The Book of Daniel - A Review and Summary

Sermon Outline:

A. Introduction: The Historical Setting (1)

    1. Nebuchadnezzar captures Jerusalem (1-2)

    2. Daniel and his friends succeed in Babylon (3-21)

B. The Kingdoms of the Gentiles and the Kingdom of God (2-7)

    * A -- God gives a dream with a vision about the succession of four Gentile kingdoms which are ultimately replaced by God's kingdom (2)

        * B -- God sends an angel to miraculously deliver his servants, Daniel's friends, who were being attacked for their exclusive worship of the one true God (3)

            * C -- God humbles a ruler who walks in pride (Nebuchadnezzar), taking away his sovereignty immediately (4)

            * C' -- God humbles a ruler who walks in pride (Belshazzar), taking away his sovereignty immediately (5)

        * B' -- God sends an angel to miraculously deliver his servant Daniel, who was being attacked for his exclusive worship of the one true God. (6)

    * A' -- God gives a dream with a vision about the succession of four Gentile kingdoms which are ultimately replaced by God's kingdom and God's ruler (7)

C. God's Plans for the Future of Israel (8-12)

    1. Israel's domination by Persia and Greece (8)

    2. Seventy weeks leading to Israel's Restoration (9)

    3. Israel's future through the time of the end (10-12)

D. Theological and Practical Lessons

    1. Truths about God

    2. Truths about Christ

    3. Truths about Angels

    4. Truths about Rulers and Kingdoms

    5. Truths about the Believer's Life

    6. Truths about God's Plans