"The Stone and the Mountain"
The Outline:
I. THE STORIES (1:1-6:28)
- The Transfer: University of Babylon (1:1-21)
- The Dream: A Statue and a Stone (2:1-49)
- The Stand: Four in a Furnace (3:1-30)
- The Tract: Testimony of a King (4:1-37)
- The Wall: Handwriting to Decipher (5:1-30)
- The Den: Appetite of Lions (6:1-28)
II. THE VISIONS (7:1-12:13)
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B. The Dream: A Statue and a Stone (2:1-49)
- The King had a Dream (2:1-18)
- The Secret is Revealed (2:19-30)
- The Report is Delivered (2:31-35)
- The Interpretation is Provided (2:36-45)
- The Promotion is Bestowed (2:46-49)
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4. The Interpretation is Provided (2:36-45)
- Daniel Delivers:
The Times of the Gentiles (2:36)
- The Head of Gold =
Babylon - the First Kingdom (2:37-38)
- The Breast and Arms of Silver =
Medo-Persia (2:39a)
- The Abs and Thighs of Bronze =
Greece (2:39b)
- The Legs of Iron =
Rome I (2:40)
- The Feet and Toes of Iron/Clay =
Rome II & III (2:41-43)
- The Stone Cut Without Hands
and The Great Mountain =
The Messiah - The Last Kingdom (2:44-45)
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5. The Promotion is Bestowed (2:46-49)
- The Fragrance of Honor (2:46)
- The Revealer of Mysteries (2:47)
- The Chief Prefect of Wise Men (2:48)
- The Administration of the Province (2:49)