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Old Testament Survey


FOR FURTHER STUDY

1. Ezekiel refers to Daniel. He compares him to Noah and Job: Ezekiel 14:14. He also refers to the wisdom of Daniel: Ezekiel 28:3. Jesus quoted Daniel: Matthew 24:15

2. Daniel contains a great prayer of personal confession: Daniel 9:3-19

3. Important things in Daniel:

-The most dramatic feast in the Bible: Daniel 5
-The only Old Testament description of the Father: Daniel 7:9-14
-The only book mentioning both Gabriel and Michael (Heaven's two archangels): Daniel 9:21; 10:13; 12:1
-An explanation as to why prayer might sometimes be hindered: Daniel 10:10-13
-The most complete description of the Antichrist: Daniel 7:7-27; 8:23-25; 9:26; 11:36-45

4. The 70 weeks of Daniel described in Daniel 9:24-27 uses the word "week" to mean a period of 70 years. If there are 70 seven year periods, it equals 490 years. The division of these years are as follows:

-7 weeks, or 49 years, began at the command to build Jerusalem under Ezra and

Nehemiah.

-62 weeks, or 434 years, began at the building of the wall of Jerusalem and continued to

the time of the crucifixion when Jesus was "cut off.”

-Gentile rule, an unknown number of years intervenes after the 69th week. We are in

this period now, awaiting the return of Jesus.

-70th week, 7 years not yet begun, during which God deals with Israel. This starts when

the Antichrist takes power and the tribulation begins. This ushers in the time of trouble of Daniel 12:1 which is the great tribulation described in Revelation.

5. The rise and fall of world empires discussed in Daniel chapters 2, 7, and 8 is summarized on the following page: