IF DANIEL WERE AMERICAN PRESIDENT

01-28-79

Daniel 2:48

1. Chapter I

Pure, temperate, chaste in habits of life.

Daniel 1:8,12,16–eating

Prov. 31:4,5; 23:29-32–drinking

2. Chapter II

Wisdom from God.

1. The signs of the times, Interpretation of meaning. God always reveals to His prophet what He will do.

Compare: Gen. 18:17, to Abraham, Sodom, Gomorrah

: Num. 12:6

Here, whole course of human history.

2. Praying, counseling with his friends, deeply religious, prayed together. 2:17,18,49

Daniel--God is my judge.

Hananiah--Jehovah is gracious (John).

Mishael--Who is equal to God?

Azariah--Jehovah has helped.

3. Chapter III

The future of the national rulers, whether live, die, in the imponderables of Almighty God. 4:17, 27, 30,36

The dream of the tree cut down; Nebuchadnezzar loses his mind

4. Chapter IV

5:5, 25-30

Reading the handwriting on the wall.

Supposed impregnability.

Drunken orgy. Desecrated the vessels of God.

That night.......

Compare: Rome: finally, two things:

1. feed the populace, welfare.

2. demanded entertainment of the government... (coliseum)

Gladiatorial combat {TV

The Hippodrome–blasphemous theater {Theater

5. Chapter V

Aware of the prophecies–reading the Bible

9:1-4

Ezek. 37, Israel

38, 39 Russia

Rev. 9:16 China

Gen. 12:1 following

Zech. 2:1-13; 2:8; 14:12 Hiroshima, their eyes. Sockets were hollow, the fluid from their eyes had melted and ran down on the cheeks.

2:1-5 Spurgeon, “Not seen as yet, but someday.” Jerusalem today!

6. Chapter VI

Quietness of heart

(a) Picture on the hallway walls, lions around, angels above.

II Tim. 4:17 Nero? Lions of amphitheater?

:18a will deliver. Know death approaching 4:6.

:18b Jesus will stand by him, as at birth. Jesus will take him to heaven.

Dan. 12:13 “thy lot.” Thou shalt stand in at the end of the days.