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Management approach and performance related to our work with Indigenous Peoples including engagement, agreements, benefits and disputes.
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Teck respects the rights, cultures, interests and aspirations of Indigenous Peoples and is committed to building strong and lasting relationships that help us understand each other's perspectives and priorities as outlined in our Indigenous Peoples Policy.
In particular, we are committed to:
Our approach is to engage with Indigenous Peoples early in our planning processes, and work to achieve their free, prior and informed consent when proposing new or substantially modified projects. It is our aim to integrate the perspectives of Indigenous Peoples into company decision-making throughout the mining life cycle and to create lasting benefits that respect their unique interests and aspirations. Not only is early and meaningful engagement with Indigenous Peoples a matter of international law and governance, but it also helps Teck advance projects in a timely, cost-effective manner.
Our engagement with Indigenous Peoples is conducted by Communities staff at each of our operations, project or exploration sites and is supported by our corporate Indigenous Affairs team. Our Vice President, Community and Government Relations and Senior Vice President, Sustainability and External Affairs provide guidance and oversight on our engagement with Indigenous Peoples. We also have an executive Indigenous Affairs steering committee that includes our CEO and senior management representing our business units, our projects and our exploration groups, which provides oversight and guidance on major initiatives with Indigenous Peoples, including the negotiation of agreements.
We acknowledge and respect Indigenous People's rights and interests as enshrined in regional, national and international law, and we understand that the extent to which Indigenous People's rights are legally recognized varies by jurisdiction. In Canada, for example, certain Indigenous People's rights regarding access to land have been articulated in treaties, while other historical or traditional rights are generally not documented or clearly defined. The law related to Aboriginal title in Canada, as elsewhere, continues to evolve. In Chile, the federal government intends to establish a Ministry of Indigenous Communities to define a national policy to implement and strengthen the rights of Indigenous Peoples and their socio-economic, political and cultural development. International law continues to shape requirements related to working with Indigenous Peoples.
In 2015, Teck established an Indigenous Peoples Policy that reaffirms our commitment to working with Indigenous Peoples to ensure that Indigenous rights, cultural heritage and traditional land use are respected. The policy was developed with input and guidance from Indigenous Peoples in our local communities as well as from leading international and local groups with expertise in Indigenous and mining policy.
Consultation plays an important role in regulatory approval processes and project development. As required by international conventions and typically by domestic law, many governments recognize various duties to consult with Indigenous Peoples. In certain situations, some or all aspects of consultation activities may be delegated to us. When our activities have the potential to affect Indigenous People's rights or traditional access to land, we seek opportunities for meaningful consultation, including sharing information on our activities, understanding the interests of Indigenous Peoples and developing measures to address impacts on those interests.
There are a number of processes through which our COIs can inform us of concerns, including formal grievance mechanisms, dispute resolution clauses in agreements, and ongoing engagement. Agreements with Indigenous Peoples often establish processes to work through grievances and other challenges, and help to fulfill our commitment to improving community well-being in self-defined ways while gaining the broad support of Indigenous communities.
To enhance our capacity to engage with Indigenous communities, one of the goals in our sustainability strategy was to deliver training on Indigenous People's rights and cultural awareness for key exploration, operations and management staff. Since 2011, we have conducted dialogue training and cultural awareness training for Communities teams at our operations, with a focus on Red Dog, Quebrada Blanca and Carmen de Andacollo operations.
Agreements create a framework for greater cooperation and clarity on topics such as consultation and engagement, the environment and land stewardship, employment and business opportunities, and typically include a financial component. Our agreements with Indigenous Peoples traditionally address the full range of our activities, from early stages of exploration through to closure. Agreements can cover short-term, seasonal work as well as long-term operations and projects.
Our approach in negotiating agreements focuses on:
Although we recognize that agreements are important milestones, a strong and positive relationship itself is the true indicator of success.
Most of our agreements with Indigenous Peoples include principles and goals related to employment, such as agreement on the principle that Indigenous citizens should have a standard of living comparable to the non-Indigenous population. In addition, agreements often include commitments to training and employment processes.
One example of an agreement at Teck with provisions related to employment and benefit sharing is at our Red Dog Operations. Over 25 years ago, Red Dog Operations was developed through an innovative operating agreement between the operator Teck and the landowner NANA Regional Corporation Inc. (NANA), a Regional Alaska Native corporation owned by the Iñupiat people of northwest Alaska. Since mining began, NANA has received approximately US$1.53 billion from the mine. Under Alaskan regulation, it has retained approximately US$554 million, sharing the balance with other Indigenous communities in the state.
Red Dog Mine directly creates more than 600 full-time, family-supporting jobs at the mine site, in an area of Alaska where good-paying jobs are scarce. Since 1989, NANA shareholders have received more than US$507 million in wages by working at Red Dog. In 2016, approximately 638 NANA shareholders (employees and contractors) worked at the mine, earning US$37.55 million in wages.
In British Columbia, in addition to resource revenue sharing established directly through agreements with Teck, the province negotiates Economic and Community Development Agreements (ECDAs) with Indigenous Peoples for sharing the direct mineral tax revenue on new mines and major mine expansions. Specific to Teck's operations, the Ktunaxa Nation have entered into an ECDA regarding Teck's Elk Valley steelmaking coal operations, and Nlaka'pamux communities have entered into an ECDA regarding Teck's Highland Valley Copper Operations.
We are developing initiatives aimed at increasing procurement from Indigenous suppliers. For example, where we have formal agreements with Indigenous Peoples, we identify local Indigenous suppliers and develop processes to share information on procurement opportunities and our supplier qualification requirements. In some situations, we work directly with Indigenous suppliers to help them meet our requirements, or provide them with training and business development support.
To support our relationships with Indigenous Peoples, Teck invests in a wide range of initiatives and programs that benefit Indigenous Peoples at a local, regional and national scale. This includes investments that support Indigenous language and cultural training, youth education and development, health and wellness programs, and various environmental initiatives. Our aim is to ensure these community investments align with needs and opportunities identified in collaboration with Indigenous Peoples.
For Indigenous communities, the landscape and its features provide sustenance and spiritual attachment. To minimize impacts on Indigenous heritage and culture, Teck consults with Indigenous Peoples to promote mutual understanding and cooperation. At our operations and resource development projects and, where appropriate, at our exploration and development projects, we support the development of traditional land use studies and other community-based traditional knowledge studies to help us better understand the interests of Indigenous Peoples and our potential impacts on those interests.
In this section, we report on our activities in 2016 related to recognizing and respecting the interests and rights of Indigenous Peoples, such as cultural awareness training and responding to grievances, negotiating agreements, procurement, and community investment. We also provide an update on working towards our 2020 Community goals related to Indigenous Peoples.
We continue to engage with Indigenous Peoples early in our planning processes and work to achieve their free, prior and informed consent when proposing new or substantially modified projects, as outlined in our Indigenous Peoples Policy.
In 2016, our consultation activities were focused on:
In 2016, there was one grievance involving Indigenous Peoples and five in 2015. The 2016 grievance involved a concern regarding the conduct of an employee at our Red Dog operation.
For more information on the continuing environmental litigation regarding the Upper Columbia River and involving the Confederated Colville Tribes and the Spokane Tribe of Indians, view our Upper Columbia River project page or the Upper Columbia River project website.
In 2016, there were 54 active agreements in place with Indigenous Peoples, including 25 new agreements ranging from exploration agreements to impact benefit agreements. We focused on advancing agreements for our steelmaking coal operations, Quebrada Blanca Phase 2 and Frontier projects.
In May 2016, we signed an Impact Management and Benefits Agreement with the Ktunaxa Nation Council that will create numerous long-term benefits for the Ktunaxa people and increased certainty around future sustainable mining development in the region. Spanning approximately 40 years and all five of our steelmaking coal operations in the Elk Valley region of British Columbia, it is one of the most comprehensive agreements of its kind in place in Canada.
Throughout the year, we were engaged in agreement negotiations related to our Frontier oil sands project with Indigenous Peoples in the Athabasca region of northeastern Alberta. In 2016, we signed agreements with Fort Chipewyan Métis Local 125, Fort McKay First Nation and Fort McKay Métis. The agreements provide a range of social and economic benefits and create opportunities for meaningful engagement and communication. A framework for items such as contracting opportunities, skills development and environmental stewardship related to the project is also included in the agreements.
To date, Teck has negotiated agreements with Indigenous Peoples in countries such as Canada, Chile, Peru, Australia and the United States. These agreements range from general memoranda of understanding to more comprehensive long-term agreements such as those noted in Table 33. The total number of agreements varies from year to year, as shorter-term agreements, common at the exploration stage, may expire or evolve into more comprehensive agreements.
Table 33: Active Agreements with Indigenous Groups at our Operations
Operations Within or Adjacent to Indigenous People's Territory
Name of Indigenous Group
Formal Agreements with Indigenous Groups
Cardinal River
Alexis Nakota Sioux
Impact Benefit Agreement
Whitefish Lake First Nation
Impact Benefit Agreement
Sucker Creek First Nation
Memorandum of Understanding
Ermineskin First Nation
Impact Benefit Agreement
Elk Valley
Ktunaxa Nation Council
Impact Management and Benefits Agreement
Shuswap Indian Band
Memorandum of Understanding
Highland Valley Copper
Nlaka'pamux Nation Tribal Council (NNTC)
Joint Relationship Agreement
Nlaka'pamux Participating Bands (CNA)
Participation Agreement
Lower Nicola Indian Band
Relationship Agreement
Stk'emlupsemc te Secwepemc Nation
Funding Agreement
Quebrada Blanca
Tamentica and Copaquire
Working Protocol Agreement
Ecozona Matilla
Framework Agreement
Quechua Indigenous Community from Huatacondo
Benefits and Protocol Agreement
Red Dog
Iñupiat of Northwest Alaska
Development and Operating Agreement
In 2016, our operations spent approximately $128 million on suppliers who self-identified as Indigenous; this represents an overall decrease of 11%. The vast majority of this spending is at our Red Dog Operations, where Indigenous Peoples' procurement is one of the cornerstones of our operating agreement, which governs the operation and development of the mine. In 2016, 42% ($113 million) of Red Dog's spending was with Indigenous suppliers. Despite our commitment to working with Indigenous suppliers, challenging market conditions and a focus on cost containment led to a lower proportion of our total spending on Indigenous suppliers in 2016 at several of our operations.
Table 34: Company-Wide Procurement Spend on Suppliers who Self-Identified as Indigenous (millions)
Dollars spent
In 2016, 37% ($4.6 million) of our total community investment went towards Indigenous-specific investments, compared to 17% in 2015 ($2.7 million). One of our more significant investments in this area was our support for a program with UN Women and the Government of Chile on a collaborative project to promote the empowerment, leadership, and economic and social participation of Indigenous women in northern Chile.
In 2016, we completed reviews of current Indigenous employment, training, and procurement objectives, as well as related Impact Benefit Agreement commitments at Highland Valley Copper, Red Dog, Cardinal River, Greenhills, Line Creek, Fording River, Elkview and Coal Mountain operations. This information supports our 2020 goal of developing metrics for monitoring Indigenous training, employment and procurement.
As Teck moves forward with the implementation and negotiation of agreements with Indigenous Peoples, we will continue to engage early and at all stages on the mining life cycle. In 2017, we will focus on working with Indigenous Peoples to identify and participate in initiatives that support the self-defined goals of Indigenous communities, related to areas such as economic opportunities and environmental stewardship.
Teck is committed to playing a role in reconciliation with Aboriginal Peoples in Canada and is working in partnership with Reconciliation Canada to support their vision of revitalizing the relationships among Indigenous Peoples and all Canadians. As part of this effort in British Columbia, Teck is working on the implementation of the B.C. Business Council – B.C. Assembly of First Nations Memorandum of Understanding on economic reconciliation. Additionally, we are continuing to proactively engage in government led initiatives to improve the lives of Indigenous Peoples in Canada through their participation in mining-related activities.


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Consider the Source has a sound which is often described as "Sci-Fi Middle Eastern Fusion," however they truly stretch far beyond this limited description. Those who haven't yet heard their unique blend of music are in for a truly enjoyable journey.
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It is truly the intricacy of their music that makes listening such an immersive experience which catapults the listener through various dimensions of musical time and space. To say their music is simply "trippy" would be an understatement. Listening to Consider the Source is an exploration through emotion.
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Buen Sabor Wednesday- Anti-Aging Salad
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This salad is not only yummy but may help you stay young, as it contains 3 of the Top 10 Anti-Aging Foods, avocado, arugula and tomatoes. Other Top Anti-Aging Foods include: Acai, Beans, Blueberries, other Dark Leafy Greens, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Garlic, Sweet Potatoes and Walnuts. Luckily I love and eat all of these foods, regularly. I guess that I will be forever young. 🙂
Enjoy this recipe and your youth!
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
6 ounces arugula leaves
1 avocado, chopped
1 medium tomato, chopped
2 hearts of palm, chopped
1/3 cup pine nuts, toasted
2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
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'We're not a weak team but we need to be strong mentally'
Tyrone assistant boss Devlin insists their league form was 'better than it looked'
When Gavin Devlin reflects on Tyrone's last three Ulster Championship meetings with Donegal a simple realisation dawns on him that leaves little scope for comfort.
"Every single day they were better than us. I know there has been close encounters but every single game, hand on heart, you would say they were better than us. We've got to change that," he emphasised.
Tyrone return to Ballybofey where they suffered one of their worst league defeats in years seven weeks ago, a result that crystallised sharply an inferiority to Donegal in recent times.
Each time they thought they had worked out ways for liberation from the vicious grip they found themselves in, Donegal would just squeeze that bit tighter.
Last week Jim McGuinness, who presided over that unblemished championship record that brought successive wins in 2011, 2012 and 2013 over Tyrone, made a couple of reflective points.
Donegal were physically stronger and Tyrone's running game played into their hands, he reasoned.
"Who am I to argue with Jim McGuinness? He's a pure maestro," conceded Devlin, with a laugh.
But Tyrone's centre-back in their ground-breaking 2003 All-Ireland success, and now 'second-in-command' to Mickey Harte, sees more a mental issue than a physical defect at play.
"I don't think Mattie Donnelly is that small, Sean Cavanagh, Peter Harte. Even our smaller guys over the last 12 months have been building up and getting stronger," he said
"See Darren McCurry. You want to see him with his top off. We're not a weak team, it's mentally, can we live with them?"
He points to that recent league defeat and wonders if they were in the right frame of mind for it.
"We believe the fight in the dog that day, individually, to a man, they were much better than us. Tactically too that day they were superior to us. We've been working on that.
"The best team always wins at this level of football, no matter how close it comes down to. A penalty kick, a saved penalty, no matter. You have got to change the script and it will be very hard to do it."
Still Devlin believes talk of Tyrone's demise has been misleading. He accepts it has been a challenging time since their 2013 All-Ireland semi-final defeat to Mayo.
"But in terms of where we're going it's greatly exaggerated. I don't think it's what we see on the training field or on the field of play either.
"We drew with the All-Ireland champions Kerry, did well against Dublin, beat Mayo in Mayo," he recalled.
"Cork was a game we could have and should have won. But we got relegated. People are painting this picture about how bad we are going.
"Along the way we had a few good performances but that day in Ballybofey against Donegal they were streets ahead of us and from there to now we have been working really hard on the training field to close that gap. We'll see on Sunday how bad we are really going."
Devlin took the 'bainisteoir' bib in Harte's enforced absence due to surgery for the Kerry game but says the longest-serving manager in the game has been a re-invigorated presence this season.
"He's fantastic. We need him back. I said it before the Kerry game. This year, more than any year, he has been more hands-on in the field. He's been chomping at the bit.
"This is my third year in and the changes made from the first year to now has been absolutely drastic.
"As usual, Mickey wants to win every game. At training he would take one team and I would take another. If my team starts to get a bit ahead you have to walk away!
Relegation hurt but Devlin thinks there is a perspective attached to their fall.
"We want to be in Division 1; it's the place to be. Come next year we're in Division 2 and it's a downer.
"As you saw with Armagh last year, they got relegated to Division 3 and they were a kick of a ball from an All-Ireland semi-final so you have to put it in context."
Devlin is confident that Sean Cavanagh can continue his recovery from a recent knee injury and will be ready but is less optimistic about goalkeeper Niall Morgan's recovery from a groin injury.
He also hopes the seniors can "feed off the energy" of their U-21s winning the All-Ireland title last week.
"Mickey and I were down at that game. All year there has been a massive buzz about them. There is something about the team. They work well together, they have been in a couple of difficult positions but they never looked like they were going to cave in. There is something special about that team."
Tyrone U-21 selector Peter Canavan also feels the seniors will get impetus from what their U-21 counterparts have achieved but warns that it doesn't guarantee success.
"I think it's inevitable that a number of those fellas are going to be brought through," said Canavan.
"That's not to say that Tyrone are going to be successful in a year or two.
"I recall back to the first two years we won the All-Ireland U-21 title in 1991 and 1992. But in my first four years on Tyrone's senior team we didn't win a game in the championship.
"If these fellas are on a high, thinking they are just going to go and win Ulster senior championships, it just doesn't work like that. It's not that straightforward.
"Serious work lies ahead. As a group, if they're willing to make those sacrifices and work hard, then I think the future should be sound."
Canavan concedes Tyrone still look off the pace at senior level but feels they can make an impact as the summer progresses.
"They are a bit away yet. They'll have to make serious progress as the summer progresses.
"They still have some exceptional footballers who, if they get playing together, can bond. They're capable of taking a big team out of it.
"Donegal will give a lot of teams hope after last summer, nobody gave them a chance. I'll be looking to see if Armagh make the same improvement from the start of last summer."
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In these times, we find ourselves on the final borders of the prophecies of the Bible for this Dispensation except for the Climax of the Ages, very little remains of that which the Great Prophets prophesied concerning Jesus Himself and his Apostles. All the highways of Prophecy which led us throughout the ages over mountains and through valleys are at the verge of merging together on the brink of Eternity. The moment of the very last events has dawned upon us.
For us living in these times, it is of the utmost importance to examine these things to know exactly where we stand. The Psalmist said, 'Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path' - (Ps. 119:105). In his Second Letter the Apostle Peter wrote:
"We have also a more sure word of prophecy, unto which ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shined in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts" - (2 Peter 1:19).
The Prophecies of the Old Testament, especially those of Daniel predicted the exact time when the First Coming of Christ would occur. In like manner both the Old and the New Testaments warn us of His Second Coming. Through the Prophet Daniel God even predicted the exact year in which Jesus would be baptized and would start with his 'ministry' under the anointing of the Holy Spirit. The exact time of his crucifixion was also fore told. If those people in that time had adhered to God's Word, they would have expected the Messiah, and they would have been prepared to receive Him.
John The Baptist Announced With Great Concern
" - - - - Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand" - (Matthew 3:2).
He knew that the hour had come when Christ would appear. Likewise, our Lord Jesus, after John had baptised Him in the Jordan, immediately began to preach and say:
"- - - - The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and believe the gospel" - (Mark 1:15).
In that time there was a small minority who indeed looked intensely for the fulfilment of the prophecies and were ready for their fulfilment, but the greater majority were not watchful; they did not expect Him and neither did they receive the Christ. It will be exactly the same in these last days when Christ returns for the Second time. Scripture declares that this Great Event will appear as a snare and as a thief in the night. For the nations of the world, it will come as an immense surprise. But there will be those who will not be taken by surprise; they will be ready and alert. Jesus said: 'There shall be signs' - (Luke 21:25). He said that when the fig tree and all the trees will start to blossom, you must know that summer is nigh, likewise also the Second Coming, when you see these things happen. We are standing at the threshold of the greatest and majestic of events that will change the course of the world for the better until the end of the ages and for evermore.
The book of Daniel casts a great flood of light upon the unveiling of these immense changes. This book should therefore be studied together with the Book of Revelation. I quote from the General Index to my book, The Book of Revelation: "The books of Daniel and Revelation should be read together; the book of Revelation is the obvious successor to Daniel just as the New Testament succeeds the Old Testament, the one completes the other". Concerning the past 2520 years, more or less, we can say that Daniel attends to the first third of this period in detail, and the other two thirds in outline only. Revelation puts more emphasis on these last two-thirds.
The Afrikaans Bible with Explanatory text says the following: 'Purpose and meaning of the Book: Daniel lives in a very serious crisis time of the reign of God on earth. The theocracy in the form of an independent Israel under a Davidic king ended with Zedekiah, and the big question is: Will the powers of the world triumph over the reign of God? The book of Daniel indicates that the powers of the world are destined to fail and that the eventual triumph belongs to the Messiah and his kingdom, nevertheless, the people of God will go through times of great tribulation.
The book of Daniel highlights the period from the first destruction of Jerusalem, 587 BC, until the first coming of Christ, although certain prophecies were not totally fulfilled in the first coming; whilst the revelation of John in symbolic language, draws the great lines for the period of the second destruction of Jerusalem (70 AD) up until the Second Coming of Christ.
Daniel is specifically the Prophet of "The times of the Gentiles" - (Luke 21:24). His vision extends across the entire course of World-government (such a familiar term again in our day and not without the greatest significance) of the 'Gentiles' up until its disastrous chaos, and the establishment of the Messianic Kingdom on earth.
These 'times of the Gentiles' are important. Without going into too much detail at this stage, we can say that these "Times of the Gentiles" are a period of 'seven times' which spans across 2520 years, and coincides more or less with the time of punishment for Israel, of which she was fore-warned if she disobeyed God.
Read it in Leviticus 26:18, 21, 24, 28.
The Bible says "seven times". What is remarkable and very important is that these 'seven times' of Israel's punishment always coincide more or less with the "Times of the Gentiles', or the times when these nations had supremacy and Israel under their oppression.
In Prophetic Language one day represents one year.
In Ezekiel 4:6 we read:
6 "- - - - - I have appointed thee each day for a year.
In Daniel 7:8 he speaks of 'a little horn' in which 'were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things'.
Daniel said he would have dominion " - until a time and times and the dividing of time - (Dan. 7:25) in other words, for 3½ years.
In Revelation 11:2, 11; Rev. 13:5 which speaks prophetically of this same period: they are 'forty and two months', 'three days and a half' and 'one thousand two hundred and threescore days - - - -" - (Rev. 11:3).
The 'three days and a half' are thus 1260 years and the seven times are 2520 years.
Therefore these times can be used as a measuring rod to ascertain certain important events in the Book of Daniel and the entire Bible.
In Luke 21:24 the Lord Jesus said:
24 "- - - and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled'.
In the year 1917, exactly 2520 years after Nebuchadnezzar had sieged Jerusalem for the first time, in the year 603 BC, the Allied forces of the first World War under the command of General Allenby, again liberated Jerusalem from the Gentiles.
In this study we will see how world peace had ended with World War 1. This in preparation of the Last Battle, The Battle of Armageddon, which will necessitate the intervention of God from heaven by the Second Coming of Christ. It is also in this Period from 1914/18 up until Armageddon, in which the "Times of the Gentiles", that began with Nebuchadnezzar, experience their final dismantling. These Political, Economical and Religious systems with which this 'Babylonian System' has kept the true Israel and the world in slavery will be totally dismantled in this interim period. The forces which God would use to carry out this dismantling, and then also finish them off at the end, will be Communism under the leadership of Gog, Magog, and Tubal, the Gog of the land of Magog; none other than Russia – and her allies, as we see them before our eyes at this present time (14 Feb. 1978).
There is of course immense difference in opinion concerning the question whether Daniel wrote the Book. We won't go into that. The fact alone that so many of Daniel's Prophecies and his interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar's dream had already been literally fulfilled, is proof enough of the authenticity of the claim that Daniel wrote it - (Read Deut. 18:21,22). Furthermore, Daniel is also affirmed by the Bible itself. By the Prophet Ezekiel, God affirms that a man such as Daniel had lived:
Ezekiel 14:14, 20;
14 Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord GOD.
20 Though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall but deliver their own souls by their righteousness.
In Ezekiel 28:3 the prophet addresses the arrogant Prince of Tyre:
3 Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee.
Daniel was a contemporary of Ezekiel, and lived in Babylon whilst Ezekiel prophesied over the House of Israel. Ezekiel was familiar with the wisdom and work of Daniel, and thus he spoke of him from personal experience. But our greatest proof of the authenticity of Daniel is the testimony of our Lord Jesus himself.
In Matthew 24:15 He says:
15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand :).
Jesus confirmed that Daniel had prophesied those words, and not an imaginary person.
According to the Explanatory Bible (Afrikaans); this book is written in Hebrew and Aramaic (a Semitic language, closely related to Hebrew and gradually substituted as the spoken language of the day).
The Hebrew portions are:- 1:1-2:4a and 8:1; 12:13;
The Aramaic 2:4b – 7:28.
Although there has been a lot of speculation in order to explain the bilingualism, no clarity on the matter has been found. It remains an enigma. Compare the comment in the paragraph on the contents and introduction of the book.
When we read the Book of Daniel, we must keep in mind that Christ is the centre of all the decrees of God. He is the heart of every thing. His glory and majesty and victory is the focus of all God's dealings with this earth. Second to Him we find God's 'Chosen Nation Israel', all Twelve the Tribes. The Bible also speaks of other nations, but only as far as they are connected to Israel. Thus here in Daniel we will see the rising up and then again the disappearance of the heathen nations, as well as systems in enmity with God. But again, only as far as Israel is involved. God makes an end to those nations and systems, but not to Israel. Here it must be strongly emphasized, not even all Israel, but only a remnant. There will be a great sifting at the end of this dispensation. The disobedient and profane in Israel will perish together with the heathen nations.
The Book of Daniel begins in Babylon, and ends with an indication of the New Jerusalem. It starts in time, and ends on the borders of eternity. Daniel and John in the Book of Revelation unite in their warnings that this present time is the time of the end, and that there are those who are living at this moment and who will certainly take part in the Rapture to meet the Coming Christ in the air.
He and his friends qualify for service to the Kings court and Daniel becomes the head of the guild of wise men.
Verse 1 and 2: 'In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.
Daniel 1:2;
And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.'
Compare herewith:
2 Kings 24:1-2; 2 Chron. 36:5-7; Jer. 25:1; Jer. 52:12-30.
Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, reigned in Jerusalem, and it was in the third year of his reign, that Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon came against Jerusalem and sieged the city. But he could not finish his campaign until the fourth year of Jehoiakim's reign, because he first had to fight against the king of Egypt. He defeated him in the battle of Carchemish in the year 605 BC.
The heathen kings considered it a great honour when they brought the holy vessels, meant for worshipping the Living God of Israel, into the temples of their gods. Thus it was obvious that these holy vessels of the house of God were one of the first claims Nebuchadnezzar made. Some years prior to that, Hezekiah had already showed these precious vessels to messengers from Babylon.
In Isaiah 39, Isaiah warned that the day would come that Babylon would come and take them by force. This was fulfilled by them being partially carried off and then in total in two later phases of captivity which was completed in the years 597 and 586 BC. Nebuchadnezzar's inebriated and brawling grandson Belshazzar would later desecrate these holy vessels by using them in one of his drunken parties in a gesture of blatant scorn towards the Living God from whose temple they were removed - see Dan. 5:1-4.
May this be a lesson to us, not to allow our bodies which are made to be a temple of the Holy Spirit - (1 Cor. 3:17; 1 Cor. 6:19-20), to fall into the hands of Satan, who will certainly humiliate us and thereby dishonour God.
In Jer. 25:9 Nebuchadnezzar is called the servant of God. He was God's instrument to punish the House of Judah for her sins. In like manner God is allowing Soviet Russia and her allies to rise up against the Christian West, as a rod in his hand to chasten us for sinning against Him.
Read: Ezekiel 38:16-17; Ezekiel 19:23-24.
'And the Lord gave Jehoiakim, king of Judah, into his (Nebuchadnezzar's) hand.' - Dan. 1:2.
This is an indication that God is still in control of the affairs of this world, in spite of the fact that Adam had given it over into the hand of Satan. The first transference of Israel's sovereignty into the hands of the Chaldeans, 'that bitter and hasty nation' - (Hab.1:6), starts here, which coincides with the beginning of the 'time of the Gentiles' to which our Lord Jesus referred in Luke 21:24.
It is of the utmost importance that we should see the hand of God in the rise and fall of nations. Daniel recognised this, and boldly addressed the first head of a line of heathen supremacy that would follow. He acknowledged God's sovereignty - (Dan. 2:37-38) in the presence of the first head of this line of Heathen Supremacy.
The Lord GOD revealed Himself to Israel in a way that He did not reveal Himself to the world. The Lord established Himself in Israel forever. He will keep his hand upon Israel forever. But it is not so with the heathen empires. To them He is 'the God of Heaven' - (Dan. 2:37). This is not only because of a special favour to Israel, but as the result of her peculiar birth and preparation; and throughout the millennia in more and lesser ways having walked in the conscious presence of God. But when we look at the heathen nations and their birth (here the fact of the seed comes to the fore again) and their way of life, which they preferred, with no awareness of the 'Presence' of God, nor of the light his 'Presence' could bring. Then we can understand why the prophets and God fearing men in Israel always endeavour to bring Israel closer to God, but those under pagan influence, strive to draw them away from the 'Presence' of God. This is so clearly seen when comparing the warmth and endearment of the Bible, to the coldness of the secular writings of those who do not know God.
Daniel 1:3-4;
3 And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes;
4 Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.
What we read in verse 3 has already been foretold by Isaiah the prophet in Isaiah 39:7 and 2 Kings 20:18 as a punishment upon the House of Judah. But that which was meant as punishment, God had changed into a blessing. And this is exactly how wonderful God works in the life of Israel and in the lives of individuals. Now, because we have sinned, God has to punish us as well, nevertheless when it is over, we must realise that although it was very hard while it lasted, it worked together for our good. The punishment that was foretold for the House of Judah came to fulfilment when Daniel and his companions were taken to serve a heathen King, while they were from the royal seed of Israel. But through that punishment, a great blessing came, which resulted in the wonderful Book of Daniel, a real source of wisdom and revelation from God. It is all so true that 'all things work together for good to those who love God' - (Rom. 8:28). The same happened to Joseph.
Daniel and his companions had to be educated in the script and language of the Chaldeans, in the wisdom, and knowledge of the science, of this totally strange nation. Remember how Moses was also educated in the wisdom and knowledge of Egypt.
Babylon had great knowledge, science and learning in those days. Modern excavations are proof of the cultural standard, the refinement of civilization and learning Babylon had reached. In Isaiah 47:10, the Prophet Isaiah refers to this learning when he pronounces the judgement of God upon Babylon. In Daniel's time, Babylon was the centre of learning and knowledge of the world, just as Egypt was in the time of Moses. May this be a lesson to us as well, that although we might have all the knowledge and learning of the world and we do not know the true and only God, and his Son whom He sent - (see John 17:3) we will be lost and lead astray by our own wisdom and knowledge.
It is very significant that sorcery and witchcraft went hand in hand with all the knowledge in Babylon, exactly the same as in Egypt in the time of Moses. In my book, "The Book of Revelation", I explained how this knowledge of sorcery and occultist powers gradually moved from the City of Babylon to Rome, and in a subtle way became so interwoven into the Babylonian System which has ensnared the world in its political, economic, and religious phases. And now in our time, at the wake of the final destruction of this entire system, knowledge and science have advanced to the peak of openly defying God; even sorcery and the occult are becoming very prominent and sought after. In truly understanding the narration of the Bible, we see it is Satan against God, the Antichrist opposing Christ, each one with their different representatives on earth. This will unfold more and more to us as we read the Book of Daniel.
Daniel 1:5;
5 And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king.
This food which was presented on the king's table, was of the highest quality, but was also sacrificed to idols. Food plays a very important role in the lives of people, and when used correctly, there is nothing wrong with it. But in the lives of the heathen their everyday food went hand in hand along with their religion. We have a very good example of this in the Epistles of the apostle Paul to the Corinthians.
Read 1 Corinthians chapter 8.
Among these foods there would be many unclean things which God forbade in his laws. Daniel was very young when he arrived in Babylon, approximately 17 yrs old, just as Joseph when he was sold as a slave by his brothers and as David when he conquered Goliath. Daniel was in a foreign country, separated from his parents, but not from God. On the contrary, now he would cleave to the Word more than ever before, because it would be a lamp unto his feet, and a light unto his path - (Ps. 119:105).
And wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? "by taking heed thereto according to thy word" - (Ps. 119:9).
He would have remembered that God had said in:
Leviticus 11:44:
44 For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
In Leviticus 11 we will find the entire list of clean and unclean animals, and also the pig. Daniel remembered this in the foreign country in which he found himself, and intended to keep these laws; although he was far away from the temple, and away from his parents and priest (minister or pastor) where they couldn't see him, he knew God could see him. God was a reality to him, as to the men of God who preceded him, who could declare before friend or foe.
1 Kings 17:1;
1 " - - - - As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand - - -".
This was Daniel's secret.
Daniel 1:6-7;
6 Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
7 Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of
In this changing of their names, we again see the rebellion of Satan against God: their Hebrew names all contained the Name of God in them, but their heathen names each had a name of some or other Babylonian god incorporated.
That was common custom in those times that the conqueror would change the names of the conquered, thereby portraying his rulership and power over the conquered. One of the biggest examples of this, with the most far reaching consequences, was the changing of the name of the Ten Tribes when they were taken into captivity by the Assyrians. This is the reason that they became 'lost' in the annals of secular history, directly after this captivity.
You will find a complete exposition of this in our series:
"The 'Lost' Ten Tribes of Israel".
The element 'el' in Daniel and Mishael, is one of the Names of the true God, and the element 'ya' in Hananiah and Azariah is a shortened version of Yahweh which is also written as Jehova, another of the Names of God.
Daniel means 'God is my Judge', and his new heathen name Belteshazzar the treasurer or treasure of Baal.
Hananiah means "Ya or Yaw", is merciful or mercifully given by Ya, and his new heathen name Shadrach means messenger of light of the sun-god.
Mishael - who is like God? His new heathen name Meshach means - who is like Aku, the moon-god.
Azariah means "ya", God is my help. His name is changed to Abed-nego which means servant or worshipper of Nego.
In the changing of their names to heathen names, the name of God which is contained in each of their names, and which means the protection of and communion with the God of Israel, was taken away from them. Their new names brought each of them in connection with the false gods of Babylon, and was the first step in the direction of educating Daniel and his friends in the heathen religion and learnedness of the ancient Babylon. In this way these young men were placed in a position of their greatest trial and temptation right from the start.
Daniel 1:8-9;
8 But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
9 Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.'
It is important to notice that Daniel and his friends stood on their principles right from the start. Often when people are confronted with error and corruption and false teaching, they are inclined to compromise at first, and then cannot get back to the correct position. It is of the utmost importance to take the correct standpoint right from the beginning. Daniel and his friends did this and God honoured them for it. He will do the same with everyone who obeys Him and gives Him first place in their lives.
Daniel 1:10-17;
10 And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort? then shall ye make me endanger my head to the king.
11 Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
12 Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.
13 Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king's meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.
14 So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
15 And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king's meat.
16 Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.
17 As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
It was Daniel and his friends' decisiveness to keep themselves to the precepts of God's Law that made them stand out above all the other young boys. Christians, who think that we don't need to keep God's food laws today, because it isn't applicable anymore, have not taken sufficient notice of God's reaction to the stand that Daniel and his friends took.
Daniel 1:18–20;
18 Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.
19 And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king.
20 And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.
So, we can see that it's truly worth serving God diligently. He never changes and what He does for the one He will do for the other. He is no respecter of persons. All these things are written down for us for instruction, for us on whom the end of the ages has come. Daniel received greater learning and wisdom from the LORD than any Chaldean could have taught him.
The Babylonian astrologists and soothsayers controlled the lives of their people through their dreams and omens of which were mostly false. A lot of it was directly from Satan and controlled by evil spirits. Take heed of these things, for in these times when Babylon draws closer to the final point of swaying before the kingdom of God, all these things are surfacing again, even as a foaming pot of which the sediment of the ages of evil have been stirred up. Therefore, let us be careful not to compromise with this Babylonian World System on any level.
Read 1 John 2:15-17.
Through instability we could easily exchange the wisdom and inspiration of the Holy Spirit for a false spirit and false wisdom, without even noticing it. God gave Daniel something far better than Babylon could give. He gave to him true and real dreams and true wisdom and knowledge. God still speaks in dreams and visions. May we become so filled with the Holy Spirit that we can truly distinguish between that which is from God and that which is from Satan. Let us pray for the true gift of discernment of Spirits.
Daniel 1:21;
21 And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus.'
These are very simple words, shortly said but with great significance as all the words in the Bible: 'And Daniel was there until'. He remained throughout the entire term of office of the heathen king Nebuchadnezzar. He often rebuked the king for his arrogance and pride. He lived through the invasion of Babylon and experienced the fall of Belshazzar. He lived throughout the time of Darius the Mede, in spite of all the intrigues and plots of his enemies. His faith was often tested to the limit.
Daniel remained standing and survived the tyranny of the Babylonian and Persian kings. He outlived great and important historical events in his lifetime. There was the 70 years of captivity of the House of Judah, as prophesied by the Prophet Elijah and all the punishments over the whole Israel for their sins. At the commencement of the Book we find him to be a young and faithful young man with definite principals, in the middle of the Book, in the ninth Chapter he is an old man who laments the sins of his people, and passionately prays for the restoration of Jerusalem. At the end of the Book he is still holding "on and up" until the first year of Cyrus, the king of Persia who made a decree for the return to Jerusalem and the rebuilding of the Temple.
Let us follow Daniel's example of faithfulness until the end, and after finishing all, to keep on standing.
His dream and the incompetence of his wise men, to interpret it
vs. 1-13.
Daniel 2:1-13;
1 AND in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him.
2 Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.
3 And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.
4 Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.
5 The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.
6 But if ye shew the dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour: therefore shew me the dream, and the interpretation thereof.
7 They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it.
8 The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.
9 But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me the interpretation thereof.
10 The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.
11 And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
12 For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
13 And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
Dreams and visions are not unknown in the Bible. God even spoke to the heathen kings through dreams and visions, but then of course only where it was applicable to Israel. As for example God gave the dream of the seven good years and the seven years of famine to Pharaoh, and Joseph interpreted the dream. This led to Joseph's appointment as second to the king of Egypt and the saving of Jacob and his family from death and famine. But the eventual goal through all of this had far greater significance, even the fulfilment of the Prophecies and eventual culmination of the entire Plan of God.
It is exactly the same here in the case of Nebuchadnezzar. Both houses of Israel and Judah were in captivity as a result of their sin. Therefore God used the heathen nations as a rod in his hands to execute their punishments. The whole of Israel would thus be in the hands of these heathen kings according to the councils of God. But Israel would not be destroyed by this, because God had made an unconditional and everlasting Covenant and swore by his own Holy Name that He would not revoke it. These times of punishment and chastisement would therefore be temporary.
The part these heathen kings had to play would thus be temporary, yet not incognisant at all. This is important, and should be considered thoroughly; otherwise we will not understand the prophecies. Therefore, these dreams of Nebuchadnezzar also has to be seen with a clear realisation and understanding that the main meaning and eventual effect thereof would have a direct bearing upon Israel. It would also be of the most momentous significance, because God's eventual plan for the re-establishment of his kingdom on earth would run through the literal national Israel. No wonder then that Nebuchadnezzar's spirit was troubled and his sleep went from him - (v l). Thus it was obvious that God had foreordained Daniel to be in Babylon at that exact moment, and that he, just as Joseph so many years before him, had to have knowledge of dreams and visions (Chapter 1:17).
As we've mentioned in our previous study, these heathen kings had their wise men, soothsayers, magicians and Chaldeans, who controlled their lives to a large extent under direct inspiration of evil spirits, as Pharaoh had his magicians in the time of Moses. Likewise this is mostly the case in all heathen nations. It is said that presently in Rhodesia all the black leaders submit directly to their witch doctors and bone-throwers. If they disobey them they become discredited by the people. Looking at this situation in the spirit, then one can see the same pattern following through all along, namely Satan against God, the Antichrist versus Christ. Satan has his channel through which he works, namely the heathen, and God has his channel through whom He works, and that is Israel. The day of the final conflict between the two, when God recons with the heathen once and for all, is called "The Day of The Lord". But this will obviously be the day when the heathen have reached the climax of their revolt against God and in defiance against Him under the incitement and instigation of Satan himself. Therefore this day is also called "The Time of The Heathen".
That is why "The Day of The Lord", and the "Time of The Heathen", are often mentioned together in the Bible.
Take for example:
Ezekiel 30:3;
30 For the day is near, even the day of the LORD is near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen.
Thus it is a day when the LORD will take action and judgement against these nations, see Isaiah 2:12.
The clouds represent the judgement of God.
Compare: Joel 2:2; Amos 5:18,20; Zephaniah 1:15.
This "Time of The Heathen" is also the same as "The Fulness of The Heathen" and the "Blindness in part over Israel" of Romans 11:25. This is the reason nothing seems to be going right with the West and particularly with South Africa, which is the last White (Israel) settlement in Dark Heathen Africa.
King Nebuchadnezzar knew the stealth and deceit of these 'wise' men, because he was also very shrewd himself. He knew very well that if he revealed his dream to them, they would be quick enough to fabricate an 'interpretation'. He remembered his dream very well because it was so terrible that it upset him exceedingly; but he was testing them: If they could tell him his dream correctly, he would know that they would also give him the correct interpretation.
The king was very resolute about their interpreting the dream otherwise they would be cut into pieces and their houses made a refuse heap. The Eastern Kings, especially Nebuchadnezzar, were cruel enough to carry out this threat. And this wasn't merely the barbarous craze of an unstable nature. The king was truly terrified by the dream, and had to have the interpretation at any price. Here we see once again, the all knowing wisdom of the living God, who does not only know the end from the beginning for Himself, but who wanted Nebuchadnezzar and all the generations that would follow, to acknowledge Him in his infinite wisdom. But this would also cause the righteous to understand when the wicked acted wickedly and not one of them understood - (Dan. 12:10).
To those with spiritual insight, this dream would explain the whole course of history beforehand up until the destruction of this entire World System and the restoration of the Kingdom of God on earth. Those who would notice that Daniel could tell the king's dream in the minutest detail, to his complete satisfaction, would then also have faith in Daniel's interpretation and that it would be totally trustworthy. To us of this present generation, where so much of the interpretation has already become history, it should be a double certainty.
But the king also promised that the one among the wise men, who could interpret the dream, would be greatly honoured and lavished with gifts. And this is what Nebuchadnezzar then did for Daniel as we see in - (v 48).
The wise men were greatly distressed and asked the king once more to tell them the dream and then they would give him the interpretation. But the king was adamant, and said he knew they would deceive him. This confirms the fact that the heathen who were so controlled through fear by their sorcerers, didn't really trust them, but were caught up in their fear. Nebuchadnezzar must have been a remarkable man, with a strong character, because he controlled his 'wise' men and not the other way around.
The Chaldeans and the 'wise' men had to admit their inability (vs. 10-11). They had reached the place where all magicians, learned men, scientists, and philosophers, would reach sooner or later, and that is at the end of mere human knowledge. The answer was hidden in areas of fact and truth which far exceeded the borders of pure human knowledge as such, but could only be found in REVEALED KNOWLEDGE.
The learned and leaders and advisors of the 20th century are in exactly the same position today as the learned in Babylon. They will be forced by the immense problems and circumstances of the end of this dispensation, to admit that only Godly revealed truth will have the answer. In this hour of distress and anxiety, God will raise up his Daniels who will hear and be able to say: 'my son, this is the way'.
In Ezekiel 36:37 we read:
37 Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will yet for this be enquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them; I will increase them with men like a flock.
Yes, only the voice of the Prophet of the Most High, who has his ear tuned to the Spirit and voice of God, will have the answer.
The king was furious when he got the answer from his 'wise' men, and commanded all the wise men of Babylon be destroyed - (vs. 12-13), and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain also.
The Prayer for Wisdom
Daniel 2:14-18;
14 Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon:
15 He answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.
16 Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.
17 Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
18 That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.'
It is clear that the LORD had intervened here by giving Daniel a wise and peaceful composure in speaking with Arioch, in the midst of the panic – he made such an impression on Arioch that he postponed the sentence. This proves what a good name and position Daniel already had in the king's court, that not only could he enter in to the king, but he could also get extension of time. This was a great miracle if we consider what the king had said to the wise men, and how abruptly he dismissed their request.
How wonderful to see the word unfold before your eyes, and the hand of God, that guides and directs events. Jerusalem would shortly be finally conquered and destroyed and her last citizens taken to Babylon in captivity. It was of the utmost importance in the plan of God, that Nebuchadnezzar who would be the instrument in his hand to carry out the punishment over Jerusalem that he should acknowledge the God of Israel. Daniel and his friends had already been taken captive into Babylon at an earlier stage, so that God could have a young man at the court of Nebuchadnezzar through whom He could work. God needed a prophet in Babylon, and He chose Daniel and appointed him to do the work, just as He had chosen Jeremiah and all the others to carry out their assignments.
Nebuchadnezzar had his dream, not only so that future events would be revealed, but that Daniel could be placed in a favourable position through the interpretation of that dream, and so that he could help with assignments at a later stage. As a result of the unique and outstanding position that he filled, and the fact that he had great favour with Nebuchadnezzar, he was able to assist the Prophet Jeremiah in a mighty way while he was still prophesying in Jerusalem. As a result of the close ties Daniel had with the king's family in Babylon, explains the reason why Nebuchadnezzar commanded that a special favour be granted to Jeremiah:
Jeremiah 39:11-12;
11 Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard, saying,
12 Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.
In his book "Study in Jeremiah" (Destiny Publishers, Haverhill, Mass., USA) Howard B. Rand writes that although Jeremiah was in Jerusalem and Daniel in Babylon, they were bosom-friends, and that Jeremiah went to visit Daniel in Babylon. On that occasion, Daniel, who was very highly esteemed in the court of Babylon, undoubtedly must have introduced his friend to the king.
As time went by, Nebuchadnezzar (naturally became acquainted with the work of Jeremiah) and was very much aware of the advice Jeremiah had given to Zedekiah. In this way the Lord led Nebuchadnezzar to protect Jeremiah, thence his command to the bodyguard, mentioned earlier on.
If Daniel had not filled the position in the court of Babylon, he would not have been able to bring about the protection that Jeremiah needed as the LORD had commissioned him 'to build and to plant' - (Jer. 1:10) after Nebuchadnezzar had defeated Judah. The failure of the 'wise' men to interpret the king's dream therefore set off a chain of events that changed the course of human history.
It is so beautiful to read how that Daniel, when the king had granted him time - (v 16) went to his house and discussed the matter with his companions. This reminds us so touchingly how the apostles, after they had been threatened by the Council and forbidden to speak in the Name of Jesus and afterwards released, 'they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them - (Acts 4:23). It is wonderful, when you stand out for the Name and cause of the LORD, to have your own people to go to and pray together. Let us search out such people with whom to pray, and if we find them, let us appreciate them. True, sincere prayer, both in your closet and together with 'your own people', has never gone unanswered.
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Seminar // Dr Adam Broinowski, March 21
Ankoku butoh is an original Japanese dance form that emerged in the mid to late 1950s in Tokyo. Co-founded by Hijikata Tatsumi (1928–1986) and Ohno Kazuo (1906–2010), it was an artistic response to social conditions as the nation of Japan underwent radical shifts in Imperial Japan's engagement in the Asia-Pacific war (1931–1945), defeat and US-led Occupation of Japan (1945–1952) and the US-Japan alliance formation within the cold war division system.
In this paper I explore how the atomic bombs dropped by the United States on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and 9 August 1945 and the hibakusha (people exposed to the atomic blast 被爆者 and radiological effects 被曝者) it produced can be seen reflected, in both a conscious and subconscious manner, in the artistic works and approach of ankoku butoh.
The impact of this historical event was not limited to the concentrated devastation wrought by the atomic bombs. Rather, the fusing of the atomic bombs and human hibakusha was symptomatic of broader changes that were underway during Occupation. Not only were the lives of living organisms permanently altered due to direct exposure to this force, entire societies were impacted both before and after Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the military, industrial and epistemological systems required to devise, construct and use it.
One way of conceiving of this apparatus is as a modality or way of seeing, which for purposes of brevity and utility I call the 'atomic gaze'. Of the many and multifaceted, realist and abstracted, grounded and surrogate artistic renderings of this event, in the poetic phrases and movements of ankoku butoh of the late 1950s and early 1960s I explore how Hijikata and Ohno responded to the atomic gaze as a driver underlying the Occupation. I also identify how this response as it developed over time can be regarded as a creative and prototypical form of resistance to the force of this atomic gaze.
I develop this approach in three sections: the atomic gaze as shifting the common understanding of 'human' within a legacy of colonial techné of domination and power; the atomic gaze as introducing new social and political pressures within the overarching US-Japan alliance and post-war division system in Northeast Asia; the development of a subaltern or counter-hegemonic discourse of history and memory as evident in early ankoku butoh which embraced the non-virtuosic, non-human and non-living through collective materiality and undermined the binaries that underpinned the reconfiguration of the modern capitalist state in post-war Japan. This is intended to contribute conceptual ways of approaching social and cultural histories in the post-1945 period and to our understandings of the present.
Adam Broinowski is a visiting fellow in the School of Culture, History and Language, ANU where he is currently completing his ARC Discovery Early Career Research Award (DECRA) entitled 'Contaminated Life: 'Hibakusha' in Japan in the Nuclear Age.' His monograph Cultural Responses to Occupation in Japan: The Performing Body during and after the Cold War was published in the War, Culture and Society series with Bloomsbury Academic in 2016. His research areas include cultural and historical studies of modern and contemporary Japan and East Asia, critical theory and performance studies and environment, energy and security politics in the Asia Pacific. Prior to academic teaching and research, Adam was a professional theatre- and filmmaker for more than 10 years, which included being a core member of Tokyo-based Gekidan Kaitaisha in the 2000s.


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Challenge coins have been around for a very long time and are currently being used by different sectors, mostly by the military or the defense sector. Along with medals and awards, a challenge coin bears great significance for the owner. Members of the United States military have a long standing tradition of carrying these coins as a symbol of brotherhood and unit identity.
A challenge coin will usually have the organization's symbol or emblem and is usually presented to the member by someone with ranking authority as recognition for their services and achievements.
Custom Challenge Coinsin History
No one knows exactly when challenge coins first came to be. In fact, there are a lot of stories revolving around its wonderful origins. The most common story is about a young World War I pilot who carried his medallion unit minted specifically for their air squadron by their lieutenant. Shortly after he got his medallion, his plane crashed behind enemy lines and was immediately captured by German soldiers. He was stripped of all his personal identification, save for his squad medallion, and taken to a French town. One night, in the middle of a bombardment, he escaped.
Eventually, he was able to avoid all German patrols to reach the front lines, and with great difficulty, crossed No-Man's Land. Unfortunately, he did not have any proof of his identity as a United States pilot. The French outpost who found him thought that he was a saboteur and prepared to execute him. Fortunately, one of his French captors recognized the emblem on his medallion, stalling the execution long enough to properly identify him. And instead of an execution, he got a bottle of wine.
After this incident, it became mandatory for a military unit's members to carry their squadron coin at all times. Challenge coins became even more popular during the Vietnam War. The Special Forces minted coins to express their unit's unique identity and the strong brotherhood that has been formed within the unit. Other units had their own challenge coins minted as a means to build camaraderie and to symbolize the pride of being a part of an elite group of soldiers.
A challenge coin is not just a token. Today, they are a source of pride among the soldiers of the United States military at every level of its chain of command. Some commanders also use them for on-the-spot rewards. Senior military members hand out challenge coins as gifts to foreign diplomats or civilian VIPs.Most importantly, a challenge coin is supposed to be carried at all times by every member of the military. Coin checks are pretty much still a part of being in the military. It even carries a penalty for those who are found without their coin. In fact, some of those penalties include buying drinks for the whole squad.
Its popularity has now even spread to people outside of the military. Today, several minting companies have started selling old collectible and custom challenge coins.
There are a lot of people who are fond of custom challenge coins, either as a souvenir or as their organization's own personal emblem. For example, a businessman can give out custom challenge coins to exemplary employees as acknowledgement of their hard work. While compensation is also important for your employees, giving them a special commemorative coin along with the monetary reward to give them the morale boost to continue along their path of success.
Custom challenge coins are pretty easy and inexpensive to make. You can even use gold, silver, or any metallic alloy finish on your custom challenge coinsto make it even more special.
Custom challenge coins are an image of the bond you impart to kindred unit individuals, a pointer of the novel encounters you share.


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Why is wardrobe trauma so toxic? Besides creating all kinds of practical problems – tardiness, stress, and mess, to name a few – my wardrobe trauma is inherently toxic because it is my own fault. Nothing makes me grumpier than being mad at myself.
Wardrobe trauma: trying on and rejecting multiple outfits in the process of getting dressed, especially for an event. Worst when the final selection is a compromise.
This weekend I had a minor episode of wardrobe trauma. Fortunately, I ended up on time to my event, feeling dressed as myself. But not without stress. I had planned to try on my clothes yesterday and just never got around to it; hence, the being mad at myself.
There has to be an easier way.
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I have started the practice of keeping a biffer bag in my closet. Every time I wear something and decide it just isn't me, into the biffer bag it goes. My "a-ha!" today:
Every item rejected during a flurry of wardrobe trauma should be reconsidered altogether!
I realized that the
first second garment I decided against has probably seen more wear in my dressing room than out of it. I love it, but it just doesn't work for my body type, at least not in the time of year that I want to wear it. In hopes of not repeating this scenario, it is going into the bag. After all, I was able to get dressed without it.
More "thinking out loud" to come on overcoming wardrobe trauma. In the meantime, what strategies help you?
5 Responses to "Why Wardrobe Trauma Is So Toxic"
I try to avoid this. 😀 I think you've had a great insight about how it can feel like we've worn something a lot when we've actually only tried it on/out a lot and it never makes it out the door.
I'm not a fan of the rule of getting rid of things that you haven't worn in N number of years but I do like Tim Gunn's take on it – How many times do you have to say No to something? [before you realize you don't want to wear it and it should go]
I think wardrobe traumas (what to wear where) are not at all about the clothes but they become centered on the clothes as a stand in for worrying what other people will think of us and how they will react to us. Sometimes part of this is trying to be someone we think we should but are not. I believe that if you imagined a small gathering (easier to imagine for most of us than a huge crowded event would be) where everyone else there enjoyed you and you all were close for years, I posit that you wouldn't care what you wore. I find that if I didn't have any agenda, I can never look back and remember what the heck I wore. And that's coming from someone who thinks a lot about clothing.
There was a great observation from a newbie at You Look Fab forum on the subject of people being fascinated to develop an evocative style profile or persona (urban warrior, etc).
Why, she asked, don't people just buy and wear what they like and what fits? Really eliminates the middle (boogey) man of filtering through our imagined critics. (I can write about this off the top of my head because I have had to think through all of this myself)
Bringing it full circle, Sophie Woodward writes about a woman who can only wear old clothes that have the shape of her body worn in. I have a version of this, I don't feel an item is really "mine" until I don't have to think about it any more. Know the fit, the feel. If I could fall asleep wearing it, all the more proof. 😀 Shows I don't worry about what will happen to it while being worn. No matter what other people can get away with, I know that I won't be happy wearing cream colored pants outside in the filthy slush, to be splattered at any minute. So for an event, I would think first about the pragmatic requirements. I'm not comfortable sitting down to eat in other than a close-fitting necklace and no scarf, for the same reason. I"m sloppy/distracted enough that I'm all too likely to get sauce on something.
I'm comfortable wearing a silk shirt around the house until I have the need to wash dishes and I inevitably get the sleeves/cuffs wet. Not a catastrophe but annoying. If I'm cooking, I never wear an apron so I don't want to have something on that's inevitably going to get little splashes and splatters.
My current frustration is that I seem to have no winter boots that actually would grip in icy conditions. And I'm too stubborn so far to put on those ice spike things you can fasten over your shoes with straps. I tell him I would have to take them off inside a store, for example, so as not to ruin their floors. He gives me a look, wondering aloud why I wouldn't take the few minutes to take them and therefore have ensured my safety.
Isn't that the crux of the whole wardrobe trauma matter? What is the real reason we are not taking the few necessary minutes? When we have that reason come to light, we can probably avoid future instances.
Wardrobe drama is just a result of trying things on in the first place! I try not to try things on (after I've bought them, anyway) unless I'm going to definitely wear them. The whole process of trying out a piece and then changing my mind seems to make me more likely to reject it again in the future.


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South Africa has continued to fail the children of the poor and is once again reaping the results of that failure. Nowhere is this more evident than in the recurrent violent eruptions in the fruit and wine farm regions of the Western Cape.
At a time when there is every indication internationally that the average farmer and permanent farm worker is middle aged or older – and South Africa is probably no exception – it is youths that have blockaded roads and battled police. And the overwhelming majority of the protesters are seasonal workers, the unemployed or partially employed who erupt from the shackland sprawls that now festoon the region.
Uneducated or ill-educated and denigrated by poverty, many of these generally young people gained a sense of self worth for the first time by being able to stand up against what they perceive to be the symbols of their oppression.
At this level, what happened in the Boland may be categorised as an anarchic celebration of the oppressed.
This does not in any way justify the often senseless vandalism and the short-sighted calls from often self-styled leaders for blanket boycotts of all produce from the Western Cape.
What it should do is raise questions of responsibility for what has happened. Such questions are essential for a real understanding of the issues – and only by dealing with these can there be any hope of long-term solutions, let alone adequate intermediate steps.
It is certainly true that many – a probable majority – of farm owners possess feudal attitudes that are at best paternalistic and at worst akin to the acceptance of the virtual slavery enshrined in the masters and servants laws of apartheid.
It is also true, as Cosatu regional secretary Tony Ehrenreich conceded last week, that the government imposed the now widely derided R69 a day minimum pay to farm workers.
However, this rate was imposed by the government not only in consultation and agreement with the farming lobby, but also with at least the acquiescence of Cosatu. Ehrenreich has said that, during tripartite discussions about the sectoral determination of the minimum wage, Cosatu lodged objections, presumably that the rate was too low.
That may be so, but the union federation neither said nor did anything about this until the Boland erupted.
Yet the fact that protests were brewing has been obvious for several years, often evidenced in the emergence of small, under-resourced unions fighting bitter and frequently losing battles against the abuse of workers on farms and in abattoirs and related industries in the region. Their fights and their warnings about the possible consequences of ignoring the ongoing exploitation of many in the farming communities were largely ignored.
At the same time, the steady influx of jobseekers from outlying rural areas and from neighbouring states continued, adding to a volatile mix that exploded in xenophobic violence in 2008.
NGOs, including tiny political groups pushing ideological barrows, moved in to ameliorate or take advantage of developments. But the farming lobby remained aloof, as did the government and the mainstream trade unions.
Long gone were the days reported by Food and Allied Workers' Union honorary president, the late "Mama Ray" Alexander, and noted in this column in 1997. At that time, Mama Ray bewailed the fact that dividends, commissions, directorships and market ratings had become of great concern to the unions. It was a far cry from the days, she said, when organisers "slept on the floors of labourers' cottages" as they recruited farm and ancillary workers to the union.
And so, for years, the farming and its related forestry sector remained neglected. Business as usual continued, although this meant a steady increase in the anger simmering beneath the surface of agrarian calm. Then came Marikana, in a South Africa and a world where instant communication is the norm.
The fact that miners at Lonmin had apparently stood up against the might of the bosses and state forces provided an inspiration to the poor and downtrodden. In the Boland the news came as the main harvesting season was about to start and seasonal workers were about to get a few months of paid employment.
Whether this work is paid for at R69 a day or R84, as the farmer lobby claims, is irrelevant. At either level, this is insufficient to feed, clothe and house a family in the South Africa of 2013.
So the scene was set when word of Marikana reached the Boland. The small and militant Commercial Stevedoring and Allied Workers' Union (CSAAWU) that has been particularly active in the Robertson area, hailed the Marikana strikers "in their struggle against bosses and a system that steals from us and murders us".
The CSAAWU pledged to continue the local fight "against exploitation and for a living wage" in solidarity with the miners of Marikana.
The slogan raised in September was: "Enough is enough! For a rural land free of hunger and poverty."
Still, the powers that be, on the farms, in the government and in the offices of mainstream unions did nothing, leading to accusations that they all shared responsibility for the oppression of the poor and dispossessed. "Cosatu is part of a government of the bosses", is a fairly common refrain among the more politically aware.
For many youths, all authority is anathema, democratic organisation an abstract notion. In a dog eat dog world, they have no hope and live merely to grab what they can, when they can and where they can.
To be able to exercise some power, to cause the police to retreat, to burn and to plunder with apparent impunity, provides a temporary feeling of being in control for perhaps the first time. This is the real sadness of the Boland and a glaring example of how the system as a whole has failed, especially for the children of the poor.


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Fitness Models Meal Planning The Vegan Way, My Way
I begin this blog with hindsight, the what it takes to prepare for a fitness model comp….this time only plant-based, Vegan! Yes, I said this time…. I competed over 20 years ago, as a carnivore at 19 years old, back then I was an instructor, a trainer, the traditionally educated fitness leader, the meat and dairy industry funded and educated way – aka – the only way…starving and depriving my way to the stage! My memories of doing the fitness/muscle shaping comps are tragic, the hardest thing, the most depressing thing I had ever done til this time around. True Story…. Sure it was great on the day. We've got articles below , hope you find it useful! Please put some…
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Dispatch received the call about 3 a.m. Friday, Jan. 8, from the store in the 1800 block of San Jacinto Avenue. When deputies arrived, they found a woman with minor injuries who said two men took her vehicle by force and drove away, said Riverside County sheriff's Deputy Mike Vasquez.
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I recently purchased and moved into a new home, well it was new 30 years ago. I recently was up in the attic arunning some surrond sound speaker leads and noticed that the insulation was originally what appears to have been 4 inch fiberglass and on top of this there is a layer of blown in insulation of varying thickness. How good is this insulation for keeping heat in in the winter and the "HOT" out in the summer. I live in the Desert South West and it is very hotin the summer. Question is should I consider having this all removed and replaced with something like R30 bat insulation?
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If you have listened to any number of Pastor Leo's radio messages you have heard him say to read your Bible! The only way to have a close relationship with God is to know His Word and that means you have to read it and hear it. Pastor Leo at the beginning of every year has his church, Mission Valley Christian Fellowship, start in the book of Matthew rather than Genesis. As many people can get lost and frustrated starting from the beginning and starting in the New Testament is easier to start with. Each of our Bible Reading Plans start in Matthew.
Why Read Your Bible?
God's Word is alive, while many have thought that it doesn't hold true to today's world it in fact does! You will be amazed at what God will reveal to you as you spend time reading His Word. The more you expose yourself to the Bible, the more God will reveal of Himself to you.
"So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." Romans 10:17 By hearing and reading God's Word your faith increases.
"Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God." Luke 8:11 By reading your Bible daily you are using the seed of God's Word to help you grow spiritually
"Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth." John 17:17 If you don't know God's Word how can you know if someone is speaking truth? You may be wasting time on lesser things!
Read some of what the Bible says about knowing God's Word.
"Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, "If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." John 8:31-32
"This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success." Joshua 1:8
"So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified." Acts 20:32
"But He answered and said, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'" Matthew 4:4
"For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope." Romans 15:4
"Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father's who sent Me." John 14:23-24
"All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work." 2 Timothy 3:16-17
"For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." Hebrews 4:12