- The Setting (vv. 1–2)
The Timeframe (Dan 5:31, 8:20, 11:1)
The Discovery (Jer 25:11-12, 29:10)
- The Prayer (vv. 3–19)
Daniel’s Personal Prostration (3–4) (Neh 1:4, 6; Ezra 10:1)
Daniel’s Corporate Profession (5–14) (Is 1:4-6; Lam 3:42; 2 Chron 26:15–16; Ezra 9:11)
Daniel’s Humble Petition (15–20) (Ex 6:1, 14:18; Num 6:25; Is 37:7; Jer 14:9; Neh 9:10)
- The Prophecy (vv. 20–27)
Gabriel Expedites God’s Answer (20–23) (Is 65:24; Dan 8:16-18, 9:16 10:11-19; Matt 24:15)
Gabriel Expounds God’s Purposes (24) (Jer 23:5–6, 31:34; Dan 8:13-14; Ps. 78:38; Heb 2:17)
Gabriel Explains God’s Timeline (25–26) (Neh 2:4-5, 6:15; Is 53:8; Mark 13:2; Luke 19:43-44, 24:26)
Gabriel Exposes God’s Endgame (27) (Is 10:23; Dan 11:36; Matt 24:15; Mark 13:14; Luke 21:20; 2 Thess2:3-8; Revelation 13:1-8)
Growth Questions
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Why is it so crucial to understand the context and setting of Daniel? Explain your answer.
What is it we learn of both Daniel’s character and God’s character in Daniel’s prayer?
How is God’s faithfulness displayed in the answer that He provided for Daniel? What hope does that give Daniel in his immediate circumstances?
What do the six stipulations of Daniel 9:24 expose for us in God’s plan for the redemption of all things?
What does the rest of the Bible tell us about how Christ deals with the “prince who is to come” (hint: 2 Thessalonians 2:3–8)?