daniel - learning from god's word | the gospel of christ · 2016-03-11 · historical...
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Historical Background● 640 BC—Josiah becomes king in Judah (640-
609); Assyria remained the dominant power;Josiah attempts religious reforms (2 Kings 22-23; 2 Chron. 34)
● 627 BC—God appoints Jeremiah prophet toJudah (Jer. 1:4-10)
● 622 BC—Hilkiah finds the Law in the temple(2 Kings 22:8)
● 612 BC—Nabopolassar, ruler of Babylon,captures Nineveh and Assyria; Power shifts toBabylon (Nah. 2:1-3:19; Zeph. 2:13-15)
Historical Background● 609 BC—Pharoah Necho of Egypt kills
Josiah at Megiddo (2 Kings 23:29-30)● 608 BC—Jehoiakim (2 Kings 23:34-24:7),
Josiah’s son, begins rule in Judah (608-597)– Takes Judah back to idolatry and destroys
Jeremiah’s scroll (Jeremiah 36)● 605 BC—Nebuchadnezzar defeats Egypt at
Carchemish, becomes king of Babylon andconquers Jerusalem and Judah
Historical Background● Nebuchadnezzar defeated Jerusalem
(Jehoiakim) in 605 BC—taking Daniel andother hostages to Babylon
● In 597 BC Nebechadnezzar took 10,000more hostages (2 Kings 24:14), includingJehoiachin and Ezekiel to Babylon
● Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem andburned the temple in the summer of 586 BC
Babylonian Empire
Key Words & Phrases● God (~60 times)
– 1:9, 17; 2:20, 23 ● Vision(s) (~33 times)
– 2:19, 28 ● Dream(s) (~27 times)
– 1:17; 2:1-9● Most High (13 times)
– 3:26; 4:2, 17, 24-25, 32, 34; 5:18, 21;7:18, 22, 25, 27
Daniel's Request (Ch. 1)
The Great Image (2:24-35)
The Great Image (2:31-45)
The Great Image (2:46-47)
Image of Gold (3:1-12)
King's Rage (3:13-18)
Fiery Furnace (3:19-25)
Daniel 4:23-32
Daniel 4:33
Daniel 4:37
Daniel 5:1-9
Daniel 5:25-28
Daniel 6:6-9
Daniel 6:10
Daniel 6:16
Daniel 6:20
Daniel 6:21-22
Daniel 7:4
Daniel 7:5
Daniel 7:6
Daniel 7:7-8
Daniel 7:2-8
Daniel 7:18
Daniel 8
Daniel 9:19
Images (Visions) in Daniel
Verses to Remember● 1:8● 2:18-19, 28, 44-45● 3:17● 4:25● 5:23● 6:16, 26● 7:13-14● 9:1-19, 25-26● 12:3
Trivia
Which king saw the handwriting on thewall?
5:1-5
Memory Verse Review(Song—Ezekiel)
● Song 8:7a—“Many waters...”● Is. 55:6—“Seek the LORD...”● Jer. 10:23—“O LORD, I know...”● Lam. 3:40-41—“Let us search out...” ● Ezek.18:20a—“The soul...”
Memory Verse forDaniel
4:25c
“. . . the Most High rules in the kingdom ofmen and gives it to whomever He choses”