INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION: DANIEL THE PROPHET
I. The Man Daniel
A. Testimony of His Greatness
1. The Scripture’s Testimony (Ezekiel 14:14-20; 28:3; II Chronicles 34:1,8, 35:18,19, 36:1-7)
2. The Angel’s Testimony (Daniel 9:24, 10:11, 19)
3. His Master’s Testimony (Daniel 4:8, 9, 18, 5:11)
4. The Lord Jesus’ Testimony (Matthew 24:15)
B. Testimony of His Knowledge of Scripture
1. Knowledge of the Prophets (Daniel 9:2)
2. Knowledge of the Law (Daniel 9:11, 13)
C. Testimony of His Prayer Life
1. He got answers to his prayers (Daniel 2:19-23)
2. He had habits of prayer (Daniel 6:10; Psalm 55:17)
3. He heard from heaven while he prayed (Daniel 9:20ff)
D. Testimony of His Faith
1. In God’s Faithfulness to Prove His Position (Daniel 1:12ff)
2. In God’s Power to Give Interpretations (Daniel 2:16ff)
3. In God’s Power to Stop the Mouths of Lions (Daniel 6:23; Hebrews 11:33)
II. The Message of Daniel
A. Items of History (Chapter 1-7)-Written in Aramaic-Gentile
B. Items of Prophecy (Chapter 8-12)-Written in Hebrew-Jew
C. Key Themes:
1.’And He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings, and sets up kings...’ (Daniel 2:21)
2.’God in heaven...maketh known...what shall be in the latter days’ (Daniel 2:28)
D. Key Word: VISION-(22) times in the singular and (10) times in the plural
