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Ezekiel and Daniel: Babylonian Crisis

  1. Lesson One
    Ezekiel's Prophetic Word (Ezekiel 1–24)
    19 Activities
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    2 Assessments
  2. Lesson Two
    Ezekiel: Israel's Shame and Restoration (Ezekiel 25–39)
    22 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  3. Lesson Three
    Ezekiel's Distinctive Message (Ezekiel 40–48)
    24 Activities
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    2 Assessments
  4. Lesson Four
    Daniel: Dreams and Prophecies (Daniel 1–3, 9–12)
    18 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  5. Lesson Five
    Daniel: Kings and Kingdoms (Daniel 4–8)
    18 Activities
  6. Course Wrap-Up
    Course Completion
    1 Activity
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    1 Assessment

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Grab your Workbook Journal!

[Record your answers in the workbook provided at the beginning of this course.]

We’ve noted the difficulties of interpreting apocalyptic and prophetic literature. Passages like those in Daniel make it easy to get a little too interested in the “code-breaking” aspect of Bible reading.

One scholar famously referred to the history of the exegesis of Daniel’s seventy weeks as “the Dismal Swamp of Old Testament criticism,” where many thinkers get lost without emerging with anything of value. Getting lost in the “code” of these kinds of passages in Daniel can also become the “Dismal Swamp” of our relationship with God. We can get caught up doing math when we should be looking for God.

Reference: John F. Walvoord, Daniel: The Key to Prophetic Revelation, 1989, p. 217.

  1. Have there been times where you were more interested in decoding the Bible than in hearing God’s voice? Have you been distracted by some of the Bible’s more obscure nuances, and missed the clear calling to remain true to YHWH and follow Jesus?