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Daniel 4

Playing the Royal Fool

Daniel and the End of History

The GBC Inheritance Class

Fall 2010
Dr. Gene Pond

Our Story So Far

Nebuchadnezzar of
Babylon has recognized
Daniel and his three
friends as specially
blessed by the Most
High God and elevated
them to positions of
power, with Daniel a
notable interpreter of
dreams and visions.
—Daniel 1–3

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The Book of Daniel

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1–6 7–12
Court Stories Apocalyptic Visions
Daniel presented in 3rd person Daniel records in 1st person

1:1–
2:4a 2:4b–7:28 8–12
Heb. Aramaic Hebrew

The Magnificence of Babylon

•  Its walls

•  Its palaces

•  The gardens of
Semiramis

•  Inscriptions for
about 50 building
projects have been
found

•  The Hanging Gardens:

A possible depiction

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Daniel 3
Playing the Royal Fool
Reporting 1–4
the proclamation
Reminiscing 5–18
the tree-dream
Revealing 19–27
the meaning
Repudiating 28–33
God
Returning 34–37
to sanity

The Details
of the Dream
A massive tree
A heavenly vigilante
A thorough defoliation
A banded stump
A timed exposure
A zoological experience

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Nebuchadnezzar—God’s Man?

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