Feb. 07, 2024

Intro to the Book of Daniel Worksheet

History: Daniel 1:1-6:28

Who is Daniel

• Daniel is mentioned to be ___________ and _______ by Ezekiel (14:14, 20; 28:3)
• In the book of Hebrews he is described as one of the prophets who through _______ stopped the mouths of lions (11:32,33)

The book of Daniel is set during the ________________ captivity. 

• Daniel’s background is alluded to in part by Jeremiah who names ______ of the last ______ kings in Judah before the captivity.
• Jer. 1:1-3

Josiah (641-609 B.C.)

Jehoiakim (609-597 B.C.) 

Zedekiah (597-586 B.C.)

Jehoahaz (609 B.C.) - Not mentioned in Jeremiah intro.

Jehoiachin (598-597 B.C.) Not mentioned in Jeremiah intro.

• God sovereignly allowed Gentiles to ____________ Israel.
  • Why was Judah exiled into captivity?
  • A long-continued _____ against God without ___________, which led to God’s judgment after not heeding the warnings of Isaiah, Jeremiah, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah, and other faithful prophets.

Daniel 1:1

• 2 Kings 24:1
• 2 Chronicles 36:5-6
• Jeremiah 25:1; 52:12, 28-30

Daniel 1:2

• Isaiah 42:24
• 2 Chronicles 36:7
• Jeremiah 27:19-20

• The Babylonian empire dominated other nations other than Israel. 

1. ___________ (612 BC)
2. _________ (around 609 BC)
3. _________ in three stages (605 BC; 597 BC; 586 BC)

• One was to ________.
• Second was to ____________ them.
• Third was to have the natives _________.

How does The Book of Daniel Open?

• After King Nebuchadnezzar’s first _______ of Judah (605 BC)
• King Neb. was a ___________ King, and one of the greatest military leaders of the Babylonain empire.
• He ruled from 605-562 BC  *Map on the Back*
• When he brought Daniel and his friends as captives of Jewish __________..
• King Neb attacked Judah in ____ BC and brought 10,000 captives back to Babylon. 
• In _____ BC, he attacked Jerusalem again, but this time destroyed the city and the holy temple that Solomon built, and exiled the people of Judah to Babylon. 

When did Daniel begin his ministry?

1. Daniel’s ministry began in 605 BC, extended to 539 BC (Dan. 1:21), and concluded after the third year of King Cyrus the Great (537/536 BC) in Dan. 10:1
2. Upon arriving, Daniel received God’s word concerning the _______ of Gentile world domination through the centuries. 

What’s the overall purpose of The Book of Daniel?

1. The Book of Daniel is meant to ___________ the exiled Jews by revealing God’s program for them, both during (in the moment) and after the time of Gentile power in the world.

• Revealing God’s sovereign __________ over the affairs of all rulers and nations, and then the True King. 
• Some points in the Book of Daniel we see that the ________ language was being used.

2. Alexander the Great - (356-323 BC)

• Conquered the Persian/ Babylonian Empire in 331 BC

Prophecy: Daniel 7:1-12:13

• What is Biblical Prophecy?

1. Biblical prophecies communicate how God has orchestrated His _______ and __________ to be fulfilled throughout the course of history.
2. The evidence from prophecy is one of the many external ____________ for the Bible.

• Can Biblical prophecy be trusted?

1. The prophecies in the Bible are very ____________ and ______________. 

• Biblical prophecies are very specific, unlike other prophecies like that of Nostradamus. Who claims to have made hundreds of prophecies that have come true, but they are very vague and unclear.

Biblical Examples

1. Ezekiel 26 written in 587 B.C.

•  City of _______ would be destroyed.
•  In 573 B.C., Nebuchadnezzar __________ the mainland city of Tyre. 
• In 333 B.C. Alexander the Great laid siege to Tyre. 

Are Old Testament Prophecies relevant for us today?

•  There are over ______ prophecies made of Jesus in the Old Testament. 
• His place of _______, how he would _____, His rejection by the nation of Israel. 
• Not to mention the prophecies that he has yet to fulfill in His return.
• No book can match the Bible when it comes to prophecy.