Preaching Christ from Daniel: Foundations for Expository Sermons

by Sidney Greidanus

In Preaching Christ from Daniel Sidney Greidanus shows preachers and teachers how to prepare expository messages from the six narratives and four visions in the book of Daniel. Using the most up-to-date biblical scholarship, Greidanus addresses foundational issues such as the date of composition, the author(s) and original audience of the book, its overall message and goal, and various ways of preaching Christ from Daniel. Throughout his book Greidanus puts front and center God's sovereignty, providence, and coming kingdom.

Each chapter contains building blocks for constructing expository sermons and lessons, including useful information on the context, themes, and goals of each literary unit links between Daniel and the New Testament how to formulate the sermon theme and goal contemporary application and much more!

Genres: Theology, Reference

458 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 1, 2012

About the author

Sidney Greidanus (born 1935) is an American pastor and biblical scholar.

Greidanus studied at Calvin College and Calvin Theological Seminary before obtaining a Th.D. from the Free University in Amsterdam. He served as pastor in the Christian Reformed Church and taught at Calvin College and The King’s College before becoming professor of preaching at Calvin Theological Seminary in 1990.

Greidanus is best known for his emphasis on preaching Christ from Old Testament texts. He has been described as one of the most important and influential authors today in the area of biblical preaching.

Reviews

[Justin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Second favorite commentary on Daniel behind Helm's, Daniel For You.

[Pat O'Keeffe · Rating 3 out of 5]

A solid, but unspectacular resource for studying Daniel.

The book of Daniel is such a vivid and visceral piece of literature. Unfortunately, this book provides a rather staid and straightforward exposition. There is certainly a lot of good and helpful information, but it is presented in such a mechanical fashion that it makes the excitement of the biblical book actually seem rather dull!

[Jonathan Ginn · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5/5

Perhaps my favorite resource as I studied and preached through the book of Daniel. Loved the format of the book, its treatment of literary and plot structure, its discussion of how to responsibly get to Christ from each passage, and its emphasis on identifying every passage's main idea. A wonderful resource for those teaching and preaching on Daniel—highly recommended.

[Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

It won’t answer every question but an incredibly helpful resource for those preaching and teaching Daniel. His careful treatment of literary features and thorough exploration of connections to Christ are quite useful.

[Adam L Feldman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic exposition of the book of Daniel honoring both the author's intent and the fulfillment of the text in the redemptive work of Christ. A "must have" for any preacher working through Daniel.

[Charles Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

An invaluable resource on how to preach such a difficult book.

[Greg · Rating 5 out of 5]

I used this book to help me in preaching a series on Daniel. I found it an excellent tool for helping me to whittle down, from the vast amount of material available, what I needed to focus on in preaching the text. It also reassured me that my own exegetical work was on-track, and gave me a great deal more confidence in expounding this, the trickiest of books for the preacher.

[Mark Donald · Rating 4 out of 5]

Used in preaching Daniel.

Excellent guidance for preachers beginning with exegesis and structure work helping us determine the emphasis, through to how to bridge the gap to Christ and then to us.

Highly recommended!

[Johnmark Battaglia · Rating 4 out of 5]

A must if you are thinking about doing a sermon series from the book of Daniel. Greidanus provides a conservative, sensible treatment of the text from the amillennialism position.