Main idea: Our sovereign God is faithful both to sustain his people through exile and restore his people from exile.
Outline:
- Looking back at Daniel 1-6: our sovereign God faithfully sustains his people through exile
- Looking ahead to Daniel 7-12: our sovereign God faithfully restores his people from exile
Secondary sources cited:
- Dale Ralph Davis, The Message of Daniel, BST (Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2013).
- Peter J. Gentry and Stephen J. Wellum, Kingdom through Covenant: A Biblical-Theological Understanding of the Covenants, 2nd ed. (Wheaton: Crossway, 2018).