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Daniel 7
Daniel’s Dream of Four Beasts Daniel has a vision of four beasts who come out of the sea. The first is a lion with wings who is stripped of the wings and rises up to walk on two legs as a human. The next is a bear who is told to go and devour the…
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Daniel 6
Daniel in the Den of Lions Darius is ruler of tithe kingdom and Daniel is one of three administrators over the employees of the kingdom. He is being considered for being made the sole leader, but others are jealous of his position and convince Darius to pass a law that forbids worshipping anyone else but…
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Daniel 5
The Writing on the Wall King Belshazzar is hosting a party. He gives orders to bring in the gold goblets that his father took from the temple in Jerusalem and everyone drinks wine from them. A human hand appears and writes on the wall, but he does not understand it. None of his magicians or…
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Daniel 3
The Image of Gold and the Blazing Furnace Nebuchadnezzar sets up an image and commands everyone to bow down before it. Daniel and his three friends refuse the order. They are thrown into a fiery furnace and preserved by God’s power.
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Daniel 4
Nebuchadnezzar’s Vision of a Tree Nebuchadnezzar has a dream of an enormous tree that towers above the earth and shelters many animals. A messenger from heaven announces that the tree will be cur down and only the stump left. Nebuchadnezzar calls for the wise men to interpret the Dream and only Daniel is able to.…
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Daniel 2:24-49
Daniel interprets the Dream Daniel asks that they not be killed but instead taken to the king. Daniel first tells the king about his dream which was a vision of future things, he also tells the king that no person could have known the kings dream, but instead God has revealed the dream to Daniel.…
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Daniel 2:1-23
Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream Nebuchadnezzar has a troubling dream and asks his wise men to interpret, but requires that they first tell him the dream, on penalty of death. They are unable to do so and the king orders their death. When the guard comes to the four hebrews, they ask the reason for the decree. Daniel…
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Daniel 1
Daniels’s Training in Babylon From the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim as King of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon besieged Jerusalem and overtook it. Daniel is taken back to Babylon along with Hananiah, Michael, and Azariah to be trained in the language and customs of the Babylonians. Daniel requests food that does not defile…
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Ezekiel 48
The Division of the Land Detailed description of the land to be set aside for each of the tribes of Israel, including special portions to be used for the priests, agriculture, and the land for the prince.
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Ezekiel 47
The River From the Temple The man shows Ezekiel the water running from the temple and how it flows into the Dead Sea, providing life to trees along the bank and nourishing many fish in the Dead Sea. The Boundaries of the Land The man provides detailed boundaries for the land Israel after the people…