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Introduction
Intro to Daniel
The Book of Daniel
- Daniel is the 27th book of the OT
- 4th of 16 prophetic books in the OT
Who were the Prophets
The Prophets
What they did:
- Called to preach the Word
- Foretold the future - finger print of God
When they wrote:
- The divided Kingdom
- The Babylonian Exile
- Post Exile
The Book of Daniel
1. Who wrote the book
- Daniel credits himself as the author
- Daniel 8:1 / 8:15 / 8:27 / 9:2 / 10:2/ 10:7
- Jesus event credits Daniel as the author
- Matthew 24:15
The Book of Daniel
The Theme of the book
2. The Theme of the Book
- God is sovereign over His people
- protecting them from fire / lions den…
- God is sovereign over all kingdoms of this world – till the very end!
- Nothing happens apart from His purposes / and His plans!
The Book of Daniel
When was it written
3. When was it written
- Jeremiah was the prophet to Judah – writing from Jerusalem
- Ezekiel was the prophet to Judah – writing from the Babylonian captivity
- Daniel was the prophet to the Gentiles (nations) – writing from Babylon!
The Book of Daniel
Importance of Daniel
4. Importance of Daniel
- The book of Daniel is to the Old Testament / what the book of Revelation if to the NT!
- The timeline given in Daniel 9:24-27 – is the outline for the entire book of Revelation!
The Book of Daniel
The division of Daniel
5. The division of Daniel
- The first half the book - chapters 1 to 6
- Deal with the life of Daniel
- The second half – chapters 7-12
- Deal with the prophesies of Daniel
Indoctrination
Politically Correct
Political correctness
- Blend in - agree or else!
- Safe places
- #lovewins
- Gender fluidity
- Moral relativity!
Safe Places
Daniel 1:1-7
Daniel 1:1-7
The fall of Jerusalem
- The first took place in 605 B.C
- Daniel taken captive
- The second was in 597 B.C.
- Ezekiel taken captive
- The final siege was in 586 B.C
- Destruction of the Temple
Creating fools
- Psalms 14:1 – “The fool has said in his heart, ‘There is no God.’”
- Judges 21:25 - “Everyone did what was right in his own eyes.”
- Romans 1:20 - Professing to be wise, they became fools,
Romans 1:20-22
Grand Watchmaker
Gender Identity
John 3:19
Changing names
Changing Names
- Daniel: Belteshazzar - Bel's (Marduk) prince Chief deity of Babylon / god of judgment
- Hananiah: Shadrach – belongs to Sheshach The sun god
- Mishael: Meshach – who is like Shak The Babylonian goddess of earth / love
- Azariah: Abed-nego - servant of Nego ‘Lucifer’ in Isaiah 14:12 (Chaldean)
Daniel 1:8-17
Daniel 1:8-17
Set apart
- Daniel and the 3 boys did not:
- Drink the Kings wine
- Alcohol keeps you from thinking clearly
- Ephesians 5:18
- Eat the Kings food:
- Unclean animals – Leviticus 11-12
- Still had blood – Leviticus 7:23-27
- Offered to their false gods!
Bacon
Holy
Hagios - Holy - Set apart
Ekklesia - church - called out
Blessings
- After 10 days – 4 men looked healthier
- Not a result of a great new fad diet
- It was a miracle!
- The results:
- Blessed with wisdom / knowledge / and skill!
- Daniel was given a spiritual gift - understanding of visions and dreams!
- I Timothy 4:8 – “Bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things…”
Blessings
Daniel 1:18-21
Daniel 1:18-21
Blessed by the Lord
- After 3 years brought before the King
- Referred to by their Hebrew names!
- 10 times better than ALL of the officials
- Daniel continued to be used by God into the reign of King Cyrus (70 years later)
2 Timothy 2:20-21
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