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Daniel: Lives of Integrity, Words of Prophecy

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This book must be done with the dynamic DVD. Beth is a phenomenal teacher who brings Daniel into the 21st Century and shows how we are living in a type of Babylon. This book is terribly relevant in our materialistic culture. Have we made up our minds in advance about how we will act-- like Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach and Abedneggo did? Will we stand tall for what we believe in? The second half of the book involves a fascinating discussion of eschatology. She makes it so "understandable." I've done her Heart Like His, Woman's Heart, Fruits of the Spirit, Jesus the One and Only, half of John, and three of her LPM lectures. This is the best yet.

Five star, except that the videos are needed for the comprehensive study.
This is a wonderful, in depth study of the book of Daniel. As usual, Beth Moore does a well researched and comprehensive study of the subject matter. The workbook addresses common pitfalls such as materialism, integrity, prayer, as well as some of the topics that are prophetic. Well worth the time!
Any serious student of the book of Daniel should also read Gustav Mahler's book where this linguist has recently "unsealed" the book of Daniel by translating the text from right to left, finding significance in each letter!
Beth's prayer for discernment and wisdom contained in her workbook is worth buying the book!
This study is well worth the time and effort without the videos, but makes one wonder what you have missed.

Beth Moore has done it once again! Her passionate, humble enthusiasm and contagious hunger for God's Word leave me eagerly looking forward to the next day's study. I have done many different studies of the Bible and its wonderful books; however, I have never learned more from a single book than I have from this Daniel study. I realized I had never even scratched the surface of all this book has to offer. Dive in - you won't be disappointed! :o) (I highly recommend accompanying this study with the CD's - great for long commutes to work!)

Beth Moore is a very engaging preacher and I was inspired by some of her messages in this Daniel study. Unfortunately I didn't care for the study format, which is an hour of a preaching video and almost no allowance for discussion. The homework also does not lend itself to deep scriptural discussion, as it deals more with themes and folksy stories than exegesis.

Also, I think making Daniel half about prophecy is not a wise idea. There are many end times views that don't see Daniel as having a place in future prophecy. Even though Beth mentions the other views, she focuses one the one she agrees with (which is understandable) but which bothered me, as I obviously don't agree with her view. She pulled alot of her viewpoints from commentaries and people who agreed with her viewpoint, as opposed to using inductive Bible study study methods.

For someone interested in a serious study of end times, I recommend Revelation: Four Views: A Parallel Commentary by Steve Gregg (available here at Amazon). This focuses on the Book of Revelation, and going verse by verse through the book of Revelations, shows what each of the main 4 end times views has to say about it. By reading through this, a student of end times can come to his/her own conclusion based on the strongest Biblical apologetics.

The Beth Moore Bible study formula would be good for those who are more comfortable being told what to think--and I don't mean that snidely--just so you know there's not a good format for digging in on your own--or for finding out about generalized themes of the Bible.

Honestly, Beth Moore's strength is preaching, and like I said, she had some very inspirational messages that encouraged me to apply Biblical truths to my own life. Just use her studies with the caveat of knowing her format.

After reading the discussion section on this page, I think some clarification is needed. This book is what is referred to as a member book for Beth Moore's bible study "Daniel". While it can be used alone, it is intended to be used while participating in the entire study. The question in the discussion section was "Where can I get the DVD?". The DVDs for twelve sessions come in the Leader Kit for the study. Normally, you can not buy them separately. I am about to begin leading this study at my church in January. I'm posting five stars because after previewing it, it promises to be one of Beth's best studies yet. She's a great bible teacher!

This workbook by Beth Moore is awesome, it really is changing my point of view at the world around us. Keeping me more focused on God, and how He wants us to be in this deceiving world. How it's far more important what God thinks of me, than society.
It is very good, recommended!!!

Beth Moore has done it again! She is so God inspired. This study teaches us to follow Daniel's example of prayer and living a life of loyalty and integrity. It is challenging and convicting. I would highly recommend doing it with a group because the video portions are what gives you a lot of information to do the daily workbook lessons. this study opens our eyes to what over-indulgent and self-centered people we are. She points out that the fall of every great empire starts with forgetting the poor. Really makes you think and opens your heart to hear what God desires from each of us personally. I have done 5 Beth Moore studies and I think this will be the most life changing. Go for it you will not be disappointed.

I wasn't able to attend the Beth Moore Bible study on Daniel where they watched the DVD so I decided to purchase the CD's. I get some quiet time and listen to the CD's and fill in my book. In some ways the CD's are better because they are sold at a reasonable cost and you can rewind them if you missed something. You also can listen to them over and over again. I am very please that I made the purchase. I have done other Bible studies and when I missed a class I missed a lot and eventually just put the book on the shelf. This way with the CD's I can listen to the CD's and work in my book at my convience and not have to worry about missing anything. The DVD is sold to group because it is sold as a teaching tool. I cannot afford it so I bought the CD's and the workbook to work on my own. A few friends were not able to attend the Bible study either so they are doing like me and working at their convience at home. When we are all done we plan to get together and borrow the DVD and watch it as a group to finish up the study. Sometimes it is difficult to do a Bible study because of the time restraints and you are to watch the video and fill in the answers then have discussion in a group. Since we aren't able to do that we will watch the video after the study and be able to enjoy watching without inturruption and also have discussion of all we learned through the study. My husband isn't doing the Bible study because they are doing it for the Ladies Bible study but he is very interesed in it so he plans on listening to the CD's and going through my book so he can learn and grow in his Bible knowledge also. I've read where some men actually have their own Bible study on this particular study but many of our husbands are working and have little time so the Daniel CD's would be helpful to them also. You can listen to them on your computer, in a CD player in your car. I think they are a great idea. You must have the DVD or the CD's to do the study because some of the answers are in the information provided by them. I highly recommend them.

Although the majority of Beth Moore's studies are very good, in the area of Daniel's prophecies, this one is woefully inadequate. Moore teaches the dispensational premillennial view, a theological system that was created in the 1800s. There is no attempt to "study" what the Scriptures say regarding the prophecies. She simply states her theology with very little biblical support and provides no balance from historical millennial positions held by the church fathers. I got the impression that she was simply regurgitating what she had read somewhere. I don't believe she even mentions historic premillennialism and it was clear from her uninformed comments regarding the amillennial and postmillennial positions that she hasn't done her homework there either.

What I found particularly upsetting was that in the second DVD lesson, Moore reads an excerpt from a 1969 sermon by Ray Stedman entitled "The Last Act" which contained so many inaccuracies about American and European history that I was embarrassed for my church showing it. (You can find this sermon on the internet if you "google" it.) Stedman tries to make the case that America and Europe are part of the fallen Roman Empire. (This is required by the dispensationalist view.) At one point Stedman claims that because German leaders are called "Kaisers," that this is evidence that the Roman Empire was the foundation for the government of Germany! I was disappointed that Moore would use this material as a part of her study.

Although the analogies Moore draws between sinful Babylon and modern-day America are very good, I found them to be overshadowed by the poor exegesis and lack of balance in the prophetic side of the study.

This is the best Bible study I have ever done. It has been life-changing. It is completely re-training my thoughts and actions to be more like Jesus Christ's. Beth Moore provides excellent insight to the lessons to be learned from Daniel in Scripture and also give great encouragement and pushes you to learn! It's GREAT!!! Also, it's great for new believers, those questioning and considering following Christ, and those who've been Christians for ages.