Small People, Big Picture (Daniel 7:1-28)

MAIN POINT:

Because we have a God who is unshaken by others, we must trust him.

OUTLINE

I. Scenes that Unsettle us v1-8

II. Secure Enough to Trust v9-14

A. Ancient of Days v9-10

 B. Little Horn v11-12

C. Son of Man v13-14

III. Suffering in the Temporary v15-25

IV. Surety in the Unseen v26-28

Beyond the Walls (Grace and Growth)

DEVOTIONALS

Day 1: READ  Daniel 7

Why do you think Daniel’s readers would have been comforted to hear this message of God’s sovereignty?

Explain in your own words what apocalyptic literature is and how we should interpret it in Scripture.

What words of comfort and promise does this give God’s people?

Day 2: READ Daniel 7:1-8

What weaknesses do these images suggest?

How is God shown to be sovereign even over the beasts (i.e., kings and their kingdoms) in verses 4–8?

NERD DAY: Day 3: READ Daniel 7:7-14

Summarize the importance of these verses on Theology (doctrine of God).

Summarize the importance of these verses on Christology (doctrine of Christ). 

Summarize the importance of these verses on Eschatology (doctrine of the end times).

How does the description of God in 7:9–10 show his superiority over the beasts?

Day 5: READ Matthew 24:29-31

How does Jesus use Daniel 7 to talk about himself?

Day 6: READ 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12

Based on this passage and Daniel 7, describe the nature and character of the antichrist (hint, the fourth beast in Daniel 7, and the “man of lawlessness” in 2 Thessalonians seem similar).