A SUMMARY OF THE BOOK OF DANIEL. BRAVERY, FAITHFULNESS, COMMITMENT, VISIONS and BLESSINGS

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1 A SUMMARY OF THE BOOK OF DANIEL BRAVERY, FAITHFULNESS, COMMITMENT, VISIONS and BLESSINGS

2 THE HISTORY OF DANIEL

3 Prophets of this time period: BC --- Jeremiah remained in Jerusalem. 605 BC --- Daniel taken captive to Babylon. 597 BC --- Ezekiel taken Captive to Babylon.

4 THE HISTORY OF DANIEL

5 Historical Events of Daniel Five Major World Empires: Assyria BC. Babylonian BC. Persian BC. Greeks BC. Romans N.T. Era

6 Babylonian Reign: Nebuchadnezzar BC --- Reigned for 43 of the 73 year rule of the empire. Evil - Merodach BC --- Released Joihachim. Neriglissar BC Labshi-Marduk BC only reigned a few months. Nabonidus & Belshazzar BC --- Babylon falls to Cyrus.

7 Persian Reign: 539 BC --- Persian Empire destroys Babylon. 515 BC --- Temple is Rebuilt. 458 BC --- Ezra Returns to the city of Jerusalem. 444 BC --- Nehemiah rebuilds the walls. 400 BC --- End of the O.T. Record

8 Grecian Empire: 332 BC --- Conquests of Alexander the Great. 323 BC --- Alexander the Great dies. Diadochi rule --- four Generals struggle for 20 years to rule. Lysimachus Cassander Seleucus I Ptolemy I Thrace Macedonia Nicator Soter --- General of Alexander the Great Bittyria Babylon Eqypt Syria

9 Grecian Empire: BC --- Ptolemies ruled Palestine : Sept. translation produced. 200 BC --- Seleucids push down and take control of Israel BC --- Palestine under Seleucids Antiochus III (The Great) Seleucis II 175 BC --- Antiochus IV BC --- Antiochus IV tries to stamp out Judiasm. Led to the Maccabean Revolt led by Judas Maccabaeus BC --- Jews have a sense of freedom and Independance. {Hasmonean period} Until 63 BC --- Arrival of Pompey and the Roman Empire.

10 THE DAYS Of These Kings Dan. 2:44 The Last Days Isa. 2:2 ; Mic. 4:1 David s Days Fulfilled 2 Sam. 7:12-13 The Latter Days Dan. 2;28; 10:14; Hos. 3:5 That Day Isa 11:10-11 Time of The End Dan. 12:4, 9 15 th Year of Tiberius Lk. 3:1-3 Time Fulfilled Mk. 1:15 David Dead & Buried Acts 2:29 Spoken in Last Days Heb. 1:1-2 Receive One Another Rom. 15:7-12 Time of Desolation Mt. 24:15; Lk. 21:20

11 God Recognized by Nebuchadnezzar (Dan 3:28 30) When Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego came out of the furnace, Nebuchadnezzar realized that God had answered his challenge. So, recognizing this God of Israel as The Most High God, he ordered Shadrach and his companions to come out of the furnace. Nebuchadnezzar s understanding of the God of Israel had moved from recognizing him as your God (2:47) to the Most High God (3:26). He ordered that the name of Jehovah be respected in all his kingdom, and realized that God had answered his question: "... because there is no other God who can deliver like this" (Daniel 3:29). Sin tries to take hold in our lives and challenges us as Nebuchadnezzar challenged the servants of God. Who can set us free? There is only one correct response (Acts 4:12).

12 What Did The King Dream? Daniel 4 He saw a tree growing in the midst of the earth. It was strong and grew to a great height. It was lush and filled with fruit. Gave shelter and provided food for the fowls and beasts. It was visible to the ends of the earth and all flesh resorted to it and all flesh was fed of it. (KJV) Then a watcher {guardian} from heaven came down and commanded that the tree be cut down. Stripped of its branches and leaves. Fruit scattered. Birds and beast driven away. Only mercy to the tree was that the stump was banded and left low to the ground. vrs 15.

13 The Feast and the Handwriting Daniel 5 The Handwriting on the Wall: fingers as of a man s hand. Wrote: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN vrs 25 The hand disappears with the writing left for all present to contemplate. The King saw all of this 5:5 This was not attributed to drunkenness. This seems to have a sobering effect on him 5:6 The King is terrified by what he has seen and desperate to know what it means 5:7-9 See Ezek. 21:21.

14 The Circumstances Of This Occurrence DANIEL IS TARGETED... The king is approached by Daniel's enemies - Dan 6:6 They propose a royal statute, a firm decree - Dan 6:7 That no petition can be made of any god or man for thirty days, except the king Under punishment of being cast into the den of lions The king is encouraged to establish the decree - Dan 6:8-9 Which according to the law of the Medes and Persians, cannot be altered

15 The Interpretation and Discussion Daniel 7 The Four Beasts represent the Four Kingdoms in Nebuchadnezzar s Dream Dan 2 The Lion with wings that stood like a man and was given a man s heart 7:4 is Babylon. The humiliation of the first beast is revealed by the plucking of the wings The giving of a man s heart. And being made to stand on two legs 7:4 Nebuchadnezzar was himself humiliated by being made to go on all fours and to graze like an animal Dan. 4:16,25, 28-33, 37.

16 The Interpretation and Discussion The Bear raised on one side with three ribs in his mouth is Medo-Persia Dan. 2:39; 5:18-28; 8:20 The Leopard with four heads and four wings is Greece Dan. 2:39; 8:21. The diverse beast with iron teeth and brass nails is the 4 th

17 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last. I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but CHAPTER 8 THE RAM AND THE HE GOAT

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20 CHAPTER 9 THE SEVENTY WEEKS In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish

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22 CHAPTER THE TIME OF THE END - NOT THE END TIMES - Daniel 11:2 And now I will tell you the truth: Behold, three more kings will arise in Persia, and the fourth shall be far richer than them all; by his strength, through his riches, he