"Daniel: Sovereignty of God" by Phil Hartnady Part 5

September 29, 2024 - Sunday AM Bible Class

 

Daniel: Sovereignty of God

Key Verses: 1:8; 2:20-22; 2:44; 2:47; 4:25

Key Chapter: 2 - God reveals Neb. dream to Daniel. Also 9, the vision of the 70 weeks.

Theme of the book: God rules in the kingdoms of men - 4:25

Daniel (God is my judge) wrote this book near the close of his life in 533BC. One of the first group of captives led away in 606BC when he was 18 years old. Daniel displays unswerving loyalty to God in the early chapter of the book. No blemish ins found in his character. Ezekiel speaks of him as "greatly beloved" (Ezek. 14:14, 20). Is Daniel found in Hebrews 11?

Daniel is a book contrasting godless kingdoms and the Kingdom of God, see chapter 2 and 7 where they appear as the image (2) and as 4 vicious beasts (7).

Daniel's prayer - 9:1-19

We are introduced to the 4 great world powers that would lead to the coming Messiah. 

• Babylonian - 625-536 BC
• Medo-Persian - 536-330 BC
• Greek - Under Alexander the Great
• Roman

New teachings in Daniel no found in other prophetic books:

• Angels - 3:25; 6:22; 9:21; 10:5; 12:1
• Resurrection of the dead - 12:1-4

Lessons from Daniel:

• His character
• spiritual courage
• miracles
• never ending kingdom
• inspiration

Boanthropy - chapter 4

 

Duration 42:35