Daniel Himself
Who is Daniel?
A prophet from the southern Kingdom of Judah
How many chapters does Daniel have?
12 chapters
What usually happens to Daniel after he receives a vision?
He gets exhausted
Which major event in Israel's history does the book of Daniel take place in?
The Babylonian exile
What did Jonathan start referring to Meshach, Shadrach, and Abednego as?
THE BOYZ
What were the names of Daniel's boys?
What is the distribution of prophetic to non-prophetic chapters?
6 non prophetic (chapters 1-6) and 6 prophetic (chapters 7-12)
True or false: Daniel 9, 10, 11, and 12 are all one continuous prophecy
FALSE! Daniel 9 is separate from 10, 11, and 12
Who are Daniel's contemporaries?
Jeremiah and Ezekiel
Which is the longest chapter in Daniel?
Chapter 11, with 45 verses!!!
How old was Daniel when he was brought to Babylon?
around 15 years old (in his mid to late teens)
What are 2 major themes of Daniel?
God's power through miracles
God rules over all earthly nations and leaders
God will replace all earthly rules and nations with the heavenly king and the heavenly kingdom
etc.
In Daniel 9, how many weeks does the angel decree to Daniel?
70 weeks
Which modern country employed a very similar system that the Babylonians used for Daniel and his friends when they were first brought to Babylon, and what's that system?
Canada and the residential school system
How many dreams and events did Daniel interpret for kings?
3 (2 for Nebuchadnezzar and 1 for Belshazzar)
How many VERSES does Daniel have? (both groups participate to get to the closer number)
357 (yes, I counted all of them)
In Daniel 8, what are the two animals, and what do they represent?
The Ram represents Medo-Persia, and the goat represents Greece
What are the four kingdoms that arose from the death of Alexander the Great, and which one did Antiochus IV Epiphanes come from?
Ptolemaic, Seleucid, Cassander, and Lysimachus
Antiochus IV comes from the Seleucid kingdom
What was the story from Daniel that kid Jonathan liked the most?
Daniel in the Lion's Den (because there's lions in it )
What does the name Daniel mean?
"God is my judge"
What are the words that are written on Belshazzar's wall, and what do they mean?
Mene, Mene, Tekel, Parsin
Mene: God has numbered the days of the kingdom and brought it to an end
Tekel: You have been weighed in the balances and found wanting
Parsin/Peres: your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes/Persians
WHAT IS THE PROPHECY OF DANIEL 7, AND INTERPRET IT
the four beasts that come out of the water are representative of the kingdoms that will occupy Israel (Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and the Roman Empire/empire of the anti-christ). The Ancient of Days will destroy the 4th beast and take away the other 3 beasts' dominion. The son of Man will be given dominion of the eternal kingdom of Heaven
What is the debate about ch 11?
Name 2 worship songs that reference events or themes from Daniel
FOR A BONUS 500: Jonathan was thinking of 2 songs while preparing bible studies for Daniel, what were they?
Jonathan Check the lyrics here
examples: Another in the fire, Holy Forever, Ancient of Days, etc
BONUS: the two songs are: Mortal Man by Kendrick Lamar and Superstition by Stevie Wonder