Outline 1. Narrative of Daniel ( 1:1–6:28 ) a. Under King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon ( 1:1–4:37 ) i. Exile to Babylon ( 1:1–21 ) 1. Daniel Removed to Babylon ( 1:1–7 ) 2. Daniel’s Faithfulness ( 1:8–16 ) 3. Daniel’s Wisdom ( 1:17–21 ) ii. Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream of a Statue ( 2:1–49 ) 1. No One Can Interpret Nebuchadnezzar’s Troubling Dream ( 2:1–13 ) 2. The Dream Revealed to Daniel ( 2:14–23 ) 3. Daniel Interprets the Dream ( 2:24–45 ) 4. Nebuchadnezzar Promotes Daniel ( 2:46–49 ) iii. Nebuchadnezzar’s Golden Statue ( 3:1–30 ) 1. Golden Statue Erected ( 3:1–7 ) 2. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego Accused ( 3:8–18 ) 3. The Fiery Furnace ( 3:19–30 ) iv. Nebuchadnezzar’s Pride ( 4:1–37 ) 1. Nebuchadnezzar Confesses God’s Kingdom ( 4:1–3 ) 2. Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream of a Great Tree ( 4:4–18 ) 3. Daniel Interprets the Second Dream ( 4:19–27 ) 4. The Second Dream Fulfilled ( 4:28–33 ) 5. Nebuchadnezzar Restored ( 4:34–37 ) b. Under King Belshazzar of Babylon ( 5:1–31 ) i. Belshazzar’s Feast ( 5:1–12 ) ii. Daniel Interprets the Handwriting on the Wall ( 5:13–31 ) c. Under King Darius the Mede ( 6:1–28 ) i. The Plot against Daniel ( 6:1–9 ) ii. Daniel in the Lions’ Den ( 6:10–24 ) iii. Darius Honors God ( 6:25–28 ) 2. Visions of Daniel ( 7:1–12:13 ) a. Daniel’s First Vision ( 7:1–28 ) i. Vision of The Four Beasts ( 7:1–8 ) ii. Vision of the Ancient of Days ( 7:9–12 ) iii. Vision of the Son of Man ( 7:13–14 ) iv. Visions Interpreted ( 7:15–28 ) b. Daniel’s Second Vision ( 8:1–27 ) i. Vision of the Ram and the Goat ( 8:1–14 ) ii. Gabriel Interprets Daniel’s Vision ( 8:15–27 ) c. Daniel’s Prayer ( 9:1–27 ) i. Prayer for His People ( 9:1–19 ) ii. Gabriel’s Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks ( 9:20–27 ) d. Daniel’s Third Vision ( 10:1–12:13 ) i. Daniel’s Vision by the Tigris ( 10:1–21 ) ii. Kings of the South and North ( 11:1–35 ) iii. The King Who Exalts Himself ( 11:36–45 ) iv. The End Times ( 12:1–13 ) |
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