HISTORICAL: | PROPHETIC: | ||
NEBUCHADNEZZAR, | BELSHAZZAR, | DARIUS, | |
Daniel's convictions, | Daniel's confrontation, | Daniel's constancy, | 4 beasts and the Ancient of Days, |
Daniel's competence, | Ram and the male goat, | ||
Daniel's companions, | Daniel's prayer and the revelation of 70 weeks, | ||
Daniel's compassion, | Concerning Persia and Greece, | ||
Concerning the kings of the North and the South, | |||
Great Tribulation and Resurrection, |
Major characters #
- Daniel (“God is my judge”); name changed to Belteshazzar (“Bel protect the king”)
- Hananiah (“The Lord is gracious”); name changed to Shadrach (“Command of Aku”)
- Mishael (“Who is like the Lord?”); name changed to Meshach (“Who is what Aku is?”)
- Azariah (“The Lord is my helper”); name changed to Abed-Nego (“Servant of Nego/Nebo”)
- Nebuchadnezzar (“Prince of the god Nebo” or “Nebo protect the crown”)
- Belshazzar, “Bel protect the king”
- Darius (“restrainer or supporter”) the Mede
- Cyrus (“sun”) the Persian
Major themes #
- Prophecy
- Greatness of God
- Sovereignty of God
- Omniscience of God
- Future events
- Pride of man
- Angels
Christ in all the Scriptures #
- Messianic kingdom, 2:44-45
- One like the Son of Man, 3:25
- Messiah the Prince, 9:25-26
GREAT IMAGE, | 4 GREAT BEASTS, | RAM AND THE GOAT, | SYMBOLISES: |
head of gold | lion with eagle's wings | Babylon | |
chest and arms of silver | bear with 3 ribs in its mouth | ram with 2 horns | Medo-Persia |
belly and thighs of bronze | leopard with 4 wings and 4 heads | male goat with large horn; | Greece |
legs of iron | dreaful and terrible beast | Rome | |
feet partly iron, partly clay | another horn, a little one: | Revived Roman Empire | |
A stone cut out without hands destroys the image | One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven is given an everlasting kingdom | Millennial Kingdom of Christ |