Daniel“God Is My Judge”

By Timothy Sparks

TimothySparks.com

Historical Background● 640 BC—Josiah becomes king in Judah (640-

609); Assyria remained the dominant power;Josiah attempts religious reforms (2 Kings 22-23; 2 Chron. 34)

● 627 BC—God appoints Jeremiah prophet toJudah (Jer. 1:4-10)

● 622 BC—Hilkiah finds the Law in the temple(2 Kings 22:8)

● 612 BC—Nabopolassar, ruler of Babylon,captures Nineveh and Assyria; Power shifts toBabylon (Nah. 2:1-3:19; Zeph. 2:13-15)

Historical Background● 609 BC—Pharoah Necho of Egypt kills

Josiah at Megiddo (2 Kings 23:29-30)● 608 BC—Jehoiakim (2 Kings 23:34-24:7),

Josiah’s son, begins rule in Judah (608-597)– Takes Judah back to idolatry and destroys

Jeremiah’s scroll (Jeremiah 36)● 605 BC—Nebuchadnezzar defeats Egypt at

Carchemish, becomes king of Babylon andconquers Jerusalem and Judah

Historical Background● Nebuchadnezzar defeated Jerusalem

(Jehoiakim) in 605 BC—taking Daniel andother hostages to Babylon

● In 597 BC Nebechadnezzar took 10,000more hostages (2 Kings 24:14), includingJehoiachin and Ezekiel to Babylon

● Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem andburned the temple in the summer of 586 BC

Babylonian Empire

Key Words & Phrases● God (~60 times)

– 1:9, 17; 2:20, 23 ● Vision(s) (~33 times)

– 2:19, 28 ● Dream(s) (~27 times)

– 1:17; 2:1-9● Most High (13 times)

– 3:26; 4:2, 17, 24-25, 32, 34; 5:18, 21;7:18, 22, 25, 27

Daniel's Request (Ch. 1)

The Great Image (2:24-35)

The Great Image (2:31-45)

The Great Image (2:46-47)

Image of Gold (3:1-12)

King's Rage (3:13-18)

Fiery Furnace (3:19-25)

Daniel 4:23-32

Daniel 4:33

Daniel 4:37

Daniel 5:1-9

Daniel 5:25-28

Daniel 6:6-9

Daniel 6:10

Daniel 6:16

Daniel 6:20

Daniel 6:21-22

Daniel 7:4

Daniel 7:5

Daniel 7:6

Daniel 7:7-8

Daniel 7:2-8

Daniel 7:18

Daniel 8

Daniel 9:19

Images (Visions) in Daniel

Verses to Remember● 1:8● 2:18-19, 28, 44-45● 3:17● 4:25● 5:23● 6:16, 26● 7:13-14● 9:1-19, 25-26● 12:3

Trivia

Which king saw the handwriting on thewall?

5:1-5

Memory Verse Review(Song—Ezekiel)

● Song 8:7a—“Many waters...”● Is. 55:6—“Seek the LORD...”● Jer. 10:23—“O LORD, I know...”● Lam. 3:40-41—“Let us search out...” ● Ezek.18:20a—“The soul...”

Memory Verse forDaniel

4:25c

“. . . the Most High rules in the kingdom ofmen and gives it to whomever He choses”