Bible+Culture 2015: 3. Daniel 3–5

DANIEL Day 3: chapters 3–6

Monday: bit.ly/BC2015-dan1

Tuesday: bit.ly/BC2015-dan2

Prophets information: bit.ly/prophet_info

Getting from Daniel to Jesus

1. Redemptive-historical progression

2. Promise-fulfilment

3. Anticipations (typology)

4. Analogy

5. Longitudinal themes

6. New Testament references

7. Contrast

?What is the theme of Daniel 2?

What is the goal of Daniel 2 (what was its purpose for the original audience)?

How do we move from Daniel 2to Jesus?

Theme of Daniel 2: The God of heaven, who deposes and sets up kings, reveals that he will eventually replace all human kingdoms with his everlasting kingdom.

Goal of Daniel 2: to give hope to God’s people in exile by reassuring them that God will eventually replace all human kingdoms with his everlasting kingdom.

1. Redemptive-historical progression

2. Promise-fulfilment

3. Anticipations (typology)

4. Analogy

5. Longitudinal themes

6. New Testament references

7. Contrast

Daniel 3

Manuscript Bible Study• Plot and scenes (including places) • Characters and dialogue • Structure • Repeated words, images or concepts • Figures of speech (metaphors, similes, etc.) • Key themes, concepts or images • Parallels and cross-references • Questions: what do you not understand?

21m 27m

Daniel 4

Daniel 5

Babylonian kings625–605

605–562

562–560

560–556

556

556–539

Nabopolassar

Nebuchadnezzar

Amel-Marduk

Nergal-sharezer/Neriglissar (Nebuchadnezzar’s son-in-law)

Labashi-Marduk

Nabonidus

Nabonidus

Ur Ziggurat

Nabonidus

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Nabonidus Chronicle

Nabonidus and Belshazzar556

553

540

539

Nabonidus came to throne

Nabonidus goes to Teima oasis to worship Sin (moon God)Belshazzar becomes co-regent

Nabonidus returns to Baylonia

Nabonidus surrenders (Oct 10) Belshazzar killed (Oct 12)

Dais

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