Big Idea: The final battle will be fierce, but God will raise his people in the end
The battle is...
1. Fought beyond what our eyes can see (10:1-21)
2. Focused on God’s people (11:1-45)
3. Finished when God raises his faithful ones (12:1-13)
God Will Put an End to Sin (Dan 9:1-27)
Big Idea: God’s people boldly confess their sin because God is putting an end to their sin
1. A prayer of confession (9:1-19)
2. A declaration of love (9:20-23)
3. A prophecy of hope (9:24-27)
God's Hand Over the Powers (Dan 8:1-27)
Big Idea: The powers want to break God’s people, but God’s hand will break the powers in the end.
The powers...
1. Break each other for control (8:3-8, 20-21)
2. Are energized by Satan to break God’s people (8:9-12, 22-25a)
3. Will be broken by God’s all-powerful hand (8:13-19, 25b-26)
The Beasts and The King (Dan 7:1-28)
Big Idea: The beasts may rage, but the King will reign!
1. Welcome to the zoo (7:1-8, 19-25)
2. The Judge is coming (7:9-12, 26)
3. The Son of Man reigns forever (7:13-14, 18, 22, 27)
Loyalty Among Lions (Dan 6:1-28)
Big Idea: Even lions are no match for our God, so give him your unflinching loyalty
1. Daniel’s loyalty to the living God (6:1-13)
2. God’s power over ravenous lions (6:14-24)
3. King Darius’ declaration about who is really in charge (6:25-28)
God Holds the Scales (Dan 5:1-31)
Big Idea: The proud flaunt their perceived worth, but God holds the scales
1. The pride of a foolish ruler (5:1-12)
2. God holds the scales (5:13-31)
Our God Is In Charge (Dan 4:1-37)
Big Idea: Human rulers may talk a good game, but only God is truly in charge
1. Warning (4:4-27)
2. Humiliation (4:28-33)
3. Sanity (4:34-37)
Our God Is a Deliverer (Dan 3:1-39)
Big Idea: We can boldly resist wicked, earthly powers because our God is a more powerful Deliverer
1. The king’s arrogant wickedness (3:1-7)
2. Three young men’s bold resistance (3:8-18)
3. God of Israel’s powerful deliverance (3:19-30)
God of the Future (Dan 2:1-49)
Only the God of heaven can reveal the future because only he controls the future
1. The king’s dream stumps his advisors (2:1-13)
2. The God of heaven reveals the dream to Daniel (2:14-23)
3. The future revealed: the God of heaven reigns forever! (2:24-45)
4. The king acknowledges the God of heaven... for now (2:46-49)
God's Plan In Exile (Dan. 1:1-21)
In exile . . .
1. God is in control (1:1-7)
2. God requires faithfulness (1:8-14)
3. God saves his people (1:15-21)