Daniel 1-2

 Homiletics                                                       Study:        Exile & Return                               

Lesson    03                                                     Passage:    Daniel 1-2

Content (List of Topics or Events)

Daniel’s Holy Stand and Service (Daniel 1) 1.  Lord delivers Jehoiakim to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon (1,2) 2. Ashpenaz order to place into service royal Israelites and train for 3 years with kings’ food (3-5) 4. Chosen were Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego given new names (6-7) 5. Daniel resolved not to defile with royal food, approaching guard asked to eat vegetables (8-10) 6. The ten-day food test and result – healthier and better nourish than others (11-16) 7. God blessed these 4 with knowledge and understanding of literature and learning. Daniel could understand visions and dreams (17) 8. Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Aariah were the best in kings service (18-21)

Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream Challenge (Daniel 2:1-16) 1. Nebuchadnezzar troubling dream brings summons astrologers for meaning (1-3) 2. Astrologers ask king to tell them dream to interpret with king’s response to tell the dream and meaning; request made twice (4-8) 3. Astrologers tell king no one can reveal dream but gods (10-11) 4. King in anger orders execution of wise men with men look for Daniel and friends (12-13) 5.  Arioch located Daniel and Daniel asks why the death order (14-15) 6. Daniel goes to king requesting time to interpret dream (16)

Daniel God’s Messenger Interprets Dream (Daniel 2:17-49) 1. Daniel asks friends to join in prayer for mercy concerning mystery (17) 2. During the night the mystery was revealed to Daniel in vision with Daniel’s praise response (18-23) 3. Daniel approaches king to answer the dream giving create to God for revealing the dream (24-30) 4. Daniel first tells the dream (31-38a) 5. Daniel interprets the dream (38b-45) 6. Nebuchadnezzar falls prostrate before Daniel recognizing God revealed the mystery (46-47) 7. Daniel placed in high position over Babylon and in charge of wise men with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego administrators (48-49)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

Daniel’s Holy Stand	Daniel 1
Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream Challenge	Daniel 2:1-16
Daniel God’s Messenger Interprets Dream	Daniel 2:17-49

Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)

Daniel faithfulness visibly rewarded trusting God for king’s dream revelation

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

CTATL God can used our faithfulness to bring Him glory in even the most difficult situations.

Application Questions

What thoughts and attitudes aren’t where they should be and need to be taken to God for cleansing?

Where can God bring new life to your relationship with Him?

What unsettling things do you have where unity and peace need to occur? God can bring peace.

Principles to Remember           

Truehearted faithfulness is our reward

Wisdom comes from God

Our faithfulness brings glory to God

Characteristic of God

Source of knowledge

Theme

Daniel faithfulness used to interpret kings dream bringing glory to God.

 

Ezekiel 36:16-37:28

 Homiletics                                                       Study:        Exile & Return                               

Lesson    02                                                     Passage:    Ezekiel 36:16-37:28

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Going Back (Ezekiel 36:16-38) 1.  Israel’ unclean conduct (16-18) 2. Israel dispersed and scattered judged according to conduct (19) 3. Israel profaned God’s holy name; God’s concern (20-21) 4. God will show holiness; in the great name Israel has profaned (22-23) 5. God will bring Israel back to your land a. Cleanse clean from idols (25) b. Give new heart of flesh and spirit to follow decrees and laws (26-27) c. Live in land of ancestors and be your God (28) d. Bring plenty and no longer be disgraced (29-30) e. You’ll remember your evil and wick deeds; be ashamed (31-32) 6. God will cleanse and resettle in your towns and they will be rebuilt; gardens and people plentiful… Know I am the Lord (33-38)

Life to Dead Bones (Ezekiel 37:1-14) 1. Ezekial brought by Lord to valley of dry bones with question… Can these bones live? Responding; Lord you alone know (1-3) 2. Lord tells Ezekial to prophesy to bones (4) a. Make breath enter you and come to life (5) b. Attach tendons and cover with skin cover you; breath and come to life (6a,b) c. You will know that I am Lord (6c) 3. Ezekial prophesied as commanded and bones came together, tendons, skin but no breath (7,8) 4. Lord instructed Prophesy come 4 winds into the slain to live; and they stood up a vast army (9,10) 5. Bones are Israel… tell them that God will put His Spirit in them and they will know that the Lord has spoken, and did it (11-14) “This is what the Sovereign Lord says”

One People; One God (Ezekiel 37:15-28) 1. Sticks of Wood with names Judah and Joseph written joined as one (15-17) 2. Telling the meaning “two as one in God’s hand” (18-20) 3. Hold sicks before there eyes saying “this is what the sovereign Lord says” a. I (God) will bring them back to their own land (21) b. Make one nation with one king over them all; never again 2 nations (22) c. No longer defile with idols and vile images or other offenses; save from backsliding and cleanse them; God’s people and their God (23) 4. David will be king and prince forever (24-25) 5. God will make covenant of peace and everlasting covenant and dwell with them forever (26-28)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

Going Back	Ezekiel 36:16-38
Life to Dead Bones	Ezekiel 37:1-14
One People; One God	Ezekiel 37:15-28

Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)

Ezekiel instructed in drybone prophesy bringing Israel life and unity

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

CTATL God brings life, breath and cleansing to a sinful nation bringing holiness that reflects the Lord; He is our sanctuary for ever.

Application Questions

What thoughts and attitudes aren’t where they should be and need to be taken to God for cleansing?

Where can God bring new life to your relationship with Him?

What unsettling things do you have where unity and peace need to occur? God can bring peace.

Principles to Remember           

God our cleansing Lord

Spirit brings life

Everlasting covenant of peace is unity found with God

Characteristic of God

Sovereign Lord

Theme

Ezekiel directed to prophesy bringing life, unity and an everlasting “clean” relationship with Him

Ezekiel 1-2

Homiletics                                                       Study:        Exile & Return                               

Lesson    01                                                     Passage:    Ezekiel 1 & 2

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Word of God Comes (Ezekiel 1:1-4) 1.  Time & Place – 30th year, 4th month and 5th day by Kebar River – heavens opened and visions of God (1) 2. On 5th month and 5th year of exile of King Jehoiachin in Babylonia – hand of Lord was on him (2-3) 3. Ezekiel sees a windstorm from north a. Cloud with flashing lightning (4a) b. A brilliant light surrounds cloud (4b) c. Center of fire looked like glowing metal (4c)

Living Creature and Wheels (Ezekiel 1:5-21) 1. Living creatures body described (5-9) a. Form of human with four faces and four wings (5-6) b. Legs were straight, feet like calf and gleamed like burnished bronze (7) c. Wings on four sides had human hands and touched each other (8-9a) d. Moved straight ahead and didn’t turn as they moved (9b) 2. Human face, right-side-Lion, left-side -ox, eagle) (10-11) 3. Appearance (burning coals) and movement (straight as spirit moved) lightning-like movement (12-14) 4. Intersecting wheels beside creatures like topaz, high awesome rims with eyes all around them (15-18) 5. Creatures and wheels moved in unison as spirit led (19-21)

Voice of the Lord (Ezekiel 1:22-2:10) 1. Crystal vault above creatures (22) 2. Sound of wings like rushing water like voice of Almighty (23-24) 3. Voice coming from vault from a figure like a man who look like fire with brilliant light surrounding Him like rainbow 25-27) 4. Appearance like glory of Lord; seeing Him Ezekiel falls face down (28) 5. Lord says to Ezekiel standup; Spirit raise him (2:1-2) 6. Ezekiel sent as prophet to stubborn Israelites to say “This is what the sovereign Lords says” (2:3-4) a. Whether the listen or not they will know a prophet has spoken (2:5) b. “Son of Man” do not be afraid of them or their words (2:6) 7. Speak God’s words and don’t rebel… open mouth; eat what God’s given words of lament, mourning and woe (2:7-10)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

Word of God Comes	Ezekiel 1:1-4
Living Creature and Wheels	Ezekiel 1:5-21
Respond to the Words - Come to Jesus	Ezekiel 1:22-2:10

Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)

Exiled Ezekiel experiences angelic majesty with God’s instructions for Israelites.

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

CTATL God cares for even stubborn and obstinate providing a voice to bring them back to Him. His word must be faithfully shared without fear.

Application Questions

In what ways are you being made aware of God’s presence in your circumstance?

How do you recognize our awesome God?

How do you commit to consuming God’s Word and making it part of yourself?

Principles to Remember           

God cares for us in judgment

Spirit leads to action

Voice of Lord is in God’s Word

Characteristic of God

Caring Father

Theme

God comes to Ezekiel with indescribable care with words for His stubborn and obstinate people.

Revelation 22:6-21

 Homiletics                                                       Study:        Revelation                               

Lesson    29                                                     Passage:    Revelation 22:6-21

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Keep the Words (Revelation 22:6-9) 1. Trustworthy and true are with things that must take place (6) 2. Blessed is the one who keeps words of prophecy (7) 3. John is the one who heard and saw the things and responds in the prophecy (8a) a. John declares he is the one heard and saw the prophecy (8a) b. John responded falling down to worship (8b) c. Angel reacted saying “don’t do that” I am a fellow servant (9a) d. Worship God (9b)

Share with Words (Revelation 22:10-15) 1. Don’t seal up the words of the prophecy… time is near (10) 2. Let wrong do wrong; let holy be holy (11) 3. “I am” is coming soon with reward for each according to what they have done (12) 4. “I am” Alpha and Omega, first and last, beginning and end (13) 5. Blessed are those who washed their robes; they have right to tree of life and may go through the gates into the city (14) 6. Outside are those that practice falsehood (15)

Respond to the Words - Come to Jesus (Revelation 22:16-21) 1. Jesus says to John… I sent my angel to give you this testimony to the churches. (16-17) a. “I am” the root and offspring of David, the bright and morning star. b. The Spirit and bridge say “come”, hearers “come”, thirsty “come” c. The one who wishes to take the free gift of the water of life. 2. Warning to hearers (18-19) a. Don’t add to prophecy; add plagues b. Don’t take away from prophecy; take any share of tree of life 3. Testimony affirmation Yes, “I am” coming soon. Amen. Come Lord Jesus. (20) 4. Salutation - The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people. Amen. (21)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

Keep the Words	Revelation 22:6-9
Share with Words	Revelation 22:10-15
Respond to the Words - Come to Jesus	Revelation 22:16-21

Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)

Words of the “I am” are true saying “Coming soon”

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

CTATL the words of the “I am” are truth that must be kept, shared and demand a response to the request to “Come”

Specific Application Questions

How are your keeping the truth of God’s word daily?

Who needs to hear God’s request to “Come”?

What ways are you seeing God’s grace through His word?

Principles to Remember                                                                                                                                           

God’s word is trustworthy and true

God’s word must be shared

God’s word demands a response

Characteristic of God

Beginning and the End… Life and Light.

Theme

Jesus is coming soon; it is imperative share Jesus and the invitation to “come”.

 

 

Revelation 21:9-22:5

 Homiletics                                                       Study:        Revelation                               

Lesson    27                                                     Passage:    Revelation 21:9-22:5

Content (List of Topics or Events)

Glory - Holy City seen and shines (Revelation 21:9-21) 1.  Angel requests John “come” and be shown the bride of the Lamb (9) 2. Carried away to a high mountain, Holy City Jerusalem coming from God (10) 3. Holy City described (11-14) a. Shone with glory of God like precious jewels (11) b. Had wall with twelve gates with twelve angels at gates (12) c. Gates had names of twelve tribes of Israel (distributed 3 in each direction) (13) d. Twelve foundations with names of apostles of the Lamb (14) 4. Angel measures the city with rod of gold (15-17) 5. Wall, foundations, gates and street beauty described (18-21)

Honor - God’s glory gives light (Revelation 21:22-27) 1. Temple not seen since Lord God Almighty and Lamb are the temple (22) 2. City does not need sun or moon for light; glory of God gives light and Lamb is the lamp (23) 3. Nations walk in its light and earth’s kings add splendor (24) 4. There’s no night and gates are always open (25) 5. Glory and honor are brought and nothing impure ever enters; only those named in Lamb’s book (26-27)

Forever - Water of life and Tree of life described (Revelation 22:1-5) 1. Angel shows John the river of the water of life flowing crystal clear from throne of God in middle of street (1-2a) 2. Tree of life on each side of river a. Tree bears twelve crops each month (2b) b. Leaves of tree are for healing nations; no more curse (2c-3a) 3. Throne of God and Lamb is in city with his servants who serve Him (3b-4) a. They will see His face (4a) b. His name on their foreheads (4b) 4. No more night as Lord God gives light as they reign forever and ever. (5)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

Glory - Holy City seen and shines	Revelation 21:9-21
Honor - God’s glory gives light	Revelation 21:22-27
Forever - Water of life and Tree of life described	Revelation 22:1-5

Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)

New Jerusalem glory seen and measured with God’s forever light.

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

CTATL that God’s Holy City is glorious and God brings light and life to all who are His forever and ever.  Amen.

Specific Application Questions

How do you see heaven? How are your eyes open to God’s majesty in it?

In what ways do you bring honor to God?  What impurities need to be removed from your life?

Where are you serving God now, if not why not?

Principles to Remember                                                                                                                                           

Glory of God shines

God deserves our Honor

Forever kingdom awaits His servants

Characteristic of God

Light and life

Theme

The new Jerusalem awaits, it is glorious and God and the Lamb give light in this forever place.

Revelation 20:11-21:8

 Homiletics                                                       Study:        Revelation                               

Lesson    26                                                     Passage:    Revelation 20:11-21:8

Content (List of Topics or Events)

Great white thrown Judgment (Revelation 20:11-15) 1.  God seated great white throne (11) a. Earth and heaven fled from presence b. No place for them 2. Standing before the throne were dead (great and small) with Book of Life open (12-14) a. Dead judged on what they had done and recorded b. Sea gave up dead and judged c. Death and Hades gave up dead and judged 3. Names not in Book of Life was thrown into lake of fire (15)

New Heaven and Earth (Revelation 21:1-5) 1. John sees new things; old passed away (1-2) a. New heaven and earth (1) b. New holy city (Jerusalem) coming out of heaven prepared as bride dressed for husband (2) 2. John hears loud voice declaring “look” (3) a. God’s dwelling place is with people and He will dwell with them b. They will be His people c. God will be with them and be their God 3. Result… He will wipe away every tear (4) a. No death, mourning, crying or pain b. The Old order of things has passed away 4. One on throne declares the truth “I am making everything new” (5)

It’s Done (Revelation 21:6-8) 1. I am: Alpha and Omega, Beginning and End work completed (6) a. Thirsty will be given without cost from the spring of the water of life b. Victorious will inherit and I will be God and they my people (7) b. Cowardly, unbelieving, vile, murders, immoral, practioners of magic arts, idolaters and liars will be consigned to fiery lake; second death (8)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

Great white thrown Judgment	Revelation 20:11-15
New Heaven and Earth	Revelation 21:1-5
It’s Done	Revelation 21:6-8

Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)

Great White Throne, New Heaven and Earth seen; judgment done

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

CTATL all will be judged (great and small) the new heaven, earth await faithful our dwelling place with God for eternity.

Specific Application Questions

What deeds are you placing in book of life? What unlovely things need to be taken to Jesus?

How do you respond when you know “old things are passed away”? How does that bring joy?

What challenges to you have when you know the truth of the judgment?

Principles to Remember                                                                                                                                           

There is a judgment – All will be judged

Old passed away – New heaven and earth

Victorious inherits – Water of life

Characteristic of God

Our judge

Theme

God will judge “living and dead” as the Book of Life is opened; victorious will receive the water of life.