Daniel

By David Maas
"And the kingdom and the dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most-High."

{BACKGROUND}
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  1. Introduction to Daniel - (An introduction to Daniel with a brief overview of how the Book of Revelation applies it) - {PDF Copy}
  2. Lord of History - (Daniel demonstrates the absolute sovereignty of Yahweh over the course of history and nations) - {PDF Copy}
  3. Babel, Empire, Hubris - (Daniel looks to the first empire that set the pattern for every subsequent one - Babel) - {PDF Copy}
  4. Land of Shinar - (The arrogant acts of Nebuchadnezzar parallel the incident at the Tower of Babel found in Genesis) - {PDF Copy}

{IN THE IMPERIAL COURT}
  1. In the Imperial Court  - (Daniel 1:1-21 - God gave the kingdom of Judah into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar, but also equipped Daniel for service in the court of Babylon) - {PDF Copy}
  2. Food Offered to Idols  -  (Daniel 1:8, Revelation 2:10 - Daniel and his companions refused to participate in the religious rituals of the imperial court, a pattern followed in the church at Smyrna in the book of Revelation) - {PDF Copy}
  3. The Dream of the King - (Daniel 2:1-49 - Only Daniel was able to reveal and interpret the troubling dream of King Nebuchadnezzar) - {PDF Copy}
  4. The Great Image of Nebuchadnezzar - (Daniel 3:1-30 - The golden image of Nebuchadnezzar, a prototype of the number and image of the Beast) - {PDF Copy}
  5. Downfall and Restoration  -  (The King has another troubling dream that leads to his downfall but only after his display of imperial hubris) - {PDF Copy}
  6. The Head of Gold Shattered - (Daniel 5:1-31 - The overthrow of Babylonian power by the Medes and Persians) - {PDF Copy}
  7. The Next Imperial Power - (Daniel 6:1-28 - Daniel in the Lion's Den) - {PDF Copy}

{THE VISIONS OF DANIEL}
  1. Four Beastly Regimes - Vision - (Daniel 7:1-8 - The vision of four beasts ascending from the sea) - {PDF Copy}
  2. The Bear and the Leopard - Identities - (Daniel 7:5-6 - In Daniel’s vision, how do we identify the second and third kingdoms, the “Bear” and the “Leopard”?) - {PDF Copy}
  3. The Fourth Beast - (Daniel 7:7-14 - The fourth beast becomes the main focus of the vision, especially the little horn speaking great things) - {PDF Copy}
  4. Four Beasts Interpretation - (Daniel 7:15-27 - The interpretation of the four beasts from the sea and the "little horn" of the fourth beast) - {PDF Copy}
  5. Daniel's Vision in the New Testament - (How the New Testament applies verses from Daniel's vision of the four beasts that ascend from the sea) - {PDF Copy}
  6. Transgression that Desolates - (The vision of a ram overthrown by the goat from the west, and the desecration of the sanctuary by the little horn) - {PDF Copy}
  7. King of Fierce Countenance - (Daniel 8:14-27 - The focus of the interpretation is on a malevolent king descended from the Greco-Macedonian empire) - {PDF Copy}
  8. Word of Jeremiah - (Daniel 9:1-2 - Daniel began to inquire into the promised end to the Babylonian Captivity that was recorded in the book of Jeremiah) - {PDF Copy}
  9. Prayer and Visitation - (Daniel 9:3-23 - After praying for the restoration of Israel, the angel Gabriel appears to explain the vision to Daniel) - {PDF Copy}
  10. Six Redemptive Goals - (The angel outlined six redemptive goals to Daniel that would be completed by the end of the Seventy Weeks) - {PDF Copy}
  11. Seventy Weeks - The Word to Return - (Daniel 9:25 - The “word to return” that marks the start of the prophetic period refers to the original prophecy of the seventy-years captivity by Jeremiah) - {PDF Copy}
  12. The First Sixty-Nine Weeks - (Daniel 9:25 - The first sixty-nine “weeks” lay the groundwork for the tumultuous events of the final or “70th week”) - {PDF Copy}
  13. After Sixty-Two Weeks - (Daniel 9:26 - A malevolent “leader” appears who corrupts the city and people, and “desolates” the sanctuary) - {PDF Copy}
  14. Final Week - The Abomination - (Daniel 9:27 - The final “week” of the prophecy includes verbal links to the other visions of Daniel, especially the “abomination of desolation”) - {PDF Copy}
  15. Final Vision - Introduction  - (Daniel chapter 10 introduces the final vision that is detailed in chapter 11, including verbal links to the vision of the ram and goat - Daniel 10:1-21) - {PDF Copy}
  16. Persia Stirs Greece - (Daniel 11:1-4 - The conflict between Persia and Greece portrayed in the vision of the ram and goat is recapped and expanded in chapter 11) - {PDF Copy}
  17. The Arrogant King of the North - (Daniel 11:5-45 - The war between the kings of the “North” and “South” culminates in the rise of an arrogant ruler who persecutes the saints) - {PDF Copy}
  18. Season of Tribulation - (A “tribulation” was coming upon the saints, the “indignation,” such as the people of God had never experienced) - {PDF Copy}

{TOPICAL STUDIES}
  1. A Second Little Horn? - (The “little horn” appears in two of Daniel’s visions – Is it the same figure in each case or two different individuals?) - {PDF Copy}
  2. Little Horn in Revelation - {PDF Copy} - (Is the “little horn” from the book of Daniel found in Revelation?)
  3. Desolating Abomination - Context - (Literary context is vital for understanding the “Abomination that Desolates” in the book of Daniel) - {PDF Copy}
  4. The End of the Indignation - (The war against the saints endures only for the period of a “time, times, and part of a time” - Daniel 7:25) - {PDF Copy}
  5. The Son of Man in the New Testament - (The images of the “Son of Man” figure from Daniel are applied to Jesus and his “saints” in the New Testament – Daniel 7:13-14) - {PDF Copy}
  6. The Identity of the Little Horn - (Who is the little horn "speaking great things" against the saints?) - {PDF Copy}
  7. The Start Date of the Seventy Weeks - (Daniel 9:24-24 - The pivotal date of the commencement of the Seventy Weeks) - {PDF Copy}
  8. The Missing Seventy Weeks of Daniel - {PDF Copy} - (The book of Revelation never refers or alludes to the "Seventy Weeks" prophecy of Daniel)
  9. Unsealing Daniel - (Daniel was commanded to “seal the scroll,” whereas, in Revelation, John was commanded NOT to seal the scroll, “for the season is at hand”) - {PDF Copy}

Photo by Sebastien Gabriel on Unsplash
Photo by Sebastien Gabriel on Unsplash