November, 9 2020
FROM YOUR PASTOR’S DESK:
OUTLINE: HISTORICAL SECTION OF DANIEL
To encourage and enable you to do your personal diligent study of the book of Daniel, in addition to our group effort, here under is the Historical Section outline. The Prophetic Section follows tomorrow.
Historical Section. 1:1 to 6:28.
A. The education of Daniel and his companions. 1:21. (Under A) 1. The first transportation of captives from Judah to Babylon, 1:1,2. 2. Daniel and his friends selected to be trained for royal service, 1:3-7. 3. Daniel procures permission to live according to his (God’s) law, 1:8-16. 4. Successful education and acceptance into the royal service, 1:17-21.
B. Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of the great image, 2:1-49. (Under B) 1. Nebuchadnezzar disturbed by a dream, 2:1-11. 3. Daniel receives knowledge and expresses gratitude, 2:17-23. 4. Daniel communicates the dream to the king, 2:24-35. 5. Daniel interprets the dream, 2:36-45. 6. NEBUCHADNEZZAR acknowledges God’s greatness, 2:46-49.
C. Deliverance of Daniel’s friends from the fiery furnace, 3:1-30. (Under C) 1. Nebuchadnezzar erects an IMAGE and demands its its worship, 3:1-7. [Note parallel antitype in Rev. 13]. 2. The three faithful Hebrews refuse to worship image, 3:8-18. 3. The deliverance from the furnace by divine intervention, 3:19-25. 4. Nebuchadnezzar’s confession and decree; the Hebrews promoted, 3:26-30.
D. Nebuchadnezzar’s second dream, humiliation, and restoration, 4:1-37. (Under D). 1. Nebuchadnezzar’s confession of God’s knowledge and power, 4:1-9. 2. Description of the dream, 4:10-18. 3. Daniel’s interpretation of the dream, 4:19-27. 4. Nebuchadnezzar’s fall and restoration, 4:28-36. 5. Nebuchadnezzar praises the God of heaven, 4:37.
E. BELSHAZZAR’S banquet and the loss of the monarchy, 5:1-31. (Under E). 1. Belshazzar’s desecration of the Temple vessels, 5:1-4. 2. The mysterious handwriting on the wall, 5:5-12. 3. Daniel’s interpretation, 5:13-28. 4. Daniel receives honor, Babylon FALLS, 5:39-31.
F. Daniel’s deliverance from the lions’ den, 6:1-28. (Under F). 1. Daniel’s elevation and the jealousy of his colleagues, 6:1-5. 2. Darius’ decree RESTRICTING prayers, 6:6-9. 3. Daniel’s transgression of the decree and his condemnation, 6:10-17. 4. Daniel’s deliverance and the punishment of the accusers, 6:18-24. 5. Public recognition of the greatness of Daniel’s God, 6:25-28.
Ask, seek, and knock for the Holy Spirit to guide, enlighten, teach, convince, convict and then bring all things you study into remembrance. Bless all, NMF