Chapter One The Book of Daniel

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KINGDOM OF THE MEDES LYDIAN KINGDOM KINGDOM OF EGYPT Jerusalem Babylon Nineveh Euphrates River Tigris River GREAT SEA RED SEA PERSIAN GULF Nile River Ashur Neo-Babylonian Empire

Nebuchadnezzar II B.C. Nebuchadnezzar II B.C. The Book of Daniel Ruins of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Ruins of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

The Book of Daniel The Ishtar Gate from Ancient Babylon

The Book of Daniel Reliefs from the Ishtar Gate

Daniel 1:1-4 Jehoiakim (Eliakim). –2 Chron. 36:1-8; 2 Kings 23:34-24:6 –598 B.C. (Fall of Jerusalem 587 B.C.). –Before Jehoiakim’s deportation to Babylon? “Shinar”=Babylon (cf. Gen. 10:8-12). Daniel 1:1-4 Jehoiakim (Eliakim). –2 Chron. 36:1-8; 2 Kings 23:34-24:6 –598 B.C. (Fall of Jerusalem 587 B.C.). –Before Jehoiakim’s deportation to Babylon? “Shinar”=Babylon (cf. Gen. 10:8-12). The Book of Daniel

Daniel 1:5-21 Daniel “God is my judge” –Belteshazzar “Balatsu-usar protect his life” Hananiah “Jehovah has been gracious” –Shadrach “Command of Aku” Mishael “Who is what God is?” –Meshach “Who is what Aku is?” Azariah “Jehovah has helped” –Abed-Nego “Servant of Nebo ” Daniel 1:5-21 Daniel “God is my judge” –Belteshazzar “Balatsu-usar protect his life” Hananiah “Jehovah has been gracious” –Shadrach “Command of Aku” Mishael “Who is what God is?” –Meshach “Who is what Aku is?” Azariah “Jehovah has helped” –Abed-Nego “Servant of Nebo ” The Book of Daniel