Read: Daniel 7-9
It is easy to get overwhelmed by Daniel and his imagery. He saw the same thing Ezekiel did in a different way. The 8th chapter refers to Jerusalem and the remnant of Judah under Zedekiah. Ezekiel had laid on his side 349 days to stand for the time God would humble his people for their sins. Daniel saw it in forms of weeks.
Daniel, like Ezekiel, was taken in the spirit to the temple where he was shown the abominations of the priests. They worshipped the gods of all the nations around them and rejected their own god who was the only true god. Manasseh had set up and image of Ashtarah in the temple. Ashtarah is the same thing as Astarte, Venus and the queen of heaven. She was the mockery of Jehovah God.
God always judges his spiritual leaders first and the 70 elders who were supposed to be leading the people in worship to him would be judged the harshest. It is true today. To whom much is given, much is required. Everyone wants to be on top but their are higher prices to pay to get there and to stay there.
Lord, may we content to draw closer to you and stay there. May we hear what the prophets are saying today and heed their warnings.
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