Daniel

By David Maas
{THE BOOK OF DANIEL}

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{BACKGROUND}
  1. Introduction to Daniel - (An introduction to the book of Daniel with a brief overview of how the book of Revelation applies passages from it) - {PDF Copy}
  2. Empires Rise and Fall - (Imperial hubris is the legacy of the Tower of Babel, humanity’s first but certainly not attempt to establish the World Empire) - {PDF Copy}
  3. Land of Shinar - (The arrogant acts of Nebuchadnezzar parallel the incident at the Tower of Babel found in Genesis) - {PDF Copy}

{INSIDE THE EMPIRE}
  1. God Grants Sovereignty  - (God gave the kingdom of Judah into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar, but He also equipped Daniel and his companions for service in the court of Babylon) - {PDF Copy}
  2. Food Offered to Idols  -  (Daniel and his three companions refused to participate in the religious rituals of the Babylonian Empire – Daniel 1:14) - {PDF Copy}
  3. The Dream of the King - (Only Daniel is able to reveal the troubling dream of the Babylonian King, unveiling the future of kings and empires) - {PDF Copy}
  4. Great Image of the King - (Nebuchadnezzar implemented his dream by “setting up” the great golden image as he imagined it to glorify his majesty and realm) - {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 - (The last Babylonian ruler summoned Daniel to read the handwriting on the wall just before the empire’s downfall) - {PDF Copy}
  7. The Next Imperial Power - (The rescue of Daniel from ravenous lions demonstrated that Yahweh remained in firm control of history) - {PDF Copy}
  8. Babylon Then and Now - (The story of Ancient Babylon’s demise is reflected in the sixth trumpet and the sixth bowl of wrath) - {PDF Copy}
  9. Fear the Living God - (The pronouncement by Darius after Daniel’s rescue from the lions is alluded to in the angel’s pronouncement to the inhabitants of the earth in Revelation) - {PDF Copy}

{VISIONS OF DANIEL}
  1. First Three Beasts - (Daniel saw four creatures with animalistic features ascending from a wind-tossed sea, representing four successive kingdoms) - {PDF Copy}
  2. Bear and Leopard - Identities - (In Daniel’s vision, how do we identify the second and third kingdoms, the “Bear” and the “Leopard”?) - {PDF Copy}
  3. The Fourth Beast - (The fourth beast is the focus of the vision, especially its little horn with a mouth speaking great things) - {PDF Copy}
  4. Four Beasts Interpretation - (The vision of the fourth beast, its little horn, and the war it wages on the saints is interpreted for Daniel by an angel) - {PDF Copy}
  5. On the Clouds - (Phrases from Daniel’s vision of the four beasts and the Little Horn are applied to Jesus and his saints in the New Testament) - {PDF Copy}
  6. Little Horn - Interpretation - (The second half of the seventh chapter interprets the vision that concluded in a judgment and with a declaration) - {PDF Copy}
  7. Ram, Goat, Little Horn - (The vision of a ram overthrown by the goat from the west, and the desecration of the sanctuary by the little horn) - {PDF Copy}
  8. King of Fierce Countenance - (The focus of the interpretation is on a malevolent king descended from the Greco-Macedonian empire) - {PDF Copy}
  9. Word of Jeremiah - (Daniel began to inquire into the promised end to the Babylonian Captivity that was recorded in the book of Jeremiah) - {PDF Copy}
  10. 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}
  11. Seventy-Sevens Divided - (The interpreting angel outlines six redemptive goals to Daniel that must be completed by the end of the Seventy Weeks – Daniel 9:24) - {PDF Copy}
  12. The Word to Return - (The word to return marking the start of the seventy-sevens is the prophecy of the captivity recorded in Jeremiah – Daniel 9:25) - {PDF Copy}
  13. The First Sixty-Nine Weeks - (The first sixty-nine weeks set the stage for the tumultuous events of the final or seventieth week – Daniel 9:25) - {PDF Copy}
  14. After Sixty-Two Weeks - (After the first sixty-nine weeks, a malevolent leader appears who corrupts the city and desolates the sanctuary – Daniel 9:26) - {PDF Copy}
  15. Final Week - Abomination - (The final week of the prophecy includes verbal links to the other visions of Daniel, especially the Abomination of Desolation – Daniel 9:27) - {PDF Copy}
  16. 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 the Goat - Daniel 10:1-21) - {PDF Copy}
  17. 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}
  18. Arrogant King of the North - (The war between North and South culminates in the rise of the contemptible ruler and the abomination that desolates) - {PDF Copy}
  19. Time of Tribulation - (An angel pronounces a coming time of indignation upon the people of God such as they have never experienced - Daniel 12:1-13) - {PDF Copy}

{TOPICAL STUDIES}
  1. The Son of Man - (The one like a Son of Man in Daniel is the source of Christ’s self-designation as the Son of Man and his authority) - {PDF Copy}
  2. 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}
  3. The Mouth Speaking Great Things - {PDF Copy} - (The mouth speaking great things in Daniel appears in Revelation in the description of the Beast from the sea and its war against the saints)
  4. Desolating Abomination - Context - (Literary context is vital for understanding the “Abomination that Desolates” in the book of Daniel) - {PDF Copy}
  5. The End of the Indignation - (The war against the saints will terminate after the period of a time, times, and part of a time – after the tribulation - Daniel 7:25) - {PDF Copy}
  6. The Little Horn - (The description of the little horn fits the known history of the Seleucid king, Antiochus IV, Epiphanes) - {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 - {PDF Copy} - (Despite its frequent use of Daniel, Revelation does not apply Daniel’s seventy weeks prophecy to any of its visions)
  9. Unsealing Daniel - (Daniel was commanded to seal the scroll, but John is told NOT to do so since the season is now at hand) - {PDF Copy}
  10. The Season is Here! - {PDF Copy} - (In Revelation, the period known as the last days began following the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ)
  11. Seated in the Sanctuary - (The Lawlessness One will be unveiled when he seats himself in the sanctuary of God  - 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4) - {PDF Copy}
  12. Four Beasts in One - (The single Beast from the sea in Revelation is related to but distinct from the four beasts that Daniel saw rising from the sea) - {PDF Copy}

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