"One Statue is Worth a Thousand Words"

The Outline:

I. THE STORIES (1:1-6:28)

  1. The Transfer: University of Babylon (1:1-21)
  2. The Dream: A Statue and a Stone (2:1-49)
  3. The Stand: Four in a Furnace (3:1-30)
  4. The Tract: Testimony of a King (4:1-37)
  5. The Wall: Handwriting to Decipher (5:1-30)
  6. The Den: Appetite of Lions (6:1-28)

II. THE VISIONS (7:1-12:13)


B. The Dream: A Statue and a Stone (2:1-49)

  1. The King had a Dream (2:1-18)
  2. The Secret is Revealed (2:19-30)
  3. The Report is Delivered (2:31-35)
  4. The Interpretation is Provided (2:36-45)
  5. The Promotion is Bestowed (2:46-49)

  1. The Report is Delivered (2:31-35)

  2. The Awesome Statue (2:31)

  3. The Parts and Materials (2:32-33)
  4. The Stone Cut Without Hands and The Great Mountain (2:34-35)

  1. The Interpretation is Provided (2:36-45)
  2. Daniel Delivers: The Times of the Gentiles (2:36)
  3. The Head of Gold = Babylon - the First Kingdom (2:37-38)
  4. The Breast and Arms of Silver = Medo-Persia (2:39a)
  5. The Abs and Thighs of Bronze = Greece (2:39b)
  6. The Legs of Iron = Rome I (2:40)
  7. The Feet and Toes of Iron/Clay = Rome II & III (2:41-43)