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Daniel
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Summary
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Author
: Daniel
Time : 605 – 535 B.C.
Summary :
The book of Daniel predicts the destiny of two opposing
powers: The Kingdom of Men and the Kingdom of God, stressing
that "the Most High rules in the Kingdom of Men".
Daniel’s prophecies generally do not deal with
Israel, but the nations that control Israel. Daniel
contains prophecies that span the time from Daniel’s
day until the coming kingdom of God.
Key verse :
"In the time of those kings, the God of heaven
will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed,
nor will it be left to another people. It will crush
all those kingdoms and bring them to an end, but it
will itself endure for ever" (2:44).
Main people : Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego;
Babylonian kings Nebuchadnezzar and Belshazzar; Persian
king Darius.
Language : The book was written in Hebrew with an
Aramaic section in the middle (from 2:4b to 7:28).
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Outline
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1.
Prologue: the setting 1
a) Daniel and his friends taken captive 1:1–7
b) The young men are faithful 1:8–16
c) The young men are elevated to high positions 1:17–21
2.
The destinies of the nations of the world 2–7
a) Nebuchadnezzar's dream of a large statue 2
b) Nebuchadnezzar's gold image 3
c) Nebuchadnezzar's dream of an enormous tree 4
d) Belshazzar's and Babylon's downfall 5
e) Daniel's deliverance 6
f) Daniel's dream of four beasts 7
3.
The destiny of the nation of Israel 8–12
a) Daniel's vision of a ram and a goat 8
b) Daniel's prayer and his vision of the 70 "sevens"
9
c) Daniel's vision of a man 10:1–11:1
d) Daniel's vision of the kings of the south and the
north 11:2–11:45
e) The end times 12
(RH)
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Daniel
Author
– Daniel
Time – 605 –535 B.C.
Summary
– Daniel was of the royal line of Jewish kings, and, like Ezekiel,
had been taken as a young man captive to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar.
This is why he is found in the king’s palace. The book of Daniel
predicts the destiny of two opposing powers: The Kingdom of Men
and The Kingdom of God, stressing that "The Most High rules in the
kingdom of men". Daniel’s prophecies generally do not deal with
Israel as much as with the nations that control Israel. The book
of Daniel contains prophecies that span the time from Daniel’s day
until the coming Kingdom Age.
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The
universal sovereignty of God – As revealed through
personal experience – Chapter 1 v 1 to 6 v 28
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Passage
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Subject
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| 1
v 1 to 21 |
Introduction
– experiences of Daniel |
| 2
v 1 to 49 |
Nebuchadnezzar’s
dream and interpretation |
| 3
v 1 to 30 |
Nebuchadnezzar’s
pride – experience of Daniel’s three friends |
| 4
v 1 to 37 |
Nebuchadnezzar’s
second dream and interpretation –his pride shaken |
| 5
v 1 to 31 |
Pride
of Belshazzar and his downfall |
| 6
v 1 to 28 |
Daniel’s
experience in the den of lions |
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The
universal sovereignty of God – Prophetic revelation
– Chapter 7 v 1 to 12 v 13
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Passage
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Subject
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| 7
v 1 to 28 |
Vision
of the four beasts |
| 8
v 1 to 27 |
Vision
of the ram and he goat |
| 9
v 1 to 19 |
Daniel’s
prayer and confession |
| 9
v 20 to 27 |
Prophecy
of the coming Messiah |
| 10
v 1 to 21 |
Daniel’s
vision of the glory of God |
| 11
v 1 to 45 |
Daniel
shown in vision events leading up to the return of Christ |
| 12
v 1 to 13 |
The
vision continues with the resurrection and the Kingdom of God
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