1. Bible Survey Daniel

2. Bible Survey - Daniel Title: 1. Hebrew – laYEånID" 2. Greek – Danihl 3. Latin – Daniel

3. Bible Survey - Daniel Author: Daniel

4. Bible Survey - Daniel Date of Writing: 605 536 Between 605 and 536 BC

5. Bible Survey - Daniel Theme: The Sovereignty of God

6. Bible Survey - Daniel Purpose of Writing: Daniel recorded the visions which he received from God as well as the interpretations of the visions and dreams of others. The overwhelming message of these visions and dreams is that God is sovereign over world events. This message was meant to encourage the Jewish exiles and serve as a warning to the Babylonian and later the Persian leaders.

7. Bible Survey - Daniel Christ in Daniel: 1. The Great Stone 2. The Son of God 3. The Son of Man 4. The Messiah

8. Bible Survey - Daniel Christ in Daniel: One of the well known visions which Daniel interprets for King Nebuchadnezzar is the vision of the statue which represents the kingdoms of the earth.

10. Bible Survey - Daniel Christ in Daniel: “The Stone which the builders rejected has become the chief Corner Stone.” Psalm 118:22

11. Bible Survey - Daniel Christ in Daniel: He said, "Look! I see four men loosed and walking about in the midst of the fire without harm, and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods!" Daniel 3:25 He said, "Look! I see four men loosed and walking about in the midst of the fire without harm, and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods!"

12. Bible Survey - Daniel Christ in Daniel: Daniel 7:13-14 I kept looking in the night visions, And behold, with the clouds of heaven One like a Son of Man was coming, And He came up to the Ancient of Days And was presented before Him. 14 And to Him was given dominion, Glory and a kingdom, That all the peoples, nations and men of every language Might serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion Which will not pass away; And His kingdom is one Which will not be destroyed.

13. Bible Survey - Daniel Christ in Daniel: Daniel 9:25 So you are to know and discern that from the issuing of a decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until Messiah the Prince there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks….

14. Bible Survey - Daniel Christ in Daniel: “69 weeks” = 173,880 days March 4, 444 BC March 29, 33 AD

15. Bible Survey - Daniel Place in the Canon: Daniel plays a significant role in our understanding of end times. However, as we seek to understand end times issues, it is more important to get the central message right than to be certain about every little detail. The central message is that God is in control and that he will bring about the kingdom of Christ in his time and in his way and when he does, he can’t be stopped.