More Detail on the Period of Gentile Rule Part I Daniel 11:2-20

Structure of Daniel The Historical Setting – The Babylonian Captivity – Chap. 1 The captivity of Jerusalem (1:1-2) The Conscription of Certain Jews for Special Training (1:3-7) The Commitment of Daniel and His Companions (1:8-16) The Choice of Daniel and His Companions for Royal Service (1:17-21) The Prophetic Course of Gentile Domination (chaps. 2-7) The Dreams of Nebuchadnezzar (chaps. 2-4) The Debauch and Doom of Belshazzar (chap. 5) The Decree of Darius (chap. 6) The Dream of Daniel (chap. 7) The Prophetic History of Israel: Through Desolation to Deliverance (chaps. 8-12) The Prophecy of the Ram and He-Goat (chap. 8) The Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks (chap. 9) The Prophecy of Israel’s Subjection and Restoration (chaps. 10-12)

From the International Inductive Study Bible, p. 1432. After the foundational visions in Daniel 2 and 7, we’ve been getting increasing detail as we move along. Chapters 11 and 12 continue that trend. From the International Inductive Study Bible, p. 1432.

Outline of Daniel 11:2-20 History until the Division of Alexander’s Empire (11:2-4). The Ptolemies and Seleucids until Antiochus Epiphanes (11:5-20)

From the International Inductive Study Bible, p. 1427.

We will resume our study of Daniel 11 on March 11. Next Week: No Class We will resume our study of Daniel 11 on March 11.