FBH Homework Assigned on 9/15

• Read Daniel 1 together as a family at least once.
• Highlight the phrase “God gave” or “the Lord gave” throughout the chapter.
• What is the problem presented in this story?
• What did the king order Ashpenaz to do? (1:3–5)
• What was Daniel’s resolve? (1:8)
• What was the result of the test? (1:15–16)
• What did God give to the four men? (1:17)
• In what ways did Daniel’s commitment to God clash with the Babylonian culture?

FBH Homework Assigned on 9/22

• Read Daniel 2 together as a family at least once.
• Fill in the remaining sections of the Story Arc in Daniel 2:

• What do the Chaldeans say to Nebuchadnezzar about his request? (2:10–11)
• Summarize the central theme(s) of this chapter in one sentence.
• In Daniel’s response to God for revealing the King’s dream, Daniel describes God’s character and attributes. What attributes does Daniel highlight in his praise to God?  Write them in your Scripture journal. (2:19–23)
• How can we develop the reaction to pray first when facing a crisis? (consider Daniel’s response in 2:20-23)
• In the dream’s interpretation, Daniel names only two of the five kingdoms in the dream. What kingdoms does he name?
• How do the following verses relate to Daniel’s interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream (Mark 1:14-15; John 3:3; Matthew 7:21)

FBH Homework Assigned on 9/29

• Read Daniel 3 together as a family at least once.
• Fill in the remaining sections of the Story Arc in Daniel 3:

• What does Nebuchadnezzar make, and for what purpose?
• We see the repeated phrase of the King “set up” the golden image. What point is being made by this repetition? 
• How does Isaiah 44:9-20 inform us how we should understand the foolishness of setting up an image like the king did? 
• What choice do Daniel’s friends face? What do they choose?
• How can we (on a smaller scale) act as the king does in verses 1–7?
• Read Matthew 4 v 8–10. What are the similarities between Daniel 3 and this passage, and between the choice made by the three Jews and by Jesus?

FBH Homework Assigned on 10/6

• Read Daniel 4 together as a family at least once.
• As you read, mark up your Scripture Journal with these repeated phrases in the following way.
  • “Most High God” (with a triangle around the word) – 6 times
  • “Kingdom” (with a crown around the word) – 11 times
  • “Earth” (a box around it) – 10 times
  • “Heaven” (a cloud around it) – 16 times
  • Underline/highlight the phrase: “until you/the living may know…” – 3 times
  • Also, take note of changes in the narrator by drawing a small person in the margin.
• How would you describe Nebuchadnezzar’s character development so far in this book?
• Read Daniel 4:6-7 and contrast this situation with Daniel 2:3-5. How are they different? How are they similar?
• Why do you think the wise men didn’t provide an interpretation of the dream?
• How did Daniel respond to the king’s dream?
• Compare Daniel 4:15-16 with Daniel 4:23. What does Daniel leave out in verse 23? Why do you think Daniel left that out?
• What had this powerful king now learned to do (v 34–35, 37)?
• How is Nebuchadnezzar’s experience here a very dramatic picture of what happens in every conversion?

FBH Homework Assigned on 10/13

• Read Daniel 5 together as a family at least once.
• We will read this story, and I want you to take note: 
  • Anytime Nebuchadnezzar is mentioned (with a jagged underline)
  • Anytime God is referenced (with a triangle)
  • Anything that reminds you of something from the previous chapters (with an asterisk in the margin)

• What do you think the king is trying to prove with his actions in verses 2-4?
• What is the problem presented in this story? Is it the same problem of the source of wisdom as in Daniel 2? 
• What connections can you find between Daniel 5:1-6 and Daniel 1?
• What connections can you find between Daniel 5:7-9 and Daniel 2, 4?
• What issue does Daniel highlight before interpreting the writing on the wall? 
• In contrasting Nebuchadnezzar and Belshazzar, why do you think Nebuchadnezzar received an invitation to repent, and Belshazzar didn’t? 
• Write down a summary of the events of the chapter, and what you think the meaning of it is for us, in three or four sentences.

FBH Homework Assigned on 10/20

• Read Daniel 6 together as a family at least once.
• We will read this story, and I want you to take note: 
• Fill out the story arc table below.

• What do you think was the subject of Daniel’s prayers in verses 9-10? (cross-reference: 1 Kings 8:29-30, 33-34; and Psalm 55:17-19)
• What was Daniel prosecuted for? Consider Daniel’s words in verse 22. 
• Where does Darius seek salvation for Daniel? (v. 15)
• In what sense is Daniel’s God, as well as Daniel himself, on trial (v 16)?
• What similarities do you see between Daniel in chapter 6, and Daniel’s friends in chapter 3? Do you notice any differences? 
• What similarities do you see between Daniel in chapter 6, and Jesus in the Gospels?

FBH Homework Assigned on 10/27

• Read Daniel 7 together as a family at least once.
• Read this chapter and take note of:
  • “Fourth beast” (vv. 7, 19, 23)
  • “Ten horns” (vv. 7, 20, 24)
  • “Little horn” (vv. 8, 11, 20, 21, 24, 25)
  • “Divine judgment” (vv. 10, 22, 26)
  • “The Holy Ones” (vv. 18, 22, 25, 27)
  • The Final “Kingdom” (vv. 14, 18, 22b, 27)
  • “Dominion” (vv. 6, 12, 14 [2x], 26, 27 [2x])
• When was Daniel’s vision revealed to Him?
• How was the fourth beast different from the rest?
• Draw a picture of what is described in verses 9-14.
• Who had to explain the vision to Daniel (v. 16)?
• How was Daniel affected by the vision (v. 28)?
• Google “The Four Beasts of Daniel 7” and take note of the different views of what these four beasts represent. (There are two primary views)

FBH Homework Assigned on 11/03

• Read Daniel 8 together as a family at least once.
• As you read the text, take note of the following phrases/words:
  1. “become great” is repeated 6 times
  2. “hand”/“power” is repeated 5 times
• When and where did Daniel’s vision occur? (v. 1-2)
• Who is speaking in verses 13-14 and what is the question being asked? 
• Who is described as great in this chapter?
• According to verse 24, how does this “little horn” acquire his great power?
• How did Daniel respond to this vision and its interpretation? Why do you think he responded that way?
• What is an evil in the world today, that we look at and struggle to reconcile with God’s sovereignty?

FBH Homework Assigned on 11/10

• Read Daniel 9 together as a family at least once.
• As you read the text, take note of the following phrases/words:
  1. “LORD” (Yahweh) – 8 times
     1. circle any descriptions you find of God in the text
  2. “Jerusalem/holy hill/holy place/sanctuary” – 12 times
  3. Any time reference: weeks/year(s) – 11 times
• Read also: Jeremiah 25:11 and Jeremiah 29:10-14
• What might Daniel have realized from these verses about God’s people’s time in captivity?
• Why do you think these verses from Jeremiah prompted Daniel to pray a prayer of repentance? 
• If God had promised to do what he was praying for, why do you think Daniel needed to pray at all? 
• Skim through Daniel’s prayer (4-19) and call out phrases used to describe God. Then, go over and do the same for how he describes God’s people. 
• Daniel offers several reasons for God to hear and heed his plea for mercy. What are these reasons? And what does this teach us about how we ought to plead with God?

FBH Homework Assigned on 11/17

• Read Daniel 10 together as a family at least once.
• As you read the text, take note of the following phrases/words:
  1. Box anytime Daniel is touched (3 times)
  2. Circle anytime Daniel is strengthened (3 times)
  3. When we get to the description of the “man clothed in linen,” underline each description: His body, his face, etc…
• How would you summarize the book of Daniel so far in one sentence (it can be a long sentence)? 
• Why do you think Daniel was mourning in the beginning of this chapter? 
• Look at the underlined descriptions of the man in verses 5-6. Compare that description with Revelation 1:13-16. Who do you think this “man in linen” is? 
• What word(s) would you use to describe the vision of the “man in linen”?
• Why does the angel tell Daniel he should not be afraid (v.12)? 
• Daniel has the opportunity to view things in the Spiritual realm. How would you describe Daniel in this chapter? Is he encouraged, or discouraged, etc…?

FBH Homework Assigned on 11/24

• Read Daniel 11:1-12:4 together as a family at least once.
• As you read the text, take note of the following phrases/words:
  • Underline the “King of the South”
  • Box the “King of the North”
  • I also want you to place the following headings in the margins of your Bible:
    • The Persian Empire (11:2)
    • The Greek Conqueror (11:3-4)
    • South VS North (11:5-9)
    • North VS South (11:10-20)
    • Antiochus Epiphanes (11:21-35)
    • The King who exalts himself” (11:36-:12:4)
• So much of this chapter prophesizes what is to occur during the “intertestamental period.” To familiarize yourself with this time period, watch this short (20 min) video by R.C. Sproul on the subject. 
  • Search on YouTube: 31 From Dust to Glory / RC Sproul / The intertestamental Period.
• From the reading and the notes you’ve taken from the instructions above, write down 2-3 questions you have about the text that would help you understand this vision to Daniel. 
• Reflect: What difference has the book of Daniel made to your view of God?