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#10 Daniel Outline

Logan Lancour

  1. Summary

    • Ch. 1: Prologue

    • Ch. 2-6: Narrative

      • Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of a statue and a rock (ch. 2)

        • Daniel’s interpretation (vv. 2:36-45)

          • Statue = Four Kingdoms: 

            • Babylon

            • Medo-Persia

            • Greece

            • Rome

          • Stone = A fifth eternal kingdom

        • King Nebuchadnezzar reveres the Lord (v. 47)

      • The golden image and the fiery furnace (ch. 3)

        • King Nebuchadnezzar reveres the Lord (vv. 28-30)

      • Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of a tree and beasts (ch. 4)

        • King Nebuchadnezzar acknowledges the Lord (vv. 1-3)

        • Daniel’s interpretation (vv. 4:19-27)

          • The sin and humbling of Nebuchadnezzar

        • The fulfillment of the king’s dream (vv. 28-33)

        • King Nebuchadnezzar repents and praises the Lord (vv. 34-7)

      • Belshazzar’s feast and the writing on the wall (Ch. 5)

        • Daniel’s interpretation (vv. 17-28)

          • The fall of Babylon (v. 28)

        • The fulfillment of the prophecy (vv. 29-31)

      • Daniel in the lion’s den (ch. 6)

        • King Darius praises the Lord (vv. 25-27)

    • Ch. 7-12: Apocalyptic Literature

      • The four beasts, the Ancient of Days, and the Son of Man (ch. 7)

        • Daniel interpretation (vv. 15-28)

          • Four beasts = four kings (v. 17)

          • The fourth beast = fourth kingdom that conquers (v. 23)

            • Ten horns = ten kings (v. 24)

              • Little horn = 1 worse king that subdues three others (v. 24)

          • The Ancient of Days =  The Highest One passes authority to (v. 27)

            • The Son of Man = The King, Jesus

      • The Ram and Goat (ch. 8)

        • Daniel’s interpretation (ch. 15-27)

          • The Ram = the kings of Persia and Media (v. 20)

          • The Goat = Greece (vv. 21-26)

            • Large horn = the first king (v. 21)

              • four horns = four kingdoms (v. 22)

                • Hellenistic Greece

      • Daniel’s Prayer for His People (ch. 9.1-19) 

        • Praise (v. 4)

        • Confession (vv. 5-15)

        • Supplication for Deliverance (vv. 16- 19)

      • Gabriel’s Message to Daniel (ch. 9:24-27)

        • 70 weeks or 490 years = finish the transgression, make an end of sin, make atonement for iniquity, bring everlasting righteousness, seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy place. 

          • Dispensational View

            • Artaxerxes Decree in 444 BC

            • 7 week or 49 years to completion of Temple

            • 62 weeks or 483 years ( 476 years according to 365 days/year) to Jesus’ triumphal entry

            • Gap = church age

            • 7 year Great Tribulation

              • 3.5 years to Antichrist (v. 27)

              • Another 3.5 years to 2nd Coming of Christ

          • Traditional Reformed View

            • Not literally 490 years

            • Cyrus’ Decree in 538 BC

            • 7 + 62 weeks = Baptism of Jesus

            • 70th week = Jesus’ Baptism through the Second Coming

              • 3.5 days through 70th week = Destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70.

              • Another 3.5 days to Second Coming of Christ

            • Christ is the Prince or “Leader” who puts an end to sacrifice (v. 27)

      • Prologue to Chapter 11-12

      • Conflicts to Come (ch. 11)

        • Three more kings in Persia and a fourth will acquire riches and he will be against Greece (v. 2)

        • A mighty King will arise (Alexander the Great) but his kingdom will be broken up into the points of the compass (vv. 3-4)

          • Hellenistic Kingdoms

        • The kingdoms have conflict (vv. 5-45)

      • The End of Time (ch. 12)

        • The Book of Life (v. 1)

        • The Resurrection of the Dead (v. 2)

        • Time, times, and half a time (v. 7)

        • Abolishment of regular Sacrifice to the abomination of desolation = 1290 days. 

  2. The Message of Daniel

    • Daniel demonstrates that God is sovereign over all things, past, present, and future, and that He rules as King of kings, caretaker of the Jews, and the Victor over human sin and evil. 

      • King of kings

        • God removes and establishes kings (2:21)

        • The Stone is God’s everlasting kingdom (2:44-45)

        • Nebuchadnezzar acknowledges and reveres God (2:47; 3:28-30; 4:1-3)

        • The Most High is the Ruler over mankind (4:17)

        • Nebuchadnezzar repents and praises God, calling Him the King of heaven (4:34-37)

        • God grants sovereignty to Belshazzar's father, Nehuchadnezzar (5:18)

        • Nebuchadnezzar recognized that “the Most High God is ruler over the realm of mankind and that He sets over it whomever He wishes” (5:21)

        • Belshazzar has not glorified God, “in whose hand are [Belshazzar’s] life-breath and all [his] ways” (5:23) 

        • God numbers earthy kingdoms (5:26)

        • God divides and ends earthly kingdoms (5:28)

        • God kills wicked kings (5:30)

        • Darius praises the Lord and says “His kingdom is one which will not be destroyed, and His dominion will be forever” (6:26-27)

        • The Ancient of Days Reigns and takes dominion away from the beasts (7:9-12)

        • The Ancient of Days passes authority to the Son of Man for His everlasting dominion and indestructible kingdom (7:13-14).

        • The saints of the Most High receive the kingdom and possess it forever (7:18)

      • Caretaker of Israel

        • God keeps His covenant and lovingkindness for those who love Him and keep His commandments (9:4)

        • Daniel prayers for God to turn his wrath away from Jerusalem (9:16)

        • The supplications are submitted on account of God’s compassion (9:18)

        • God promises to do what Daniel asks and more (9:24)

          • Finish the transgression

          • Make an end of sin

          • Make atonement for iniquity

          • Bring everlasting righteousness

          • Seal up vision and prophecy

          • Anoint the most holy place

        • God achieves these 6 acts through the promise of the coming Messiah

        • Daniel is restored strength in order to hear more prophecy (10:18)

      • Victor over human sin and evil

        • Again, God makes an end of transgression, sin, and iniquity (9:24)

        • Jesus puts an end to sacrifice (9:27)

        • God’s victory over sin and evil in Daniel is mostly seen through the 70 weeks prophecy (9:24-27).

  3. The Book of Daniel Points to Jesus

    • The Book of Daniel is very impressive to say the least. It has connections to Scripture in both the Old and New Testaments (Ezra/Nehemiah, Jeremiah, the Gospels, Revelation). Moreover, the book has prophecies concerning Jesus and His kingdom all over. 

      • As discussed numerously above, Daniel’s 70 weeks prophecy points directly to Jesus accomplishing the 6 promises and making an end to sacrifice. 

        • According to Hebrew 10, “the offering of the body of Jesus Christ is once for all… For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified” (Heb. 10-10,14)

        • “Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death’ (Rom. 8:2)

      • Again, the stone that crushes the statue is an everlasting Kingdom (2:44-45).

        • John the Baptist states, “the time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel” (Mark 1:15)

        • Jesus states that, “The kingdom of God is in your midst” (Luke 17:21)

      • As discussed earlier, an emphasis of Daniel is that God is the King of kings. In Revelation. Christ returns with a name: “KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS” (Revelation 19:16)