When the Grecian empire was conquered by Rome, all the lands and peoples of the previous kingdoms were assimilated into the Roman Empire through the strengths of the "iron legions of Rome" (Daniel 2:40).
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Future European Coalition
This empire has not yet risen. Daniel foretells a time when the Roman Empire—Europe—will consist of ten kingdoms or leaders. The future Roman Empire will be present on the earth when God sets up His earthly kingdom (Daniel 2:44).