God Amid Unending Human Conflict

GracePointe Church of Christ in Elizabethtown, PA

Text: Daniel 11

Synopsis: Daniel 11 is a description of unending human conflict, as a king rises to power and fights another until defeated, each king living in a self-honoring fashion. The text of Daniel 11 is somewhat easy to understand but also very descriptive…Rise, Fight, win, defeat, rise of another, destruction, glory, defeat, rise of another…all coming from the North, South, East, and West. Seems like no matter where we live, one human is trying to overcome another. Yet, the constant in all of this is the END of those who resist God and oppress God’s people. For a time, a group or a king looks unstoppable, but it is only for a time. Throughout this chapter is the word “appointed” which shows that God gives each king a chance to acknowledge the giver of all good things, but often human leaders refuse to give God honor. It is a sad overview of human history, but accurate? We, as Christians, have to think so. Jesus provides another way, the way of love that ends the way of war.