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Lesson # 10

Captivity 


Text:  Ezekiel - Daniel 


1.	 What did Nebuchadnezzar do with the vessels of the house of God? (1:2)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What were the qualifications of the Israelite princes who were to stand in the king's palace? (1:3,4) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  What were they to be taught? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Where did they get their food? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.


2.	 What was Daniel's Babylonian name? (1:7) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The Babylonian names of his three fellow Judeans? 1_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What did God give these four children? (1:17) 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  2 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  To Daniel? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  _ _ _. 


3.	 With what did Nebuchadnezzar threaten his magician, astrologers, and sorcerers if they failed to reveal his dream and its interpretation? (ch.2) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What would they receive if successful? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ How was Daniel going to find the interpretation? (2:17, 18) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Who could reveal secrets? (v.28) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What was this dream to reveal? (2:29) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .


4.	 In this image what was the head made of? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ breast and arms? _ _ _ _ _ _ belly and thighs? _ _ _ _ _ _ legs and feet? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  What part of the image did the stone cut out without hands smite? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What happened to that stone? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .


5.	 What kingdom represented the head of gold? (2:38) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  Who was  the second kingdom (5:31 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Third? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Fourth? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ In the days of these (iron) kings what was to be set up? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ How long would it last _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. 


6.	 What did Nebuchadnezzar make? (ch.3)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Who was called to its dedication? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What were they to do when all kinds of music sounded? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What would happen to those who didn't? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _


7.	 Who would not fall before the idol? 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _How hot was the furnace? _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _   What happened to the men who threw them in? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  Who did the king and all see in the furnace? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .


8.	 In another dream what represented the King Nebuchadnezzar? (4:20-22) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  Where would he dwell?_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _   What would he eat?  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ For how long? _ _ _ _ _ _  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ His hair like? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ His nails? _ _ _ _ _  _ _ _ _ _ When he came to himself, what did he do? (4:32) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.


9.	 At Belshazzar's feast what drinking cups were used? (ch.5) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _   What appeared? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  What describes the king's fright? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What was offered to Daniel to interpret the writing? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What was the writing?_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What happened that night? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
 

 10.	 Who was the Medo-Persian king? _ _ _ _ _ _ _  _(ch 6) What position was given Daniel? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  What were the grounds of complaint against Daniel by his enemies? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  What was to be his execution? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Describe the king's night? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ How was Daniel saved? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What happened to his enemies? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 



Note:	While Daniel spent the captivity with the kings and was in government Ezekiel was with the Jewish captives in the colonies in Babylon teaching and revealing visions to them of their return to Israel.




	SELECT CORRECT ANSWER(S) 
 




_____1. 	The captive princes were nourished and trained: 1. one; 2. two; 3. three; 4. four; years before standing before the king. (ch.1)

 

_____2. 	Daniel wanted Melzar, the stewart, to give him pulse (vegetables) and water on a trial basis of: 1. five; 2. ten; 3. fifteen; 4. twenty days.



_____3. 	When the king enquired of the Hebrews, he found them: 1. twice, 2. three times; 3. five times; 4. ten times, better than all the magicians and astrologers.



_____4.	 Because the wise men could not interpret his dream, Nebuchadnezzar ordered them: 1. imprisoned; 2. exiled; 3. destroyed.



_____5. 	As a reward Nebuchadnezzar: 1. gave Daniel high honors; 2. gave him gifts; 3. made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon; 4. made him chief over all the wise men of Babylon.



_____6.	 Following the three Hebrew's deliverance from the fiery furnace, N. made a decree: 1. No people, nation, language was to speak against God of Shadrack, M. & A.; 2. If they did, they would be cut in pieces; 3. If they did their house would be destroyed; 4. Because no other God can deliver like this.



_____7. 	Nebuchadnezzar often: 1. praised God; 2. had meaningful dreams; 3. felt jealous of Daniel.




_____8. 	To bring him to confess God's might, God afflicted Nebuchadnezzar with: 1. leprosy; 2. turning him into a wild man; 3. by taking his sight.




_____9. 	Belshazzar: 1. made a great feast; 2. was never fearful; 3. was last of Babylonian kings.




____10. 	Once a Medo-persian king issued a decree (6:8,15): 1. it took 4/5 of parliament to change it; 2. it took a year to revoke it; 3. Even the king could not alter or retract it.



Daniel 2:31-45: Statue and four kingdoms


Babylon 605-538	Persia 538-331	Greece 331-146	Rome 146-476


Head of Gold		Breast of Silver	Brass thighs		Feet/iron & clay




Daniel  7  -- Four Kingdoms (empires) represented by beasts


Babylon		Medo-Persian	Greek			Roman


Lion v.4		Bear v.5		Leopard v.6		Strong Beast  v.7



Daniel 8 		Ram			One-horn Goat	/


   becomes four horns



	MATCHING 
 


 
 



  	1.  God in Heaven 		____Daniel's Babylonian name
 


  	2.  God's kingdom   		____One of the three Hebrew children 



  	3.  Enchanters    		____Was seen in the fiery furnace 



  	4.  Darius 			____Could not interpret king's dream
 


  	5.  Belshazzar 			____Revealeth secrets 



  	6.  Bronze kingdom 		____Shall rule over all the earth 



  	7.  Nebuchadnezzar 		____Shall never be destroyed
 


  	8.  Shadrack 			____Prayed three times daily
 


  	9.  Daniel 			____Set up a golden image 



  	10. Son of God   		____Had Daniel's enemies killed 






	TRUE or FALSE 
 



____1. 	It seems that the Babylonian custom was to move captives to a foreign nation.



____2. 	Babylonia trained young men of captive nations for service to her.




____3. 	Daniel took credit himself for the interpretations of the dreams.




____4. 	Daniel was in Babylon the entire course of Judean captivity.




____5. 	Daniel ch. 4 appears as duplication of a document written by Neb. himself.




____6. 	There was to be 6 more world empires before God established his kingdom.




____7. 	Here in Daniel 2:44 is a hint that God's new kingdom would include more than just the Jewish people.



Note: 	Daniel was taken captive as a young boy at the beginning of the Babylonian captivity even before Jerusalem was destroyed.  He remained until Cyrus the Medo-Persian king came to the throne (he allowed the Israelites to return).  Daniel occupied positions of authority in both governments and probably never saw his home again.  He remained faithful to God.


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