Daniel Chapter 10 Bible Quiz — The Vision by the Tigris Flashcards

#1

In what year of King Cyrus's reign did Daniel receive the vision recorded in Daniel Chapter 10?

📖 Daniel 10:1

#2

What was Daniel doing during the three weeks before he received the full vision in Daniel Chapter 10?

📖 Daniel 10:2-3

#3

What geographical location is specifically named as the place where Daniel received this vision?

📖 Daniel 10:4

#4

What month and date does Daniel 10:4 specify for when Daniel saw the vision?

📖 Daniel 10:4

#5

According to Daniel 10:5-6, what physical appearance did the heavenly being have?

📖 Daniel 10:5-6

#6

What was Daniel's physical response when he saw the heavenly vision?

📖 Daniel 10:9

#7

According to Daniel 10:13, what was the heavenly being's explanation for why his arrival was delayed?

📖 Daniel 10:12-13

#8

Which angel is specifically named in Daniel 10:13 as coming to assist the heavenly messenger?

📖 Daniel 10:13

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He was fasting and mourning

Daniel 10:2-3 states that Daniel 'mourned for three weeks' and ate no pleasant food, meat, or wine during this period. This fasting and mourning preceded the vision itself.

Daniel 10:2-3

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The third year

Daniel 10:1 explicitly states that the vision came 'in the third year of Cyrus king of Persia.' This timing places the vision after the return from exile had begun.

Daniel 10:1

#4

The twenty-fourth day of the month of Nisan

Daniel 10:4 states 'on the twenty-fourth day of the first month' (Nisan). This specific dating indicates the careful historical record of this vision's occurrence.

Daniel 10:4

#3

The bank of the Tigris River

Daniel 10:4 states that Daniel was 'by the great river, the Tigris' when he lifted his eyes and saw the vision. This is the only major vision Daniel records as being explicitly located by this river.

Daniel 10:4

#6

A deep sleep fell upon him, though he heard the words spoken to him

Daniel 10:9 states 'there came a deep sleep upon me, and with my face to the ground I lay sleeping.' Despite being asleep, verse 10 shows Daniel heard the being speak to him, indicating a supernatural state of consciousness.

Daniel 10:9

#5

A figure clothed in linen with a face like the appearance of lightning and eyes like flaming torches

Daniel 10:5-6 describes the being as 'a man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with gold of Uphaz; his body also was like the beryl, and his face like the appearance of lightning, and his eyes like flaming torches.' This detailed description emphasizes the being's heavenly glory.

Daniel 10:5-6

#8

Michael

Daniel 10:13 explicitly names Michael as 'one of the chief princes' who came to help the messenger. Michael is consistently portrayed in Scripture as a warrior angel who fights against spiritual opposition.

Daniel 10:13

#7

He was hindered by the prince of the kingdom of Persia for twenty-one days, and Michael came to help

Daniel 10:12-13 reveals that the heavenly messenger had been sent immediately in response to Daniel's prayer, but 'the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days; but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me.' This indicates spiritual warfare behind the scenes.

Daniel 10:12-13

#9

After strengthening Daniel, what does the heavenly messenger say will happen after he departs in Daniel 10:20?

📖 Daniel 10:20

#10

What does Daniel 10:21 reveal about the heavenly messenger's relationship to the written record of truth?

📖 Daniel 10:21

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#10

There is none who holds with him in these things except Michael, and he is noted in the scripture of truth

Daniel 10:21 states the being has 'none who holds with him in these things but Michael your prince' and refers to being 'noted in the scripture of truth.' This indicates Michael is recorded in the written account of truth and is the ally fighting these spiritual battles.

Daniel 10:21

#9

He must return to fight with the prince of Persia, and then the prince of Grecia will come

Daniel 10:20 states the messenger will 'go back to fight with the prince of Persia' and 'when I am gone, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come.' This foreshadows the historical shift of power from the Persian to the Greek empire.

Daniel 10:20

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