<p>1:3- see on 1 Thess. 1:2.</p><p><i>Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy begat us to a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead</i>- We are born again by the Spirit (Jn. 3:3-5). This would then be another reference to baptism (see on :2 <i>To obey...</i>). Peter had baptized his audience quite some time ago, and he wanted to remind them of the significance of their baptisms. Because of Christ's resurrection, we too have a living hope, a hope of living again. And the connection between His resurrection and ours is made by baptism. We are born again and become living because the Lord rose from the dead, and thereby shed forth the power of His living, His spirit, in our lives.</p><p>There are a series of allusions to Daniel which show him to be representative of all those in Christ:&nbsp;</p><div align=center><table border=0 cellspacing=16 cellpadding=0 width=90%>    <tbody>        <tr>            <td width=415 valign=top>            <p>            <b>1 Peter 1 (re. the saints)</b></p>            </td>            <td width=415 valign=top>            <p><b>Daniel</b></p>            </td>        </tr>        <tr>            <td width=415 valign=top>            <p>&quot;An   inheritance... reserved... for you&quot; (v.4)</p>            </td>            <td width=415 valign=top>            <p>&quot;Thou   shalt... stand in thy lot (inheritance) at the end of the days&quot; (12:13)</p>            </td>        </tr>        <tr>            <td width=415 valign=top>            <p>In   heaviness of spirit (v.6)</p>            </td>            <td width=415 valign=top>            <p>Daniel's   heaviness of spirit</p>            </td>        </tr>        <tr>            <td width=415 valign=top>            <p>&quot;The   proof of your faith... is proved by fire... unto praise and honour and   glory&quot; (v.7 RV)</p>            </td>            <td width=415 valign=top>            <p>The   experience of Daniel's friends<br />            Daniel praised, honoured and glorified (2:6 cp. 4:37)</p>            </td>        </tr>        <tr>            <td width=415 valign=top>            <p>&quot;Whom   having not seen ye love... now ye see him not, yet believing, ye   rejoice&quot; (v.8)</p>            </td>            <td width=415 valign=top>            <p>The   spirit of Daniel?</p>            </td>        </tr>        <tr>            <td width=415 valign=top>            <p>&quot;Receiving   the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls&quot; (v.9)</p>            </td>            <td width=415 valign=top>            <p>Cp.   Daniel's assurance of salvation (12:13)</p>            </td>        </tr>        <tr>            <td width=415 valign=top>            <p>&quot;The   prophets have enquired&nbsp;and searched&nbsp;diligently... searching&nbsp;what   manner of time the spirit... did signify&quot; (v.10,11)</p>            </td>            <td width=415 valign=top>            <p>Peter   was certainly writing here with his eye on Daniel's enquiring and diligent   searching &quot;what manner of time&quot; his prophecies referred to   (8:15,27; 9:2; 12:8)</p>            </td>        </tr>        <tr>            <td width=415 valign=top>            <p>&quot;Unto   whom it was revealed (in response to their enquiries) that not unto   themselves, but unto us they did minister...<br />            ... which things the Angels desire to look into&quot; (v.12)</p>            </td>            <td width=415 valign=top>            <p>This is   definitely alluding to Dan. 12:4, where Daniel is told that he cannot   understand his own prophecies, but they will be understood by latter day   believers to whom they will be relevant.<br />            Angelic interest in prophecy is mainly demonstrated in Daniel.</p>            </td>        </tr>    </tbody></table></div>