Daniel
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- Last Updated: Friday, 28 April 2017 21:23
- Published: Friday, 28 April 2017 12:32
- Written by Wilma Zalabak
Daniel – Bible Overview
Meaning of Name: God is my Judge
Date of Events: c. 606 - 538 B.C.
Theme:
1. God is my Judge
2. Sovereignty of God
Outline: (Defined by differences in content)
1. Daniel in Babylon and Persia, Daniel 1-6
2. Daniel’s Dreams and Visions, Daniel 7-11
3. Disposition of the Book, Daniel 12
Memorable Chapters
Daniel 1, Daniel’s amazing success in exile
Daniel 2, King’s dream of a great image
Daniel 3, Three men in a furnace
Daniel 4, Testimony by the King of Babylon
Daniel 5, Fall of Babylon
Daniel 6, Daniel in the lions’ den
Daniel 9, Daniel’s prayer for understanding
Key Verses
Daniel 2:27-28, There is a God in heaven who reveals secrets
Daniel 4:30-31, The most arrogant words
Daniel 6:22, Angel shut the lions’ mouths
Daniel 12:2, Resurrection of God’s people
Daniel 12:3, God’s people shine like the stars
Key Words
Understanding, knowledge, etc., Daniel 1:17-20; 7:28; 8:27; 9:22-23; 12:4, 8-10
Cyrus, Daniel 1:21; 6:28; 10:1
Key Numbers
Seven times (years), Daniel 4:25
Three and one-half times (years), Daniel 7:25; 12:7
2,300 days, Daniel 8:14
Seventy weeks, Daniel 9:24
One week, Daniel 9:27
1,290 days, Daniel 12:11
1,330 days, Daniel 12:12
Quotes and Echoes
Numerous scenes and phrases are taken from Daniel into Revelation
Daniel is grouped with Noah and Job in writings contemporary to him, Ezekiel 14:14, 20
Daniel 1:1-6; 2 Chronicles 36; The fall of Jerusalem
Daniel 1:21; 6:28; 10:1; 2 Chronicles 36:22-23; Isaiah 42:2, 24-28 43:15; 44:27-28; 45:13-18; and Jeremiah 50:38; 51:13, 36-37; Cyrus and the fall of Babylon
Daniel 9:23, 27; Matthew 24:15; Jesus said Daniel would be understood regarding another fall of Jerusalem
Daniel 9:24; Galatians 4:4; When the time was right God sent Jesus
Daniel 12:2; John 5:25-29; Resurrection of the dead
Questions
1. Is this your first time through Daniel? Or how many times?
2. Have you ever puzzled over the strangeness of some of his dreams?
3. Would you try this?
A. Read Daniel in one hour without trying to understand it all, but only what is easy.
B. Then read Revelation in one hour the same way.
C. Then tell your group about your experience doing this.
4. What does the book of Daniel tell you about God? And about you?
Copyright 2017 Wilma Zalabak