Berean Bible Church

Daniel’s Captivity

Lesson # 2

Chapter 1: 1 - 7

October 10, 2010

 

 

I   The Book of Daniel Outlined

                              Chapters 1-6    primarily history

                              Chapters 7-12  primarily prophecy

                              Chapters 1,3,4,5,6, prophetic types

                              Chapters  2,7,8  prophetic symbols

                              Chapters  9-12  prophetic revelations

 

                  II   In this lesson, we consider Chapter 1:1-7

 

                              Daniel 1:1 teaches the following:

 

1.     It was the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim, king of Judah

a. Unger’s Dictionary “Jehoiakim became King in  608 B.C”

      His third year would be between 606-605 BC

b. Jehoiakim was the 18th King of the Kingdom of Judah

c. 2 Chronicles 36:4  Eliakim was his original name, but the King 

   of Egypt changed his name to Jehoiakim

d. Jeremiah 36:22-25  Jehoiakim was very wicked and irreligious

 

2.     It was at this time Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon,made his first

                                          invasion of Jerusalem

                                          Isaiah 39:5-7 an event foretold by Isaiah

                                         Jeremiah 25:11-12  also foretold by Jeremiah

 

3   Thus, the book of Daniel opens with an example of prophecy    becoming history.

 

4       The rise of Babylon against Israel was the beginning of the “times of the Gentiles”. Iraq occupies the territory of Babylon today

 

Daniel 1:2

1   The Lord gave Jehoiakim into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar

John 19:10-11  This is always true

                                    2   The Lord allowed Nebuchadnessar to take some of the holy

 vessels of the temple of Jerusalem  to Babylon

Daniel 5:2 -  history built on history

 

3      The King took these vessels to the temple of his god in the land of

Shinar

      Genesis 10:10 the beginning of  Babylon was at Shinar

    Genesis 11:1-2  the builders of the Tower journey to Shinar

    Isaiah  11:11   Zechariah 5:11 these are prophecy of Shinar

 

   Shinar was part of Babylon, between Tigris and Euphrates rivers

   The river Euphrates ran under the walls of the city of Babylon

 

Daniel 1:3-4  The King of Babylon commanded Ashpenaz to bring captives from Jerusalem

      1  they were to be princes of Judah, seed of the King of Judah

                                        2  he was to choose the best who had wisdom and science

                                        3  the captives would be taught the learning of the Chaldeans     (the upper class?)

 

                                    Daniel 1:5

                                                They would be well nourished for three years before seeing the King of Babylon

 

Daniel 1:6

Here we have the Hebrew names of these captive men

 

                                    Daniel 1:7

                                                Here are their Heathen names given by the King

Strange that we have learned these names best of the three.

 

                                    Conclude

                                                The over-all message of the book of Daniel and lesson for us is:

                                                To see the hand of God in everything.

                                                We shall see two Kings of Babylon learning this lesson.

                                                God rules over all.