Table of Contents
Introduction 7
1 Daniel's Historical Circumstances (1:1-7) 13
2 Daniel's Faithfulness (1:8-16) 20
3 Daniel Rises in Favor Before the King (1:17-21) 27
4 Nebuchadnezzar's Dreams (2:1-6) 34
5 Nebuchadnezzar Demands an Interpretation (2:7-16) 41
6 God Reveals the Meaning of the Dream to Daniel (2:17-23) 48
7 Daniel Informs Nebuchadnezzar That God Has Revealed the Meaning (2:24-30) 55
8 Daniel Reveals the Meaning of the Dream to Nebuchadnezzar (2:31-49) 62
9 Nebuchadnezzar Makes a Golden Image to be Worshipped (3:1-7) 69
10 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego Are Accused (3:8-12) 76
11 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego Remain Faithful to God (3:13-18) 83
12 God Rescues Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego from the Fiery Furnace (3:19-30) 90
13 Nebuchadnezzar Praises God and Has a Second Dream (4:1-7) 97
14 Nebuchadnezzar Reveals His Second Dream to Daniel (4:8-18) 104
15 Daniel Interprets the Second Dream (4:19-27) 111
16 Nebuchadnezzar Is Humiliated and Later Restored (4:28-37) 118
17 Belshazzar Parties It Up and Sees Handwriting on the Wall (5:1-9) 125
18 Belshazzar Requests Daniel co Interpret the Handwriting (5:10-16) 132
19 Daniel Interprets the Words of Doom (5:17-31) 139
20 A Plot Is Launched Against Daniel (6:1-9) 146
21 Daniel Is Thrown into the Lions' Den (6:10-17) 153
22 God Protects Daniel (6:18-23) 160
23 The God of Daniel is Exalted (6:24-28) 167
24 Daniel's First Vision, Part 1 (7:1-8) 174
25 Daniel's First Vision, Part 2 (7:9-14) 181
26 Daniel's Vision Interpreted, Part 1 (7:15-22) 188
27 Daniel's Vision Interpreted, Part 2 (7:23-28) 195
28 Daniel Has Another Vision (8:1-14) 202
29 Details on Daniel's Vision (8:15-27) 209
30 Daniel Prays for His People, Part 1 (9:1-7) 216
31 Daniel Prays for His People, Part 2 (9:849) 223
32 Daniel Prophesies About the 70 Weeks (9:20-27) 230
33 Daniel Is Visited by an Angel (10:1-9) 237
34 The Angel Explains the Future to Daniel (10:10-11:1) 244
35 Prophecies Concerning Key Nations (11:2-19) 251
36 Prophecies Concerning Antiochus Epiphanes (11:20-35) 258
37 Prophecies Concerning the Antichrist (11:36-45) 265
38 Prophecies Concerning the Time of the End (12:1-4) 272
39 The Words of the Prophecy Are Sealed (12:5-43) 280
40 Imitating Daniel 287
Notes 295
Bibliography 297