He Reigns Forever

“He Reigns Forever” - The Book of Daniel

I. The Theme (4:17)

II. The Structure

A. Literarily

      1. Personal History 1-6

       2. Prophetic History 7-12

B. Linguistically

      1. Hebrew chapters 1, 8-12

      2. Aramaic chapters 2-7

 C. Chiastically

       A. Ch. 2 Four Kingdoms

B. Ch. 3 Hebrew Friends Defy the King

C. Ch. 4 Nebuchadnezzar has vision and is judged   

C. Ch. 5 Belshazzar has vision and is judged  

B. Ch. 6 Daniel Defies the King

      A. Ch. 7 Four Kingdoms

 D. Thematically

1. God Removes and Establishes Kings, Even the Most Wicked to Demonstrate His Power (Chapters 4 & 5)

2. God is the only King who is Worthy of Worship, Even if it means our Death (Chapters 3 & 6)

3. God Reigns over Rebellious Nations Today but will Crush the Rebellious Nations with the Coming of Christ (Daniel 2 & 7)

4. God Preserves His Elect, Even During Times of Tribulation (1 & 7-12)