Book Study: DANIEL

Welcome to our Book of Daniel study! In this study, we explore how the Covenants of the Old Testament and the history of God's people come together in a significant time for the nation of Israel. This is also a study that shows how understanding all the components of geography, culture and history come together to give you a straightforward and DEEP understanding of God's character and heart.

Hello and welcome to our study of the book of Daniel! In this lesson we get oriented to the timeframe of when and where the book of Daniel was written. We explore the various charts, maps and timelines we will be using throughout this study.

As we continue our introduction to the book of Daniel, we review the specifics of the timeline of events within the book of Daniel itself and the specific terms of the land covenant between God and his people Israel. Was God unreasonable to allow them to be conquered and taken away from the land? Was this evidence that God has ultimately rejected Israel as His people only to replace them with others? Tune in to find out!

In this sessions we conclude our introduction to the book of Daniel. We discuss at length the requirements of a Biblical Prophet who would be operating with Divine authority. We also discuss the difference for believers in Jesus today and how that works. There are similarities as well as differences. We also discuss how the book of Daniel fits within he context of the other major prophets of His day and the waves of sieges Babylon waged against Israel & Jerusalem at that time.

In this session we look at the backstory of King Hezekiah that led up to the Babylonian invasion and subsequent exile of Israel. We look at the symbolic reasons that God uses Babylon specifically as the form of judgement on His people for falling into Pagan practices, and the roots of all pagan religions.

This lesson covers the background of pagan religions throughout history that led to Babylon being not only the world superpower of its day, but also the headquarters to all pagan religions in its time. With this in mind we also look at King Nebuchadnezzar's rise to power and how this put all the king's magi in a tenuous position when he has a dream that needs interpreting.

In this lesson we dive into the imagery and meaning of the Statue vision of Nebuchadnezzar and some of the biblical interpretation techniques Daniel used to understand what God was saying to the king. We also briefly discuss a curious verse and the potential unusual meaning behind what the original Aramaic wording is suggesting and its connection to Genesis 6 from our earlier covenant study.

In this session we discuss the political implications of the story of the 3 friends of Daniel refusing to worship the golden graven image, and the fiery furnace miracle. We also discuss the wider implications of being people of influence in our own circles today and how our faithfulness can change the courses of other's lives.

In this lesson we are exploring the principles of interpreting dreams God sends biblically. We are also discussing the patterns we seen how God disciplines those he loves. Also, is it possible that Nebuchadnezzar could have found salvation through this crazy experience he has? Tune in to find out!

In this chapter we explore the event of the hand writing on the wall and the fall of Belshazzar and Babylon to Cyrus and the Medo-Persians. We see the effects of dishonoring the god of creation and his temple artifacts. But we also see how the Lord spoke through Isaiah 250 years earlier to set up a miraculous thing. Tune in to find out what that was!

In this lesson we explore the contrast of the gods who were actively worshiped in Babylon with the God of Daniel. We come across some pretty fun and astonishing things God was saying about Himself in this passage. Tune in to find out what they are!

In this lesson we begin the new section of Daniel that begins his personal visions that God gave him regarding the future world governments and the coming of the Messiah. We being the process of tracing how these visions are connected to both Nebuchadnezzar's previous dream as well as to each other, giving greater details as we go.

In this lesson we deep dive into the imagery of the 4 beasts and future kingdoms they represented to the Nation of Israel before the coming of the Messiah. We also explore the references of the 24 elders and how they operate within the divine council of Heaven's courts.

In this lesson we explore the reasons why God chose to represent the kingdoms of both Greece and Medo-Persia with the animals He did, and how that informs us of what to expect when He uses similar imagery in other moments of prophecy throughout the Bible.

In this lesson we finish exploring the visions of Daniel 8 and discuss the potential information regarding some end times prophecy.

In this session we go over Israel's past and why they were in captivity for the 70 years. This also leads to an explanation of the 70 weeks prophecy we find later in the chapter that we will be discussing at length in the next lesson.

In this lesson we go over in detail the 70 weeks prophecy and how it connects to the Olivet Discourse of Jesus discussion with His disciples in Matthew 24-25.

In this lesson we go over the effect that this powerful vision had on Daniel physically, it's connection to John the Apostle and how this may indicate how deep connection with God works in our own lives at times.

In this lesson we begin the detailed explanation of the lengthy vision given to Daniel in chapter 11.

In this lesson we get into the final chapter of Daniel which introduces more details regarding the final ant-messiah and what his kingdom will be about.

In this lesson we wrap up our study in the book of Daniel. Thank you for joining us along the way!