The Book of Daniel Copyright © Simon G. Harris 2011 Scripture quotations taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. Copyright © 1973, 1978,

The Book of Daniel

Copyright © Simon G. Harris 2011Scripture quotations taken from the

HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society.

Used by permission

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Daniel 1:6Daniel 1:6Among these Among these were some from Judah: were some from Judah:

Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. and Azariah.

1 - 6: Daniel’s life

7- 12: An appendix of Daniel’s prophecies

1 - 6: Daniel’s life

7- 12: An appendix of Daniel’s prophecies

The Book of Daniel

A book of hope A book of hope

God is enoughGod is enough

Daniel 1:6Daniel 1:6Among these Among these were some from Judah: were some from Judah:

Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. and Azariah.

Main Theme: - God is sovereignMain Theme: - God is sovereign

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Daniel 5:21Daniel 5:21 ...the Most ...the Most High God is sovereign High God is sovereign over the kingdoms of over the kingdoms of

men and sets over them men and sets over them anyone he wishes. anyone he wishes.


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Daniel 4:35Daniel 4:35All the All the peoples of the earth are peoples of the earth are regarded as nothing. He regarded as nothing. He does as he pleases with does as he pleases with

the powers of heaven and the powers of heaven and the peoples of the earth. the peoples of the earth. No one can hold back his No one can hold back his

hand ... hand ...


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Major Challenge: Major Challenge:

Psalm 137:1-4Psalm 137:1-4By the By the rivers of Babylon we sat rivers of Babylon we sat and wept... How can we and wept... How can we

sing the songs of the Lord sing the songs of the Lord while in a foreign land? while in a foreign land?


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Major Challenge: Major Challenge:

Psalm 137:8-9Psalm 137:8-9O O Daughter of Babylon, Daughter of Babylon,

doomed to destruction, doomed to destruction, happy is he who repays happy is he who repays

you for what you have you for what you have done to us-- he who done to us-- he who

seizes your infants and seizes your infants and dashes them against the dashes them against the

rocks. rocks.


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Major Challenge: Major Challenge: - Do we worship Him everywhere? - Do we worship Him everywhere?

Daniel 1:4Daniel 1:4.. young men .. young men without any physical without any physical

defect, handsome, defect, handsome, showing aptitude for showing aptitude for

every kind of learning, every kind of learning, well informed, quick to well informed, quick to

understand, and qualified understand, and qualified to serve in the king's to serve in the king's

palace. He was to teach palace. He was to teach them the language and them the language and

literature of the literature of the Babylonians. the king's Babylonians. the king's

service. service.

1. Daniel worshipped where he was by saying YES!

Colossians Colossians 3:233:23Whatever you do, Whatever you do, work at it with all your work at it with all your

heart, as working for the heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, Lord, not for men,


- their love for God was greater than their loathing of where they were


Daniel 1:17Daniel 1:17To these To these four young men God gave four young men God gave

knowledge and knowledge and understanding of all kinds understanding of all kinds of literature and learning. of literature and learning.

And Daniel could And Daniel could understand visions and understand visions and

dreams of all kinds. dreams of all kinds.



- their love for God was greater than their loathing of where they were - and God blessed them - and God blessed them

Daniel 1:19-20Daniel 1:19-20The The king talked with them, king talked with them,

and he found none equal and he found none equal to Daniel, ... so they to Daniel, ... so they

entered the king's entered the king's service. 20 In every service. 20 In every

matter of wisdom and matter of wisdom and understanding about understanding about

which the king which the king questioned them, he questioned them, he

found them ten times found them ten times better than all the better than all the

magicians and magicians and enchanters in his whole enchanters in his whole

kingdom. kingdom.



- their love for God was greater than their loathing of where they were - and God blessed them - and God blessed them

Daniel 2:37-38Daniel 2:37-38You, O You, O king, are the king of king, are the king of

kings. The God of heaven kings. The God of heaven has given you dominion has given you dominion

and power and might and and power and might and glory; in your hands he glory; in your hands he

has placed mankind and has placed mankind and the beasts of the field the beasts of the field

and the birds of the air. and the birds of the air. Wherever they live, he Wherever they live, he

has made you ruler over has made you ruler over them all. You are that them all. You are that

head of gold. head of gold.


- The Kingdoms are in God’s hands

- The Kingdoms are in God’s hands - This Kingdom will soon be replaced by another

- This Kingdom will soon be replaced by another

Daniel 2:44Daniel 2:44"In the time "In the time of those kings, the God of of those kings, the God of

heaven will set up a heaven will set up a kingdom that will never kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be destroyed, nor will it

be left to another people. be left to another people. It will crush all those It will crush all those

kingdoms and bring them kingdoms and bring them to an end, but it will itself to an end, but it will itself

endure forever. endure forever.


A new kingdom will comeA new kingdom will come

- it will be invincible - it will bring all other kingdoms to an end


Daniel 2:45Daniel 2:45This is the This is the meaning of the vision of meaning of the vision of

the rock cut out of a the rock cut out of a mountain, but not by mountain, but not by

human hands--a rock that human hands--a rock that broke the iron, the broke the iron, the

bronze, the clay, the bronze, the clay, the silver and the gold to silver and the gold to

pieces. "The great God pieces. "The great God has shown the king what has shown the king what

will take place in the will take place in the future. The dream is true future. The dream is true and the interpretation is and the interpretation is

trustworthy." trustworthy."




- it will be invincible - it will bring all other kingdoms to an end The rock is

JESUS The rock is JESUS

Daniel 2:35Daniel 2:35 The wind The wind swept them away without swept them away without

leaving a trace. But the leaving a trace. But the rock that struck the rock that struck the

statue became a huge statue became a huge mountain and filled the mountain and filled the

whole earth. whole earth.




- it will be invincible - it will bring all other kingdoms to an end The rock is

JESUS The rock is JESUS

Daniel 2:46-28Daniel 2:46-28Then Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell King Nebuchadnezzar fell

prostrate..."Surely your prostrate..."Surely your God is the God of gods God is the God of gods

and the Lord of kings and and the Lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries, a revealer of mysteries,

for you were able to for you were able to reveal this mystery." reveal this mystery."

Then the king made him Then the king made him ruler over the entire ruler over the entire

province of Babylon and province of Babylon and placed him in charge of placed him in charge of

all its wise men.all its wise men.


The pagan tyrant worshipped the living God

The pagan tyrant worshipped the living God

Daniel was placed in chargeDaniel was placed in charge

Daniel 1:8Daniel 1:8But Daniel But Daniel resolved not to defile resolved not to defile himself with the royal himself with the royal food and wine, and he food and wine, and he

asked the chief official for asked the chief official for permission not to defile permission not to defile

himself this way. himself this way.

2. Daniel worshipped where he was by saying NO!

He just said ‘No!”He just said ‘No!”

Daniel 1:15-16Daniel 1:15-16At the At the end of the ten days they end of the ten days they

looked healthier and looked healthier and better nourished than any better nourished than any

of the young men who of the young men who ate the royal food. So the ate the royal food. So the

guard took away their guard took away their choice food and the wine choice food and the wine

they were to drink and they were to drink and gave them vegetables gave them vegetables

instead. instead.



- but it might not always turn out so well


Daniel 3:16-18Daniel 3:16-18 If we If we are thrown into the are thrown into the

blazing furnace, the God blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save we serve is able to save

us from it, and he will us from it, and he will rescue us from your rescue us from your

hand, O king. But even if hand, O king. But even if he does not, we want you he does not, we want you

to know, O king, that we to know, O king, that we will not serve your gods will not serve your gods or worship the image of or worship the image of gold you have set up." gold you have set up."





Daniel 3:28-29Daniel 3:28-29 Then Then Nebuchadnezzar said, Nebuchadnezzar said,

"Praise be to the God of "Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Shadrach, Meshach and

Abednego, who has sent Abednego, who has sent his angel and rescued his his angel and rescued his servants! They trusted in servants! They trusted in him and defied the king's him and defied the king's

command and were command and were willing to give up their willing to give up their

lives rather than serve or lives rather than serve or worship any god except worship any god except

their own God. their own God.



- The pagan tyrant worshipped the living God

- The pagan tyrant worshipped the living God

Daniel 6:10Daniel 6:10Now when Now when Daniel learned that the Daniel learned that the

decree had been decree had been published, he went home published, he went home

to his upstairs room to his upstairs room where the windows where the windows

opened toward Jerusalem. opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got Three times a day he got

down on his knees and down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to prayed, giving thanks to

his God, just as he had his God, just as he had done before. done before.



Daniel 6:26-28Daniel 6:26-28"I issue "I issue a decree that in every a decree that in every

part of my kingdom part of my kingdom people must fear and people must fear and reverence the God of reverence the God of Daniel. "For he is the Daniel. "For he is the

living God and he living God and he endures forever; endures forever;



- A different pagan king worshipped the living God

- A different pagan king worshipped the living God

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The Book of Daniel Copyright © Simon G. Harris 2011 Scripture quotations taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. Copyright © 1973, 1978,