Studies in the Book of Daniel: Chapter 3: The Gold Standard

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Studies in the Book of DanielChapter 3 The
Gold Standard

• Forest Hills Bible Chapel
• 22 January 2006

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Amos
610 600 590 580 570
560 550 540 530
Return from Exile
Babylonian Captivity
Kings of Judah
Jerusalem Temple Destroyed
Joel?
Zephaniah

• The Prophet of Social Justice

Daniel
Jeremiah
Habakkuk
Obadiah?
Ezekiel
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Because of its brevity and literary nature, the
book of Daniel can be described as A Handbook
for Life in Captivity. Daniel 1-6 Court
Tales Daniel 7-12 Daniels Visions
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Some Principles from Daniel 1

• The Babylonian Exile of the people of Judah was
  inevitable, and it was necessary for Daniel and
  his three friends to accept that Daniel 11-2
  cf. also Jeremiah 251-14 291-9.
• Daniel and his friends could participate in
  Babylonian culture provided they did not
  violate the law of God Daniel 13-8.

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Nebuchadnezzars Dream, and Its Interpretation
224-45
Head of Gold Nebuchadnezzar Chest/Arms of
Silver Medo-Persia Thighs of Brass Greece
(Alexander the Great) Legs of Iron/Feet of Iron
and Clay Rome
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An Outline of Daniel 3

• Nebuchadnezzars Image of Gold 31-7
• The Accusation Against the Three Friends 38-12
• The Confrontation with Nebuchadnezzar 313-18
• The Miraculous Deliverance 319-27
• Nebuchadnezzar Worships God 328-30

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Applications

• Secular politicians are fickle at times cf.
  Daniel 246-47 31-6.
• There are elements in our world that are biased
  against Gods people, and we should not be
  surprised when we encounter them Daniel 38-12.
• Gods people need to know where they stand before
  the test comes Daniel 316-17.
• The three friends understood there was no
  guarantee of deliverance 318.

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Applications

• God Himself is with us in times of extreme trial
  Daniel 324-25.
• Rather than spare them from the trial, God
  brought them through it Daniel 326-27.
• There were no permanent after effects of their
  trial experience 327.