Sword Drill
Psalm 33:11
"But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations."
This attribute of God is featured in Lesson 4, which details how God supplies everything His people need for salvation and faithful living.
What is Provider?
These three friends of Daniel bravely confessed their commitment to God when they refused to bow to Nebuchadnezzar's golden image.
Who are Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego?
In Daniel 7, Daniel saw four terrifying symbolic animals rising from the sea, which the angel explained represented this.
What are kingdoms and kings that would arise?
Daniel was moved to pray and fast in Daniel 9 because he understood from this prophet's writing that Jerusalem's desolation was nearing its 70-year end.
Who is Jeremiah?
Daniel 9:19
"Lord, listen! Lord, forgive! Lord, hear and act! For your sake, my God, do not delay, because your city and your people bear your Name."
King Darius planned to appoint Daniel to this high administrative position because Daniel served with excellence, honor, and humility.
What is oversee the whole kingdom?
This terrifying penalty was decreed for anyone who refused to worship the image when the music played, leading to God's miraculous intervention in Lesson 4.
What is being thrown into a blazing/fiery furnace?
The fourth beast in Daniel 7 was particularly destructive, possessing this feature which it used to crush and devour its victims.
What are large iron teeth?
When Daniel turned to God in prayer and fasting, he humbled himself by wearing this rough cloth and covering himself with this substance.
What are sackcloth and ashes?
Daniel 6:27
"He rescues and he saves; he performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth. He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions."
Nebuchadnezzar's dream of the great tree being cut down (Lesson 4) represented the king’s fate until he acknowledged God’s ultimate control over earthly rule, known as this theological concept.
What is God’s sovereignty
In Lesson 5, Daniel's enemies sought a basis for accusation against him but found he had no corruption or misconduct, so they set this kind of trap regarding his devotion to God.
What is a trap concerning his prayer/worship?
In the Daniel 8 vision of the ram and the goat, the goat with the prominent horn represented this swift world power, which conquered the ram (Media and Persia).
What is the kingdom of Greece?
This angel appeared to Daniel in response to his prayer in Daniel 9, arriving even before Daniel had finished speaking.
Who is the angel Gabriel?
1 John 1:9
"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."
In Lesson 6's vision of the Ancient of Days, the ruler of God's eternal kingdom is referred to by this title
What is the "one like a son of man"?
In Daniel 3, the king was amazed when he saw four men in the furnace, and the fourth man reminded him of this figure
Who is the Son of God (or Jesus, the only Savior)?
Both the boastful horn in Daniel 7 and the powerful horn in Daniel 8 are thought to symbolize this wicked future king who opposes God and oppresses His people.
What is the Antichrist?
In his prayer in Daniel 9, Daniel recalled God's famous intervention from a foreign land when God rescued the Israelites from this situation, asking God to rescue them again.
What is Egyptian slavery/bondage?
Psalm 32:5
"Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, 'I will confess my transgressions to the Lord '- and you forgave the guilt of my sin."
When Daniel learned of the law forbidding prayer, this is the exact number of times per day he continued to pray, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, as he had previously done.
What is three times a day?
After Daniel was rescued from the lions' den, this severe fate was meted out to the officials who had sinfully and falsely accused him.
What is being thrown into the lions' den along with their families and devoured?
This statement captures the Main Truth of Lesson 6, summarizing what Daniel's vision reveals about the temporary nature of earthly kingdoms versus the power of God.
What is God’s kingdom is greater and more powerful than every earthly kingdom?
According to the Lesson 7 Main Truth, this kind of prayer allows believers to take part in God's work by aligning with God's plans and purposes.
What is Scripture-filled prayer?