1. Chapter One The Book of Daniel

2. Assyrian Empire KINGDOM OF THE MEDES LYDIAN KINGDOM KINGDOM OF EGYPT Jerusalem Babylon Nineveh Euphrates River Tigris River GREAT SEA RED SEA PERSIAN GULF Nile River Ashur Neo-Babylonian Empire

3. KINGDOM OF THE MEDES LYDIAN KINGDOM KINGDOM OF EGYPT Jerusalem Babylon Nineveh Euphrates River Tigris River GREAT SEA RED SEA PERSIAN GULF Nile River Ashur Neo-Babylonian Empire

4. Nebuchadnezzar II 605-562 B.C. Nebuchadnezzar II 605-562 B.C. The Book of Daniel Ruins of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Ruins of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

5. The Book of Daniel The Ishtar Gate from Ancient Babylon

6. The Book of Daniel Reliefs from the Ishtar Gate

7. Daniel 1:1-4 Jehoiakim (Eliakim). –2 Chron. 36:1-8; 2 Kings 23:34-24:6 –598 B.C. (Fall of Jerusalem 587 B.C.). –Before Jehoiakim’s deportation to Babylon? “Shinar”=Babylon (cf. Gen. 10:8-12). Daniel 1:1-4 Jehoiakim (Eliakim). –2 Chron. 36:1-8; 2 Kings 23:34-24:6 –598 B.C. (Fall of Jerusalem 587 B.C.). –Before Jehoiakim’s deportation to Babylon? “Shinar”=Babylon (cf. Gen. 10:8-12). The Book of Daniel

8. Daniel 1:5-21 Daniel “God is my judge” –Belteshazzar “Balatsu-usar protect his life” Hananiah “Jehovah has been gracious” –Shadrach “Command of Aku” Mishael “Who is what God is?” –Meshach “Who is what Aku is?” Azariah “Jehovah has helped” –Abed-Nego “Servant of Nebo ” Daniel 1:5-21 Daniel “God is my judge” –Belteshazzar “Balatsu-usar protect his life” Hananiah “Jehovah has been gracious” –Shadrach “Command of Aku” Mishael “Who is what God is?” –Meshach “Who is what Aku is?” Azariah “Jehovah has helped” –Abed-Nego “Servant of Nebo ” The Book of Daniel