Daniel

Exiled as a young man to Babylon, Daniel distinguished himself in the royal courts of that empire and later Persia by interpreting dreams and signs through wisdom from God, thereby revealing the transient nature of human kingdoms. His courageous stand in matters of faith, such as his deliverance from the lions' den, highlighted God's protective care for those who honor him above earthly rulers. His recorded visions further illuminate the redemptive arc of history, pointing to God's everlasting dominion established through the Messiah.

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Read Through Daniel's Writings

12 chapters total

Daniel

1 Daniel's Training in Babylon 2 Nebuchadnezzar's Dream 3 The Fiery Furnace 4 Nebuchadnezzar's Humbling 5 The Writing on the Wall 6 Daniel in the Lions' Den 7 Vision of Four Beasts 8 Vision of the Ram and Goat 9 Daniel's Prayer and the Seventy Weeks 10 Daniel's Vision of a Man 11 The Kings of the South and North 12 The End Times

Key Passages

The Fiery Furnace

Daniel 3:16-18

S¹⁶hadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.

¹⁷ If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. ¹⁸ But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

The Writing on the Wall

Daniel 5:25-28

A²⁵nd this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.

²⁶ This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. ²⁷ TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. ²⁸ PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.

Daniel in the Lions' Den

Daniel 6:19-23

T¹⁹hen the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions.

²⁰ And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions? ²¹ Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever. ²² My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt. ²³ Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.