Homiletics Study
of Revelation
Lesson 8 Passage: Daniel
1,2,6,7
Content (List of Topics or Events)
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Daniel choses not to defile himself and is blessed with gifts
of knowledge, understanding of dreams from God (Daniel 1)
a. Daniel
selected for Kings service from Israelite nobility (1-7)
b. Daniel choses not to defile himself with food and
drink, and flourished (8-16)
c. Daniel with 3
others given knowledge and understanding and ability to interpret dreams.
(17-21)
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Daniel tells of and interprets Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream (Daniel
2)
a. Nebuchadnezzar’s
dream and astrologers unable to interpret (1-13)
b. Daniel
intercepts penalty and volunteers to interpret dream (13-27)
c. Daniel comes
to king and says God can interpret dream (28-30)
d. Daniel tells
of the kingdoms to come and the eternal kingdom (31-49)
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Daniel stays true to Lord and is placed in Lyons den (Daniel
6)
a. Daniel distinguished himself bringing jealousy from other administrators (1-5)
b. Plot and king’s decree and Daniel’s faithfulness (6-12)
c. Decree stands and Daniel placed in Lyon’s den with wish
for God to save (13-18)
d. Daniel saved and accusers punished (19-28)
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Daniel’s dream of
heaven and last times (Daniel 7)
a. Daniel see’s four beasts (1-8)
b. Daniel see’s Ancient of Days on throne (9-14)
c. Daniel asks and receives the interpretation of 4th
beast (15-26
d. The everlasting kingdom. (27-29)
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Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
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Division
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Scripture
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Daniel choses not to defile himself and is blessed with
gifts of knowledge, understanding of dreams from God
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Daniel 1
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Daniel tells of and interprets Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream
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Daniel 2
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Daniel stays true to Lord and is placed in Lyons den
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Daniel 6
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Daniel’s dream of heaven and last time
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Daniel 7
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Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No
more than 10 words)
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Daniel is faithful; is blessed with knowledge and
understanding
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Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
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CTATL Faithfulness to God has eternal rewards
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Specific Application Questions
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1.
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In what ways are you faithful to God and where do you need
to increase your faith?
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2.
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What has God given you as a challenge and how will you go
forward to meet it?
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3.
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In difficulty what do you rely on?
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4.
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How are you preparing to meet King Jesus?
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Principles to Remember
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1.
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God is faithful to those who place faith in Him
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2.
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Challenges come and God will meet us in those challenges
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3.
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Life is a “life or death thing” Faithfulness brings life,
else does not.
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4.
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We will all meet Jesus on the throne
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