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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 talked about God’s mission for Israel to the nations since the time of Abraham, and have heard this same emphasis in the prophets:

[The LORD] says, “It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant

To raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the preserved ones of Israel; 

I will also make You a light of the nations

So that My salvation may reach to the end of the earth.” 

Isaiah 49:6 NASB

Read Daniel 2:47 (NASB), then navigate to Daniel 4:2-3 and 4:34-35. 

  1. Record your observations about how the Daniel passages relate to Isaiah 49:6. 
Daniel and the Nations

Now read below how this foreign king continues to acknowledge YHWH:

At that time my reason returned to me. And my majesty and splendor were restored to me for the glory of my kingdom, and my counselors and my nobles began seeking me out; so I was reestablished in my sovereignty, and surpassing greatness was added to me. Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, exalt and honor the King of heaven, for all His works are true and His ways just, and He is able to humble those who walk in pride.

Daniel 4:36-37 NASB

Notice that Nebuchadnezzar is testifying to the greatness of YHWH in a time of Israel’s defeat and subjugation! Though Israel’s military power has not been impressive, their God is still alive, well and sovereign. The testimony of a foreign king to the greatness of a conquered people’s God foreshadows a new kind of power and authority to come in the New Testament.

Reference: James M. Hamilton, Jr., With the Clouds of Heaven, 2014, pp. 73-75.