Chapter OneChapter One

The Book of Daniel

Assyrian Empire

KINGDOM OF THE MEDES

LYDIAN KINGDOM

KINGDOM OF EGYPT

JerusalemBabylon

Nineveh

Euphrates River

Tigris RiverGREAT SEA

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Neo-Babylonian Empire

KINGDOM OF THE MEDES

LYDIAN KINGDOM

KINGDOM OF EGYPT

JerusalemBabylon

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Euphrates River

Tigris RiverGREAT SEA

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Neo-Babylonian Empire

Nebuchadnezzar II

605-562 B.C.

Nebuchadnezzar II

605-562 B.C.

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Ruins of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Ruins of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

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The Ishtar Gate from Ancient BabylonThe Ishtar Gate from Ancient Babylon

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Reliefs from the Ishtar GateReliefs from the Ishtar Gate

Daniel 1:1-4

• Jehoiakim (Eliakim).– 2 Chron. 36:1-8; 2 Kings 23:34-24:6– 598 B.C. (Fall of Jerusalem 587 B.C.).– Before Jehoiakim’s deportation to Babylon?

• “Shinar”=Babylon (cf. Gen. 10:8-12).

Daniel 1:1-4

• Jehoiakim (Eliakim).– 2 Chron. 36:1-8; 2 Kings 23:34-24:6– 598 B.C. (Fall of Jerusalem 587 B.C.).– Before Jehoiakim’s deportation to Babylon?

• “Shinar”=Babylon (cf. Gen. 10:8-12).

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Daniel 1:5-21• Daniel “God is my judge”– Belteshazzar “Balatsu-usar protect his life”

• Hananiah “Jehovah has been gracious”– Shadrach “Command of Aku”

• Mishael “Who is what God is?”– Meshach “Who is what Aku is?”

• Azariah “Jehovah has helped”– Abed-Nego “Servant of Nebo”

Daniel 1:5-21• Daniel “God is my judge”– Belteshazzar “Balatsu-usar protect his life”

• Hananiah “Jehovah has been gracious”– Shadrach “Command of Aku”

• Mishael “Who is what God is?”– Meshach “Who is what Aku is?”

• Azariah “Jehovah has helped”– Abed-Nego “Servant of Nebo”

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