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Outline—Daniel 8

  1. Introduction (vv. 1, 2)
  2. Startling vision (vv. 3–14)
  3. Interperetation (vv. 15–27)

Related Scripture

  • Galatians 5

Take Home Points

  • When God spoke to the apostles or others in the bible, it was information for them in their time—but there is also information for us in our time.
  • Truth is hated because it is truth—but it will survive because of God.

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Outline—Daniel 8

  1. Introduction (vv. 1, 2)
  2. Startling vision (vv. 3–14)
  3. Interperetation (vv. 15–27)

Related Scripture

  • Ezekiel vv. 38, 39

Take Home Points

  • Armageddon is just one battle in the war.
  • It isn’t the antichrist that rules the world.
  • No man rules the whole world, only the Lord Jesus Christ.
  • Daniel 8 is a literal future even though we tend to run away from a literal interperetation.
  • God will use the events of Daniel 8 to show that he is concerned about His people and He is jealous for them.
  • God does not abide evil for long.
  • God has a plan.
  • What we think of a delay is not a delay in God’s eyes.
  • God cares about truth.

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Outline—Daniel 7:15–28

  1. Interperetation of Daniel’s prophetic vision (vv. 15–28)

Related Scripture

  • Matthew 5
  • 1 Corinthians 5
  • Matthew 24, 25

Take Home Points

  • God will destroy the enemy then elevate the saints (all Christians) in His time.
  • Believers of the church age (us) will rule and reign with Christ.
  • God will not fail you if you know Jesus Christ as Savior.

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Outline—Daniel 7

  1. Vision of Judgment (vv. 1–14)
    1. Lion: Nebuchadnezzar/Babylon (v. 4)—prophecy fulfilled
    2. Bear: Cyrus/Persia (v. 5)—prophecy fulfilled
    3. Leopard: Alexander the Great/Greece (v. 6)—prophecy fulfilled
    4. Beast with 10 horns: Revived Roman Empire (v. 7ff.)—prophecy still to come
  2. Interpretation of the vision (vv. 15–28)

Related Scripture

  • Revelation 13:1–18

Take Home Points

  • Pompous words always ring hollow in the presence of God.
  • God is in control and his justice will prevail.
  • God’s justice hasn’t consumed us because it consumed Jesus in our place.

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The Lion’s Den

Outline—Daniel 6

  1. Treachery of the enemy (vv. 1–9)
  2. True to God (vv. 10–15)
  3. Trial by lion (vv. 16–23)
  4. Two results (vv. 24–28)

Take Home Points

  • How big is God to you?
  • Are you faithful to God, even in adversity?
  • Man at his root is evil.
  • God is gracious and timely.
  • If you have high regard for men, you can’t have a high regard for God.
  • I need to be faithful for the long haul and start thoughtful habits that will last for a lifetime that will honor God.

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Outline—Daniel 5

  1. Odd time picked to offend God (vv. 1–4)
  2. Only a hand (vv. 5–7)
  3. Old lady remembers (vv. 10–12)
  4. Order to bring Daniel (vv. 13–17)
  5. Obedience to the request (vv. 18–28)
  6. Honor paid to Daniel (v. 29)

Related Scripture

  • Isaiah 21
  • Revelation 14
  • Matthew 24:25
  • Revelation 16

Other References

  • John Benson Daniel: Dreams and Destiny

Take Home Points

  • You can get a good night’s sleep because God is alive and in control.
  • History is a great source of instruction, however, experience, conscience, history and nature are powerless to truly transform men. Only God can do that.
  • God has a way to back men into corners from which there is no escape.
  • Deliberate sin is an awful thing.
  • Remember that you are a child of light and your breath is in God’s han.d
  • Are you living with God?
  • Praise the Lord of Heaven and thank him for his wondrous works.

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