Daniel
Daniel
DANIEL CHARACTER COUNT Lesson 1: Daniel the Prophet 3,211Lesson 2: Daniel’s History Lesson 3,251Lesson 3: Daniel Under Pressure 2,706Lesson 4: Choosing Battles Wisely 3,073Lesson 5: God’s Reply to…
Lesson 1: Daniel the Prophet
Lesson 1: Daniel the ProphetAll around us we see things happening. Our world is changing, and sometimes those changes leave us confused or wondering if God still cares about us. We wonder if He is still in control, or if He can still protect us. Dan…
Lesson 2: Daniel’s History Lesson
Lesson 2: Daniel’s History LessonAbout a thousand years before Daniel, David was God’s king over the whole nation of Israel (2 Samuel). His son, Solomon, followed him in this (1 Kings 2-11). But Solomon’s son, Rehoboam, refused to follow God, and th…
Lesson 3: Daniel Under Pressure
Lesson 3: Daniel Under PressureDaniel 1:5-105 The king assigned them a daily portion of the food that the king ate, and of the wine that he drank. They were to be educated for three years, and at the end of that time they were to stand before the ki…
Lesson 4: Choosing Battles Wisely
Lesson 4: Choosing Battles WiselyDaniel 1:11-1611 Then Daniel said to the steward whom the chief of the eunuchs had assigned over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,12 “Test your servants for ten days; let us be given vegetables to eat and water…
Lesson 5: God’s Reply to Faithfulness
Lesson 5: God’s Reply to FaithfulnessDaniel 1:17-2117 As for these four youths, God gave them learning and skill in all literature and wisdom, and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.18 At the end of the time, when the king had comman…
Lesson 6: Impossible Dreams
Lesson 6: Impossible DreamsDaniel 2:1-91 In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; his spirit was troubled, and his sleep left him.2 Then the king commanded that the magicians, the enchanters, the sorcerers, and…
Lesson 7: Impossible Prayers
Lesson 7: Impossible PrayersDaniel 2:10-1810 The Chaldeans answered the king and said, “There is not a man on earth who can meet the king’s demand, for no great and powerful king has asked such a thing of any magician or enchanter or Chaldean.11 The…
Lesson 8: Responding to Answered Prayer
Lesson 8: Responding to Answered PrayerDaniel 2:19-30 - Then the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.20 Daniel answered and said: “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, to whom belong…
Lesson 9: A Dream Revealed and Interpreted
Lesson 9: A Dream Revealed and InterpretedDaniel 2:31-4531 “You saw, O king, and behold, a great image. This image, mighty and of exceeding brightness, stood before you, and its appearance was frightening.32 The head of this image was of fine gold,…
Lesson 10: The History of the World Foretold
Lesson 10: The History of the World ForetoldOne of the first questions we need to answer about this prophecy is why it was given to an unbelieving king like King Nebuchadnezzar rather than to Daniel. One reason was to show this king of a powerful,…
Lesson 11: Rewards for Service
Lesson 11: Rewards for ServiceContinuing from our last lesson with the understanding of the statue King Nebuchadnezzar saw, we study the meanings of the different metals in the statue. Gold is the most valuable and iron the least. But gold is the so…
Lesson 12: The King’s Golden Image
Lesson 12: The King’s Golden ImageDaniel 3:1-71 King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits and its breadth six cubits. He set it up on the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.2 Then King Nebuchadnezzar sent to gat…
Lesson 13: A Furnace Experience
Lesson 13: A Furnace ExperienceDaniel 3:8-308 Therefore at that time certain Chaldeans came forward and maliciously accused the Jews.9 They declared to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, live forever!10 You, O king, have made a decree, that every man who…
Lesson 14: The King’s Second Dream:
Lesson 14: The King’s Second Dream:Daniel 4:1-181 King Nebuchadnezzar to all peoples, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you!2 It has seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has…
Lesson 15: A King’s Punishment
Lesson 15: A King’s PunishmentDaniel 4:19-3719 Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was dismayed for a while, and his thoughts alarmed him. The king answered and said, “Belteshazzar, let not the dream or the interpretation alarm you.” Belteshaz…
Lesson 16: Explanations
Lesson 16: ExplanationsWe have read the events from the life of King Nebuchadnezzar in the last several lessons. Daniel’s three friends were saved from the fiery furnace – not because they deserved to be, but as a picture of God’s ability to save us…
Lesson 17: Handwriting on the Wall
Lesson 17: Handwriting on the WallDaniel 5:1-161 King Belshazzar made a great feast for a thousand of his lords and drank wine in front of the thousand.2 Belshazzar, when he tasted the wine, commanded that the vessels of gold and of silver that Nebu…
Lesson 18: Prophecy Told and Fulfilled
Lesson 18: Prophecy Told and FulfilledDaniel 5:17-3117 Then Daniel answered and said before the king, “Let your gifts be for yourself, and give your rewards to another. Nevertheless, I will read the writing to the king and make known to him the inte…
Lesson 19: A King’s Pride
Lesson 19: A King’s PrideDaniel 6:1-151 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom 120 satraps, to be throughout the whole kingdom;2 and over them three high officials, of whom Daniel was one, to whom these satraps should give account, so that the ki…
Lesson 20: Faith in the Face of Death
Lesson 20: Faith in the Face of DeathDaniel 6:16-2816 Then the king commanded, and Daniel was brought and cast into the den of lions. The king declared to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!”17 And a stone was brought and…
Lesson 21: Daniel’s First Vision
Lesson 21: Daniel’s First Vision Daniel 7:1-6 1 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel saw a dream and visions of his head as he lay in his bed. Then he wrote down the dream and told the sum of the matter.2 Daniel declared, “I saw…
Lesson 22: The Fourth Beast
Lesson 22: The Fourth BeastDaniel 7:7-147 After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, terrifying and dreadful and exceedingly strong. It had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces and stamped what was left with…
Lesson 23: Alarming Explanations
Lesson 23: Alarming Explanations Daniel 7:15-28 15 “As for me, Daniel, my spirit within me was anxious, and the visions of my head alarmed me.16 I approached one of those who stood there and asked him the truth concerning all this. So he told me an…
Lesson 24: Persia and Greece
Lesson 24: Persia and Greece Daniel 8:1-14 1 In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar a vision appeared to me, Daniel, after that which appeared to me at the first.2 And I saw in the vision; and when I saw, I was in Susa the citadel, which…
Lesson 25: A Cunning Deceiver
Lesson 25: A Cunning Deceiver Daniel 8:15-27 15 When I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought to understand it. And behold, there stood before me one having the appearance of a man.16 And I heard a man’s voice between the banks of the Ulai, and it…
Lesson 26: Recognizing Prophecy
Lesson 26: Recognizing Prophecy Daniel 9:1-19 1 In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, by descent a Mede, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans—2 in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, perceived in the books the number of…
Lesson 27: Response to Prophecy
Lesson 27: Response to ProphecyJeremiah 25:11-12 – “This whole land [Israel] shall become a ruin and a waste, and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years. Then after seventy years are completed, I will punish the king of Babylon…
Lesson 28: Seventy Weeks of History Foretold
Lesson 28: Seventy Weeks of History Foretold Daniel 9:20-27 20 While I was speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my plea before the LORD my God for the holy hill of my God,21 while I was speaking in…
Lesson 29: The Seventieth Week
Lesson 29: The Seventieth WeekDaniel 9:26-27 26 And after the sixty-two weeks, an anointed one shall be cut off and shall have nothing. And the people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its end shall come with a…
Lesson 30: The Battle for Daniel’s Final Prophecy
Lesson 30: The Battle for Daniel’s Final Prophecy Daniel 10:1-12 1 In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a word was revealed to Daniel, who was named Belteshazzar. And the word was true, and it was a great conflict. And he understood the word…
Lesson 31: God Answers Daniel’s Prayer
Lesson 31: God Answers Daniel’s PrayerDaniel 10:13-21 13 The prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days, but Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I was left there with the kings of Persia,14 and came to make you…
Lesson 32: Details Foretold
Lesson 32: Details Foretold Daniel 11:1-19 1 “And as for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen him.2 “And now I will show you the truth. Behold, three more kings shall arise in Persia, and a fourth shall be…
Lesson 33: God Knows the Details
Lesson 33: God Knows the DetailsThe details given in the verses from the last lesson are so accurate that many people insist that this was written more than 375 years later after it has all come true as described here to Daniel. And yet there are de…
Lesson 34: Repeating History
Lesson 34: Repeating History Daniel 11:20-4520 “Then shall arise in his place one who shall send an exactor of tribute for the glory of the kingdom. But within a few days he shall be broken, neither in anger nor in battle.21 In his place shall arise…
Lesson 35: Repeating History Explained
Lesson 35: Repeating History ExplainedAs we read in the first lesson of this study, history is God’s way of teaching us things, because history repeats itself. When we take the time to learn what God teaches us from past events, we have the opportun…
Lesson 36: Understanding for the Wise
Lesson 36: Understanding for the Wise Daniel 12:1-13 1 “At that time shall arise Michael, the great prince who has charge of your people. And there shall be a time of trouble, such as never has been since there was a nation till that time. But at…