STUDY NUMBER NINETEEN – DANIEL 10:1-9

v. 1 In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia, a revelation was given to Daniel (who was called Belteshazzar). Its message was true and it concerned a great war. The understanding of the message came to him in a vision.
v. 2 At that time I, Daniel, mourned for three weeks.
v. 3 I ate no choice food; no meat or wine touched my lips; and I used no lotions at all until the three weeks were over.
v. 4 On the twenty fourth day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank of the great river, the Tigris,
v. 5 I looked up and there before me was a man dressed in linen, with a belt of the finest gold around his waist.
v. 6 His body was like chrysolite, his face like lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude.
v. 7 I, Daniel, was the only one who saw the vision; the men with me did not see it, but such terror overwhelmed them that they fled and hid themselves.
v. 8 So I was left alone, gazing at this great vision; I had no strength left, my face turned deathly pale and I was helpless.
v. 9 Then I heard him speaking, and as I listened to him, I fell into a deep sleep, my face to the ground.

QUESTIONS:

1. Read Daniel 10:1-9 and in your own words pull out the main thought of this passage.

2. What two things are said about the revelation given to Daniel, according to verse 1?

3. What four things did Daniel do, according to verse 3?

4. Outline the seven things that are said about the man in verses 5 & 6.

5. What does Daniel say about this vision in verse 7? And how does it parallel with Acts 9:7?

6. Describe how those who are with Daniel responded to the vision, even though they “did not see it,” according to verse 7?

7. What three things say about himself, according to verse 8?

8. Describe Daniel’s response in verse 9.

9. What verse in the study has meant the most to you?

10. What lesson have you learned from this study?

LESSONS FROM THE PASSAGE:

What are some of the lessons we can learn from this particular study?

LESSON #1: “They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green” (Psalm 92:14 NIV).

LESSON #2: Even at ninety years of age you can still be involved in kingdom-work.

LESSON #3: Daniel chose to stay in Babylon rather than to return with the Jews to Israel. This is a product of walking in the wisdom of God.

LESSON #4: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight” (Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV).

LESSON #5: Daniel is a great example of one who has learned to pray, to fast, and to mourn over critical issues in life.

LESSON #6: The Lord finds great joy and delight in revealing Himself to us when we take time to be still and wait before Him.

LESSON #7: Daniel is faith in finishing his final assignments.

LESSON #8: It is an awesome life-changing thing to be standing in the presence of the Lord.

LESSON #9: Daniel’s response to this vision of the Lord is three-fold: (1) “my strength drained from me”; (2) “my vigor disappeared”; and (3) “I was without energy”
(verse 8, commentator’s translation).

LESSON #10: “It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God” (Hebrews 10:31 NASB).