Daniel

I finished the book of Daniel this morning. 

• King Nebuchadnezzar chose Daniel (Belteshazzar), Hananiah (Shadrach), Mishae (Meshach), and Azariah (Abendego) from important families of Judah to be trained and become his servants
• Daniel refused the King's food and win to not become unclean; the chief officer agreed to a 10 day vegetable test to make sure they didn't suffer for the diet change, and the 4 excelled and had wisdom when the king asked of them
• King Nebuchadnezzar expected his fortune tellers, magician and wise men to explain his dream to him and tell him it's meaning, when no one could, he ordered them killed
• Daniel prayed to God for guidance, then he explained the dream to the king; King was head of gold and each part below him are his successors, the 4th successor has a divided kingdom
• King Nebuchadnezzar is pleased, acknowledges God and gives Daniel and friends roles in his kingdom
• King Nebuchadnezzar put a gold idol for everyone to worship
• If they didn't worship the king would have them thrown in the furnace
• Shadrach, Meshach and Abendego refused and someone told the king
• The king turned the furnace hotter, had them tied up and thrown in by strong men who died from the flames just throwing them in
• The king saw a 4th man (angel) in the fire with them walking around free and called them out
• King Nebuchadnezzar commanded the worship God
• King Nebuchadnezzar dreamed of a great tree that provided much fruit and shelter for animals, birds and everyone but it was cut down and man was to live in the wilderness 7 years then a command goes out that God is all powerful and gives kingdoms to who he wants
• Daniel explain the dream, the tree is King Nebuchadnezzar, powerful, but it is all taken away and he becomes like an animal for 7 years
•  Because the stump of the tree stayed, King would return when he had learned God was powerful and ruler
• Then the dream came true
• After King Nebuchadnezzar, his son Belshazzar is king
• King Belshazzar gets cups from the temple for his banquet and a hand write on the wall, the wise men, magicians and fortune tellers cannot interpret it; his mother tells I'm to send for Daniel
• Daniel tells king he can keep his reward but will interpret it anyway
• God has counted the days of King Belshazzar's kingdom because he was not good enough and the kingdom will be divided
• King Belshazzar died that night
• King Darius comes to power and Daniel is one of 3 supervisors over the 120 governors of his kingdom
• Daniel was excellent at his job and the other supervisors and governors wanted to bring him down, but they found no fault with him
• Supervisors and governors talked King Darius into signing a law that for 30 days no one ma worship anyone but King Darius
• Daniel knew of this and still worshipped God, so they told the King on Daniel
• King Darius wanted to save Daniel
• Daniel was put in the lion's den, but mouth's of lions were closed by an angel
• Darius was distressed that night and went without food and entertainment and had little sleep
• The next morning Darius found Daniel unharmed and removed him from the den
• Daniel's accusers and their families went into the lion's den and the lion's crushed them
• Daniel was successful with King Darius and King Cyrus
• Daniel had 2 visions with unique animals and angels telling of kings and kingdoms to come and change
• Daniel prayed over Jerusalem for grace for their sins
• Daniel saw a vision of a man
• The north and south will fight
• King of the North worshipped power and strength
• The time of the end will bring back life forever or shame and disgrace forever, sacrifices daily will stop