Daniel : Prophet in Babylon

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Daniel Prophet in Babylon

• Tested As To His Principles and Priorities
• Chapter 1

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Overview of Daniel

• 1. God's Providence In History - 11-628
• 2. God's Purpose In History - 71-1213 .

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God's Providence In History - 11-628

• a. Daniel and his determination to be pure -
  11-21
• b. Nebuchadnezzar's dream and Daniel's promotion
  - 21-49
• c. Faith in the face of fire by Daniel's friends
  - 31-30
• d. Nebuchadnezzar's second dream and temporary
  insanity - 4 1-37
• e. The writing on the wall and fall of Belshazzar
  - 51-31
• f. Darius and his den of lions - 61-28

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God's Purpose In History - 71-1213 .

• a. Daniel's dream of the four beasts - 71-28
• b. Daniel's dream of the ram and the goat -
  81-27
• c. Daniel's prayer, and the vision of the seventy
  weeks - 9 1-27
• d. Daniel's vision of the time of the end -
  101-1213

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When A Young Person Leaves Home

• Cast into a different culture
• Is it time to forget your training?
• Is it time to forget your values and principles?
• Is it time to forget your obligations to God?

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Three Main Points About Daniel's Dedication,
11-21

• A. Daniel's Circumstances, 11-7
• B. Daniel's Dedication, 18-16
• C. Daniel's Rise to Favor, 117-21

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Arrival at Babylon

• 1. Fall of Judah (11-2)2. Israelites brought to
  Babylon (13-5)3. Daniel and three friends
  introduced (16-7)

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Trial by Food and Drink 18-16

• Trials of Daniel and his friends (18-628)
• Gods way for Jewish diet proves best (18-21)
• Daniels purpose and plea v.8
• Daniels progress v.9
• Daniels proposition v.10-13
• Daniels triumph 14-16

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To Those Who Love The Lord

• All things work together for good to those who
  love the Lord Rom.828
• Joseph waited upon the Lord and saw how things
  worked out
• Daniel and his three friends prove again that
  young people can stand for truth even when
  parents are not there to supervise and directly
  influence

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Trial in Wisdom 117-21

• Gods Gifts v.17
• The Kings Examination 18-19
• The brilliant students 19-21
• How to excel in a pagan world
• Do not be expendable

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