David Helm on Daniel

In this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible, I talk with David Helm, pastor of the Hyde Park Congregation of Holy Trinity Church and chairman of The Charles Simeon Trust. The book of Daniel is often mined for the stories in its first half while the apocalyptic visions of the second half are avoided. David is the author of a new book Daniel for You (The Good Book Company, 2015) and is also author of the acclaimed Expositional Preaching: How We Speak God’s Word Today, One to One Bible Reading, as well as The Big Picture Story Bible. Promising that we can teach the book of Daniel without charts, David provides great wisdom to teachers in this episode, including:

Why teach the book of Daniel
Understanding Babylon throughout the Bible and in this book
The thematic poetic line in Daniel
Getting to Christ in the fiery furnace scene
Making the genre shift in the second part of Daniel
The primary fulfillment of Daniel’s prophecies in the death and resurrection of Christ

Here are some additional resources that you may find helpful in preparing to teach Daniel:

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At Home in Babylon (Daniel 1–6) and G etting Home from Babylon (Daniel 7–12), sermon series from Holy Trinity Church
TGC sermon resources on the book of Daniel
The Proclamation Trust has numerous resources on Daniel by Sinclair Ferguson, Simon Manchester, and others.
Jesus in the Lions’ Den?: Preaching Christ from Daniel (Matt Smethurst interviews Sidney Greidanus)

For further study, here are some books you may find helpful, including titles from Crossway, the sponsor of Help Me Teach the Bible:

Daniel for You by David Helm
Preaching Christ from Daniel by Sidney Greidanus
The Gospel According to Daniel: A Christ-Centered Approach by Bryan Chapell
Daniel: Reformed Expositional Commentary by Iain M. Duguid

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Nancy Guthrie (MATS, Reformed Theological Seminary) teaches the Bible at her home church, Cornerstone Presbyterian Church, in Franklin, Tennessee, as well as at conferences around the country and internationally, including through her Biblical Theology Workshop for Women. She is the author of numerous books and the host of the Help Me Teach the Bible podcast from The Gospel Coalition. She and her husband founded Respite Retreats for couples who have faced the death of a child, and they’re cohosts of the GriefShare video series.

David Helm (MDiv, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary) is the senior pastor of Christ Church Chicago, chairman of the board of the Charles Simeon Trust, and a Council member for The Gospel Coalition. He has authored a number of books, including The Big Picture Story Bible, Expositional Preaching, and A Conversation With Jesus. He and his wife, Lisa, have five children.