I. Daniel and the Three Friends in Nebuchadnezzar’s Court (1:1–21)
A. Jehoiakim Delivered Into Nebuchadnezzar’s Hand (1:1–2)
B. Training for Service (1:3–7)
C. Avoiding Defilement (1:8–16)
D. Success Given to Daniel and His Friends (1:17–20)
E. The Extent of Daniel’s Ministry (1:21)
II. The God of Wisdom Reveals Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream to Daniel (2:1–49)
A. The King and His Advisors (2:1–13)
B. God’s Revealing of the Mystery to Daniel (2:14–23)
C. The Dream and Its Interpretation (2:24–45)
D. The King’s Response (2:46–49)
III. God Saves the Three Friends from the Fiery Furnace (3:1–30)
A. Nebuchadnezzar’s Image of Gold (3:1–7)
B. The Accusation Against the Three Friends (3:8–12)
C. The Confrontation With Nebuchadnezzar (3:13–18)
D. The Miraculous Deliverance (3:19–27)
E. Nebuchadnezzar Worships God (3:28–30)
IV. Nebuchadnezzar’s Pride Takes a Fall (4:1–37)
A. Nebuchadnezzar’s Decree to Praise the Lord (4:1–3)
B. The Dream Report and the Search for an Interpreter (4:4–18)
C. The Dream Interpretation (4:19–27)
D. The Fulfillment of the Dream (4:28–33)
E. Healing and Concluding Doxology (4:34–37)
V. The Writing on the Wall (5:1–31)
A. The Profanation of the Holy Vessels (5:1–4)
B. The Enigmatic Writing on the Wall (5:5–12)
C. Daniel’s Interpretation of the Inscription (5:13–28)
D. Reward and Punishment (5:29–31)
VI. Daniel in the Lions’ Den (6:1–28)
A. The Plot Against Daniel (6:1–9)
B. The Trap and Reluctant Punishment (6:10–18)
C. Daniel’s Rescue and the Accusers’ Demise (6:19–24)
D. Darius’s Decree (6:25–28)
VII. The Vision of the Four Beasts (7:1–28)
A. Horror by the Sea (7:1–8)
B. Heavenly Power (7:9–14)
C. Divine Victory (7:15–28)
VIII. The Ram and the Goat (8:1–27)
A. The Vision of a Ram and a Goat (8:1–14)
B. The Interpretation of the Vision (8:15–27)
IX. Daniel’s Prayer of Repentance (9:1–27)
A. Preparation for Prayer (9:1–4a)
B. Invocation and Confession (9:4b–10)
C. God’s Punishment (9:11–14)
D. Appeal for Mercy (9:15–19)
E. The Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks (9:20–27)
X. The Vision of a Heavenly Messenger (10:1–11:1)
A. A Heavenly Vision (10:1–9)
B. A Conversation With a Supernatural Being (10:10–11:1)
XI. The Scope and End of History (11:2–12:13)
A. Persia and Greece (11:2–4)
B. Struggles Between the Kings of the North and the Kings of the South (11:5–20)
C. The Climactic King of the North (11:21–35)
D. The King Who Will Do As He Pleases (11:36–45)
E. The Salvation of God’s People (12:1–4)
F. Final Words (12:5–13)