Class Notes on Sacred History
Volume II: First Samuel through Nehemiah.
J. W. McGarvey (1893)
Table of Contents


DANIEL
PART FIRST: DANIEL AT THE COURT OF BABYLON.
Dan. 1:1-6:28

    I. DANIEL'S CHALDEAN EDUCATION. Dan. 1:1-21.
       1. He and Three Companions Are Selected for the King's College.
          Dan. 1:1-7.
       2. The Royal Diet Is Refused. Dan. 1:8-16.
       3. The Final Result. Dan. 1:17-21.

   II. NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S DREAM INTERPRETED. Dan. 2:1-49.
       1. The Dream, and the Call upon the Wise Men. Dan. 2:1-13.
       2. Daniel Begs for Time. Dan. 2:14-16.
       3. The Secret Revealed to Daniel. Dan. 2:17-24.
       4. Daniel Recalls the Dream. Dan. 2:25-35.
       5. The Interpretation. Dan. 2:36-45.
       6. The Effect on the King. Dan. 2:46-49.

  III. NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S GOLDEN IMAGE. Dan. 3:1-30.
       1. The Image and Its Dedication. Dan. 3:1-7.
       2. The Three Hebrews Are Accused. Dan. 3:8-12.
       3. They Defy the King and Are Cast into the Furnace. Dan. 3:13-23.
       4. Their Deliverance and the King's Decree. Dan. 3:24-30.

   IV. NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S PROCLAMATION RESPECTING HIS INSANITY.
       Dan. 4:1-37.
       1. The Preamble. Dan. 4:1-3.
       2. His Vision of a Great Tree. Dan. 4:4-18.
       3. Daniel's Interpretation and Advice. Dan. 4:19-27.
       4. The Prediction Fulfilled. Dan. 4:28-37.

    V. BELSHAZZAR'S FEAST. Dan. 5:1-31.
       1. The Feast, and the Desecration of the Holy Vessels. Dan. 5:1-4.
       2. The Handwriting on the Wall. Dan. 5:5-12.
       3. The Interpretation. Dan. 5:13-31.

   VI. DANIEL IN THE LION'S DEN. Dan. 6:1-28.
       1. His Promotion, and a Plot against Him. Dan. 6:1-9.
       2. Daniel Convicted, and the Sentence Executed. Dan. 6:10-17.
       3. Daniel Unharmed, and His Accusers Thrown to the Lions.
          Dan. 6:18-24.
       4. The King's Proclamation. Dan. 6:25-28.


                     PART SECOND: OTHER PREDICTIONS.
                             Dan. 7:1-12:13.

    I. DANIEL'S VISION OF FOUR GREAT BEASTS. Dan. 7:1-28.

   II. HIS VISION OF THE RAM AND THE HE GOAT. Dan. 8:1-27.

  III. HIS PRAYER FOR THE RESTORATION OF ISRAEL, AND HIS PREDICTION OF
       SEVENTY WEEKS TILL THE MESSIAH. Dan. 9:1-27.

   IV. HIS LAST VISION: THIRD YEAR OF CYRUS. Dan. 10:1-12:13.


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