Daniel - Reformed Expository Commentary (Duguid)

Description

The book of Daniel is both familiar and unfamiliar to many Christians. The stories of the fiery furnace and Daniel in the lion's den are the staples of children's Bible story books and Sunday school classes. Yet the latter chapters of Daniel's vision are more unfamiliar and daunting to most believers, who may have been exposed to a variety of end-times speculations constructed from an amalgam of these texts and others drawn from elsewhere in the Bible.

But Iain M. Duguid reminds Christians that Daniel gives us more than moral lessons or a prophetic timetable. The whole of the book points us to Christ, whether as the one greater than Daniel who has perfectly lived an exilic life of service and separation for us or as the exalted heavenly Son of Man who took flesh amongst us.

As are all of the books in the Reformed Expository Commentary series, this exposition of Daniel is accessible to both pastors and lay readers. Each volume in the series provides exposition that gives careful attention to the biblical text, is doctrinally Reformed, focuses on Christ through the lens of redemptive history, and applies the Bible to our contemporary setting.

Table of Contents:

1. When the World Does Its Worst (1:1-21)
2. Interesting Times (2:1-23)
3. Gone with the Wind (2:24-49)
4. Through the Fire (3:1-30)
5. The Fall and Rise of Nebuchadnezzar (4:1-37)
6. Weighed and Found Wanting (5:1-31)
7. In the Angel’s Den (6:1-28)
8. The Triumph of the Son of Man (7:1-28)
9. Living in the Valley of Darkness (8:1-26)
10. How to Wait for God (8:27)
11. Praying in the Darkness (9:1-19)
12. Hope in the Darkness (9:20-27)
13. Prepared for Battle (10:1-11:1)
14. Wars and Rumors of Wars (11:2-12:3)
15. How Long Will I Be Broken? (12:4-13)

Endorsements

"An outstanding provision for pastors engaged in regular pulpit ministry. Those of us who regularly preach need commentaries that provide the best biblical scholarship and also understand the challenges of today’s pastorate. The Reformed Expository Commentary series, prepare by Reformed preachers of great scholarly ability, ably speaks to both needs." — Bryan Chapell

“I’m a pastor, not a scholar. When you read Iain Duguid, it is clear he is both. Like his other works, this commentary is a rare blend of insightful exegesis and discerning application. What’s more, with Iain’s guidance you’ll find the glories of Christ shining through texts that can otherwise appear obscure and irrelevant. This book will educate pastors, edify Christians, and advance the proclamation of the gospel.” — C. J. Mahaney, Sovereign Grace Ministries.

Author

Iain M. Duguid (Ph.D., University of Cambridge) is professor of religion at Grove City College in Grove City, Pennsylvania, and visiting professor of Old Testament at Westminster Seminary California. He has written numerous works of biblical exposition, including Ezekiel in the NIV Application Commentary series, Numbers in the Preaching the Word series, and Esther & Ruth in the Reformed Expository Commentary series.