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OUTLINE OF DANIEL
Dan 2:20 Daniel answered and said,
Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:
Dan 2:21 And he
changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings:
he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know
understanding: Dan 2:22
He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what
is in the
darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.
Dan 2:44 And in the days of these
kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be
destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people,
but it shall
break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
Part One: The Personal History of Daniel
(1:1-21)
I. The Deportation of
Daniel to Babylon-------------1:1-7
Dan 1:3 And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the
master of his eunuchs, that he should bring
certain of
the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes;
Dan 1:6 Now among these were of the children of
Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
II. The Faithfulness of
Daniel in Babylon...
1:8-16
Dan 1:8 But Daniel purposed in his heart that
he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor
with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of
the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
III. The Reputation of
Daniel in Babylon. . .
1:17-21
Dan 1:17 As for these four children, God gave
them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had
understanding in all visions and dreams.
Part Two: The Prophetic Plan for the Gentiles
(2:1-7:28)
I. Nebuchadnezzar's Dream of the
Great Image ...2:1-49
A. Nebuchadnezzar Conceals His Dream
2:1-13
Dan 2:2 Then the king commanded to call the
magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans,
for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.
Dan 2:13 And the decree went forth that the
wise men
should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
B. God Reveals the Dream
2:14-23
Dan 2:19 Then was the secret revealed unto
Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
C. Daniel Interprets the Dream 2:24-45
Dan 2:31 Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a
great image. This great image, whose brightness
was
excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof
was
terrible.
Dan 2:36 This
is the
dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king.
Dan 2:37 Thou, O king,
art a king
of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and
strength, and glory.
D. Nebuchadnezzar Promotes Daniel....
2:46-49
Dan 2:48 Then the king made Daniel a great man,
and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole
province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise
men of
Babylon.
II. Nebuchadnezzar's
Image of Gold.............................. 3:1-30
A. Nebuchadnezzar's Image Is Erected. ...
3:1-7
Dan 3:1 Nebuchadnezzar the king made an
image of gold, whose height was
threescore cubits, and
the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in
the province of Babylon.
Dan 3:4 Then an herald cried aloud, To you it
is commanded, O people, nations, and languages,
Dan 3:5
That at what time ye hear the sound of the
cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of
musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar
the king hath set up:
Dan 3:6 And whoso falleth not down and
worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning
fiery furnace.
B. Daniel's Friends Refuse to Worship...
3:8-12
Dan 3:8 Wherefore at that time certain
Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.
Dan 3:12 There are certain Jews whom thou hast
set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and
Abednego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy
gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
C. Daniel's Friends Trust God 3:13-18
Dan 3:16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego,
answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we
are not
careful to answer thee in this matter.
Dan 3:17 If it be
so, our God
whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and
he will deliver us
out of thine hand, O king.
Dan 3:18 But if not, be it known unto thee, O
king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image
which thou hast set up.
D. Daniel's Friends Are Protected
in the Furnace....................
3:19-25
Dan 3:23 And these three men, Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning
fiery furnace.
Dan 3:24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was
astonied, and rose up in haste,
and spake, and said unto his counsellors,
Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They
answered and said unto the king, True, O king.
Dan 3:25 He answered and said, Lo, I see four
men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and
the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.
E. Daniel's Friends Are Promoted
3:26-30
Dan 3:30 Then the king promoted Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abednego, in the province of Babylon.
III.
Nebuchadnezzar's Vision of a Great Tree
4:1-37
A. Nebuchadnezzar's
Proclamation.........................
4:1-3
Dan 4:1 Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all
people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be
multiplied unto you.
Dan 4:2 I thought it good to shew the signs and
wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me.
B. Nebuchadnezzar's Vision 4:4-18
Dan 4:4 I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine
house, and flourishing in my palace:
Dan 4:5 I saw a dream which made me afraid, and
the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.
Dan 4:18 This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have
seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof,
forasmuch as all the wise men
of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation: but
thou art
able; for the spirit of the holy gods
is in thee.
C. Daniel's Interpretation of the Vision
4:19-27
Dan 4:19 Then Daniel, whose name
was
Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him.
The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the
interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My
lord, the dream be
to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies.
Dan 4:27 Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be
acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine
iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of
thy tranquillity.
D. Nebuchadnezzar's Humiliation
4:28-33
Dan 4:30 The king spake, and said, Is not this
great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the
might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?
Dan 4:31 While the word
was in the
king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven,
saying, O
king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is departed from
thee.
Dan 4:33 The same hour was the thing fulfilled
upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as
oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were
grown like eagles' feathers,
and his nails like birds' claws.
E. Nebuchadnezzar's Restoration 4:34-37
Dan 4:34 And at the end of the days I
Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding
returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and
honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion
is an
everlasting dominion, and his kingdom
is from
generation to generation:
IV. Belshazzar and the
Handwriting on the Wall.........................
5:1-31
A. Belshazzar Defiles the Temple Vessels..
5:1-4
Dan 5:1 Belshazzar the king made a great
feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.
Dan 5:3 Then they brought the golden vessels
that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which
was at
Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines,
drank in them.
Dan 5:4 They drank wine, and praised the gods
of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
B. Belshazzar Sees the Handwriting
5:5-9
Dan 5:5 In the same hour came forth fingers of
a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister
of the wall of the king's palace: and the king saw the part of the hand
that wrote.
C. Daniel Interprets the Handwriting.. .
5:10-29
Dan 5:13 Then was Daniel brought in before the
king. And
the king spake and said unto Daniel,
Art thou
that Daniel, which art
of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father
brought out of Jewry?
Dan 5:17 Then Daniel answered and said before
the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another;
yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the
interpretation.
Dan 5:26 This
is the
interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and
finished it.
Dan 5:27 TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the
balances, and art found wanting.
Dan 5:28 PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and
given to the Medes and Persians.
D. Belshazzar Is Killed 5:30, 31
Dan 5:30 In that night was Belshazzar the king
of the Chaldeans slain.
Dan 5:31 And Darius the Median took the
kingdom, being
about threescore and two years old.
V. Darius' Foolish
Decree.............................
6:1-28
A. Daniel Is Promoted 6:1-3
Dan 6:3 Then this Daniel was preferred above
the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit
was in him;
and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.
B. Darius Signs the Foolish Decree 6:4-9
Dan 6:7 All the presidents of the kingdom, the
governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have
consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm
decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty
days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.
Dan 6:9 Wherefore king Darius signed the
writing and the decree.
C. Daniel Prays Faithfully 6:10-15
Dan 6:10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing
was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his
chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day,
and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
D. Daniel Is Saved in the Lions' Den...
6:16-24
Dan 6:16 Then the king commanded, and they
brought Daniel, and cast him
into the den of lions. Now
the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest
continually, he will deliver thee.
Dan 6:21 Then said Daniel unto the king, O
king, live for ever.
Dan 6:22 My God hath sent his angel, and hath
shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before
him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done
no hurt.
E. Darius's Wise Decree .. . . 6:25-28
Dan 6:25 Then king Darius wrote unto all
people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be
multiplied unto you.
Dan 6:26 I make a decree, That in every
dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel:
for he is
the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom
that which
shall not be destroyed, and his dominion
shall be even
unto the end.
VI. Daniel's Vision of
the Four Beasts...............................
7:1-28
A. The Revelation of the
Vision........................ 7:1-14
1. Four Beasts
7:1-8
Dan 7:2 Daniel spake and said, I saw in my
vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove
upon the great sea.
Dan 7:3 And four great beasts came up from
the sea, diverse one from another.
2. "Ancient of Days" 7:9-14
Dan 7:13 I saw in the night visions, and,
behold, one
like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the
Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
Dan 7:14 And there was given him dominion,
and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages,
should serve him: his dominion
is an
everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom
that
which shall not be destroyed.
B. The Interpretation of the
Vision...............................
7:15-28
1. Interpretation of the Four
Beasts
7:15-22
Dan 7:16 I came near unto one of them that
stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and
made me know the interpretation of the things.
Dan 7:17 These great beasts, which are
four, are
four kings, which
shall arise out of the earth.
Dan 7:18 But the saints of the most High
shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for
ever and ever.
2. Interpretation of the Fourth Beast
7:23-28
Dan 7:23 Thus he said, The fourth beast
shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from
all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it
down, and break it in pieces.
Dan 7:27 And the kingdom and dominion, and
the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given
to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom
is an
everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.
I. Daniel's Vision of
the Ram and He Goat
8:1-27
A. The Revelation of the Vision 8:1-12
1. The Ram
8:1-4
Dan 8:3 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and
saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had
two
horns: and the two
horns were
high; but one was
higher than the other, and the higher came up last.
2. The He Goat
8:5-8
Dan 8:5 And as I was considering, behold,
an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and
touched not the ground: and the goat
had a
notable horn between his eyes.
Dan 8:8 Therefore the he goat waxed very
great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it
came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven.
3. The Little Horn 8:9-12
Dan 8:9 And out of one of them came forth a
little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and
toward the east, and toward the pleasant
land.
B. The Length of the Vision
8:13, 14
Dan 8:13 Then I heard one saint speaking,
and another saint said unto that certain
saint
which spake, How long shall
be the vision
concerning
the daily sacrifice,
and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and
the host to be trodden under foot?
Dan 8:14 And he said unto me, Unto two
thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be
cleansed.
C. The Interpretation of the Vision
8:15-27
1. Interpretation of the Vision
8:15-19
Dan 8:16 And I heard a man's voice between
the banks of
Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this
man to
understand the vision.
2. Interpretation of the Ram 8:20
Dan 8:20 The ram which thou sawest having
two
horns are
the kings of Media and Persia.
3. Interpretation of the He Goat 8:21,
22
Dan 8:21 And the rough goat
is the
king of Grecia: and the great horn that
is
between his eyes is
the first king.
Dan 8:22 Now that being broken, whereas
four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the
nation, but not in his power.
4. Interpretation of the Little Horn..
8:23-26
Dan 8:23 And in the latter time of their
kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of
fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand
up.
5. Response of Daniel 8:27
Dan 8:27 And I Daniel fainted, and was sick
certain
days; afterward I rose up, and did the king's business; and I was
astonished at the vision, but none understood
it.
II.
Daniel's Vision of the Seventy Weeks------------- 9:1-27
A. The Understanding of Daniel 9:1, 2
Dan 9:1 In the first year of Darius the
son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over
the realm of the Chaldeans;
Dan 9:2 In the first year of his reign I
Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word
of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish
seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.
B. The Intercession of Daniel 9:3-19
Dan 9:3 And I set my face unto the Lord
God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and
sackcloth, and ashes:
Dan 9:4 And I prayed unto the LORD my God,
and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful
God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to
them that keep his commandments;
C. The Intervention of Gabriel
9:20-23
Dan 9:21 Yea, whiles I
was
speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the
vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me
about the time of the evening oblation.
D. The Revelation of the Seventy Weeks
9:24-27
Dan 9:24 Seventy weeks are determined upon
thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and
to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and
to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and
prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
III.
Daniel's Vision of Israel's Future . . .
10:1-12:13
A. The Preparation of
Daniel........................
10:1-21
1. Time of the Vision
10:1-4
Dan 10:1 In the third year of Cyrus
king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was
called Belteshazzar; and the thing
was
true, but the time appointed
was long: and he understood the thing,
and had understanding of the vision.
2. Vision of the Heavenly Messenger
10:5-9
Dan 10:5 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and
looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins
were
girded with fine gold of Uphaz:
Dan 10:9 Yet heard I the voice of his
words: and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a deep
sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground.
3. Touch of the Heavenly
Messenger.....................
10:10-17
Dan 10:10 And, behold, an hand touched me,
which set me upon my knees and
upon the
palms of my hands.
4. Strengthening by the Heavenly
Messenger
10:18-21
Dan 10:18 Then there came again and touched
me one
like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me,
Dan 10:19 And said, O man greatly beloved,
fear not: peace be
unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto
me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast
strengthened me.
Dan 10:20 Then said he, Knowest thou
wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the
prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia
shall come.
B. The Revelation of the Sixty-nine
Weeks.......................... 11:1-35
1. The Rule of Persia 11:1, 2
Dan 11:2 And now will I shew thee the
truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and
the fourth shall be far richer than
they
all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all
against the realm of Grecia.
2. The Rule of Greece 11:3-35
Dan 11:3 And a mighty king shall stand up,
that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.
Dan 11:4 And when he shall stand up, his
kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds
of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion
which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others
beside those.
C. The Revelation of the Seventieth
Week..........................
11:36-12:3
1. Prophecy of the Willful King....
11:36-45
Dan 11:36 And the king shall do according
to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above
every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of
gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for
that that is determined shall be done.
Dan 11:45 And he shall plant the
tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy
mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
2. Prophecy of the Great Time
of Trouble..................... 12:1
Dan 12:1 And at that time shall Michael
stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy
people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was
since there was a nation
even to that same time: and at that time
thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written
in the book.
3. Prophecy
of the Resurrections 12:2, 3
Dan 12:2 And many of them that sleep in the
dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to
shame and
everlasting contempt.
D. The Conclusion of the Visions
of Daniel.......................... 12:4-13
1. Sealing of the Book
12:4
Dan 12:4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the
words, and seal the book,
even to the time of the end: many shall
run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.
2. Questions Regarding the Great Time
of Trouble.. ..12:5-13
Dan 12:5 Then I Daniel looked, and, behold,
there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the
river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river.
Dan 12:8 And I heard, but I understood not:
then said I, O my Lord, what
shall be the end of these
things?
Dan 12:9 And he said, Go thy way, Daniel:
for the words are
closed up and sealed till the time of the end.
Dan 12:11 And from the time
that the
daily sacrifice
shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set
up, there shall be
a thousand two hundred and ninety days.
Dan 12:12 Blessed
is he
that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and
thirty days.
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