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Daniel Influences Babylon Lesson 2

Daniel Influences Babylon Lesson 2. II Kings 22:1-24:1; II Chronicles 34:1-36:5; Jeremiah 1:2; 22:10-12, 18-19; 26; 25:1-38; 36; 45:1-5; Daniel 1-2 (Waldron, p.14-21) Wednesday June 9, 2010. Key Dates and Events. 2000 B.C. – Abraham 1000 B.C. – David

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Daniel Influences Babylon Lesson 2

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  1. Daniel Influences BabylonLesson 2 II Kings 22:1-24:1; II Chronicles 34:1-36:5; Jeremiah 1:2; 22:10-12, 18-19; 26; 25:1-38; 36; 45:1-5; Daniel 1-2 (Waldron, p.14-21) Wednesday June 9, 2010

  2. Key Dates and Events • 2000 B.C. – Abraham • 1000 B.C. – David • 721 B.C. – Samaria falls; Israel → Assyrian captivity • 640 B.C. – Josiah begins reign (II Kings 22:1; II Chronicles 34:1) • 626 B.C. – Babylon gains independence from Assyria

  3. Key Dates and Events

  4. Key Dates and Events • 2000 B.C. – Abraham • 1000 B.C. – David • 721 B.C. – Samaria falls; Israel → Assyrian captivity • 640 B.C. – Josiah begins reign (II Kings 22:1; II Chronicles 34:1) • 626 B.C. – Babylon gains independence from Assyria • 625 B.C. – Jeremiah called to be a prophet, 13th year of Josiah (Jeremiah 1:2) • 621 B.C. – Josiah cleanses land, finds book of the law; captivity is postponed (II Kings 22:3-20; II Chronicles 34:8-28) • 612 B.C. – Nineveh falls to Babylon (Nabopolassar) and Media (Cyaxares II).

  5. Key Dates and Events

  6. Key Dates and Events • 2000 B.C. – Abraham • 1000 B.C. – David • 721 B.C. – Samaria falls; Israel → Assyrian captivity • 640 B.C. – Josiah begins reign (II Kings 22:1; II Chronicles 34:1) • 626 B.C. – Babylon gains independence from Assyria • 625 B.C. – Jeremiah called to be a prophet, 13th year of Josiah (Jeremiah 1:2) • 621 B.C. – Josiah cleanses land, finds book of the law; captivity is postponed (II Kings 22:3-20; II Chronicles 34:8-28) • 612 B.C. – Nineveh falls to Babylon (Nabopolassar) and Media (Cyaxares II). • 609-608 B.C.: • Haran falls to Babylon. Josiah dies trying to block Egypt (Pharaoh Necho) at Megiddo from helping Assyria resist Babylon. Necho fortifies Carchemish. • Shallum (Jehoahaz) reigns 3 months, then taken to Egypt by Necho. • Eliakim (Jehoiakim) placed on throne by Necho. • Jehoiakim becomes subject to Babylon. His death foretold (Jeremiah 22:18-19).

  7. Key Dates and Events

  8. Key Dates and Events • 2000 B.C. – Abraham • 1000 B.C. – David • 721 B.C. – Samaria falls; Israel → Assyrian captivity • 640 B.C. – Josiah begins reign (II Kings 22:1; II Chronicles 34:1) • 626 B.C. – Babylon gains independence from Assyria • 625 B.C. – Jeremiah called to be a prophet, 13th year of Josiah (Jeremiah 1:2) • 621 B.C. – Josiah cleanses land, finds book of the law; captivity is postponed (II Kings 22:3-20; II Chronicles 34:8-28) • 612 B.C. – Nineveh falls to Babylon (Nabopolassar) and Media (Cyaxares II). • 609-608 B.C.: • Haran falls to Babylon. Josiah dies trying to block Egypt (Pharaoh Necho) from helping Assyria resist Babylon. Necho fortifies Carchemish. • Shallum (Jehoahaz) reigns 3 months, then taken to Egypt by Necho. • Eliakim (Jehoiakim) placed on throne by Necho. • Jehoiakim becomes subject to Babylon. His death foretold (Jeremiah 22:18-19). • 605 B.C.: • Fourth year of Jehoiakim – Cuts and burns Jeremiah’s scroll (Jeremiah 25, 36). • Nebuchadnezzar routes Egypt at Carchemish and onto Egypt (Jeremiah 46:2). • Nebuchadnezzar returns to Babylon to assume throne. • He stops in Jerusalem and takes captives, including Daniel (Daniel 1:1). Jehoiakim is left on the throne, but must pay tribute.

  9. Key Dates and Events

  10. Questions Daniel – Taken In First Babylonian Invasion (Daniel 1:1-7) • What was the basis and purpose for selecting Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah? Daniel determines not to be defiled (Daniel 1:8-21) • What does it mean that Daniel “purposed in his heart”? What lessons can we learn from this and teach our children? • How do good people generally obtain “favor and goodwill” of others? How might God help? • Why did “Daniel continue until the first year of King Cyrus”?

  11. Questions Daniel interprets Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of the great statue (Daniel 2:1-49) • Why did Nebuchadnezzar not reveal the dream? • How did Daniel demonstrate “counsel and wisdom” in his answer? • What can we learn from Daniel’s immediate reaction to the revelation?

  12. Daniel’s Prayer of Thanksgiving “Then Daniel went to his house, and made the decision known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions, that they might seek mercies from the God of heaven concerning this secret, so that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. Then the secret was revealed to Daniel in a night vision. So Daniel blessed the God of heaven. Daniel answered and said: ‘Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, For wisdom and might are His. And He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and raises up kings; He gives wisdom to the wise And knowledge to those who have understanding. He reveals deep and secret things; He knows what is in the darkness, And light dwells with Him. I thank You and praise You, O God of my fathers; You have given me wisdom and might, And have now made known to me what we asked of You, For You have made known to us the king's demand.’” (Daniel 2:17-23)

  13. Questions Daniel interprets Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of the great statue (Daniel 2:1-49) • Why did Nebuchadnezzar not reveal the dream? • How did Daniel demonstrate “counsel and wisdom” in his answer? • What can we learn from Daniel’s immediate reaction to the revelation? • How did Daniel introduce the occasion for the dream and its interpretation? Lessons?

  14. Daniel’s Introduction of the Dream Then Arioch quickly brought Daniel before the king, and said thus to him, “I have found a man of the captives of Judah, who will make known to the king the interpretation.” The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, “Are you able to make known to me the dream which I have seen, and its interpretation?” Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, “The secret which the king has demanded, the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, and the soothsayers cannot declare to the king. But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the latter days. Your dream, and the visions of your head upon your bed, were these: "As for you, O king, thoughts came to your mind while on your bed, about what would come to pass after this; and He who reveals secrets has made known to you what will be. But as for me, this secret has not been revealed to me because I have more wisdom than anyone living, but for our sakes who make known the interpretation to the king, and that you may know the thoughts of your heart.” (Daniel 2:17-23)

  15. Questions Daniel interprets Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of the great statue (Daniel 2:1-49) • Why did Nebuchadnezzar not reveal the dream? • How did Daniel demonstrate “counsel and wisdom” in his answer? • What can we learn from Daniel’s immediate reaction to the revelation? • How did Daniel introduce the occasion for the dream and its interpretation? Lessons? • What was the interpretation of the dream?

  16. Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream “You, O king, were watching; and behold, a great image! This great image, whose splendor was excellent, stood before you; and its form was awesome. This image's head was of fine gold, its chest and arms of silver, its belly and thighs of bronze, its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay. You watched while a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces. Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were crushed together, and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors; the wind carried them away so that no trace of them was found. And the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.” (Daniel 2:31-35) Gold Silver Bronze Iron Iron + Clay

  17. Daniel’s Interpretation of the Dream “You, O king, are a king of kings. For the God of heaven has given you a kingdom, power, strength, and glory; … and has made you ruler over them all -- you are this head of gold. But after you shall arise another kingdom inferior to yours; then another, a third kingdom of bronze, which shall rule over all the earth. And the fourth kingdom shall be as strong as iron, inasmuch as iron breaks in pieces and shatters everything; and like iron that crushes, that kingdom will break in pieces and crush all the others. Whereas you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter's clay and partly of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; yet the strength of the iron shall be in it, just as you saw the iron mixed with ceramic clay. And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly fragile. As you saw iron mixed with ceramic clay, they will mingle with the seed of men; but they will not adhere to one another, just as iron does not mix with clay. And in the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever. Inasmuch as you saw that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold -- the great God has made known to the king what will come to pass after this. The dream is certain, and its interpretation is sure.” (Daniel 2:36-45)

  18. 4 Interpretations of the Interpretation Conservative Liberal Moses Stuart Premillennial Babylon 612-539 B.C. Babylon 612-539 B.C. Babylon 612-539 B.C. Babylon 612-539 B.C. Medo-Persia 539-331 B.C. Media ??? Medo-Persia 539-331 B.C. Medo-Persia 539-331 B.C. Greece 331-64 B.C. Persia ??? Greece (Alexander) 331-323 B.C. Greece 331-64 B.C. Rome 64 B.C. – 476 AD Greece 331-64 B.C. Greece (Successors) 323-64 B.C. Ancient Rome 64 B.C. – 476 AD Nonhomogenous Rome Revived Rome (European Union – 10) ???

  19. Questions Daniel interprets Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of the great statue (Daniel 2:1-49) • In what ways was the kingdom of God to be different than the preceding kingdoms? • What unique role did Daniel play thereafter, even transcending that of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego?

  20. Lessons • God’s providence and foresight. • God’s care for His own (Daniel and friends). • God’s care for Nebuchadnezzar and Babylonians. • Importance of deliberate, decisive planning (“purposed in his heart”) • Value of wisdom & wisdom’s source (God). • More…

  21. Articles on Daniel 2:44 • http://www.wordsfitlyspoken.org/bible_banner/v5/v5n5p3b-10a.html • http://www.wordsfitlyspoken.org/gospel_guardian/v3/v3n49p11.html • http://www.wordsfitlyspoken.org/gospel_guardian/v9/v9n32p11a-12a.html • http://www.wordsfitlyspoken.org/gospel_guardian/v4/v4n18p6,12a.html • http://www.wordsfitlyspoken.org/plain_talk/v4/v4n5p7.html • http://www.wordsfitlyspoken.org/plain_talk/v7/v7n2p4.html

  22. Fulfillment of warning to obey, else captivity (Leviticus 26:14-45; Deuteronomy 26:15-68). Zedekiah refused to “humble himself before Jeremiah” (II Chronicles 36:12). Hannaniah was prophesying falsely at the same time (Jeremiah 28:1-4; 29) as Ezekiel 1. There were lying prophets in Babylon (Jeremiah 28:5-17; 29:21-32). Destruction of Jerusalem is a turning point in Ezekiel’s ministry: doom, submission -> redemption, hope. Notes and Thoughts

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