Nowhere else in the Word of God do we find so much significant prophecy in such small compass.
He refers to the “desolation of the sanctuary” (Temple) on four occasions, each pointing to a specific event: Daniel mentions the word Kingdom more often than any other Old Testament book, some fifty times.Ĥ. The only New Testament book calling Christ Messiah is the Gospel of John (1:41 4:25).ģ.
It is the only Old Testament book using the word Messiah (9:25, 26). Daniel is the second of two Old Testament books written in Babylon. Hiddekel River: ancient name for the Tigris River where Daniel was ministered to by an angel of Godġ. Shushan (also called Susa) Palace: building located in Susa, one of several capitals of the Persian empire, alongside the Ulai River, where Daniel received his vision of the future war between the Persian and the victorious GreeksĤ. Plain of Dura: where Nebuchadnezzar’s golden image was set upģ. Babylon: capital city of King Nebuchadnezzar’s Neo-Babylonian EmpireĢ. Darius the Mede: ruler of Babylon and friend of Daniel who was tricked into casting the prophet in a den of hungry lions but later, to his great relief, found him to be unhurt and wellġ. Belshazzar’s mother (or possible wife): Queen who wisely advised the king to seek Daniel’s help in interpreting the message on the wallĦ. Belshazzar: evil grandson of Nebuchadnezzar, ruler of Babylon, who witnessed God’s message of doom to him as written on a banquet wall during a drunken partyĥ. Nebuchadnezzar: founder of the Neo-Babylonian Empire who cast the three Hebrew men into the fire but later acknowledged their God as the true GodĤ. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: three fearless Hebrew young men who were thrown into a furnace of fire for their faith, but preserved by the Son of God Himselfģ. Daniel: prophet and political leader, born in Jerusalem, carried into Babylonian captivity who served God faithfully under the reigns of Nebuchadnezzar, Belshazzar, and Darius the MedeĢ. He is told of last day conditions by an angelġ. He predicts the evil reigns of Antiochus Epiphanes and that of the coming Antichristġ2. His prayer, at first hindered by Satan is answered by an angel of Godġ1. He receives from the angel Gabriel the prophecy of the seventy weeksġ0. He predicts the victory of the Greeks over the Persiansĩ. Daniel receives a vision of the Messiah's reignĨ. Daniel is protected in a lion's den by the Angel of Godħ. Belshazzar is killed by the Persians who take over the city of BabylonĦ. The divine punishment of Nebuchadnezzar for his prideĥ.
Three faithful Hebrew men are protected in a fiery furnace by the Son of GodĤ. Daniel's resolve in Nebuchadnezzar's palaceģ. To whom? Israel, especially the returning remnant.ġ. Why? To record the Babylonian captivity and future events concerning Israel.ĥ. When and where? 536 B.C., from the city of Shushan in Persia.Ĥ. He was a fearless prophet who also served as a full-time statesman and part-time prophet under Babylonian rulers Nebuchadnezzar (Dan. Jesus quoted Daniel during his Mount Olivet discourse (Mt. One of his contemporaries, Ezekiel, refers to the righteousness of Daniel, comparing him with Noah and Job (Ezek. He has more to say about the coming antichrist than any other Old Testament writer. He was himself ministered to by both of heaven’s recorded archangels, Gabriel and Michael (9:21 10:13). While in captivity, without the slightest compromise, he faithfully served under the administration of three kings: Nebuchadnezzar, Belshazzar, and Darius. THREE PAGAN KINGS AND A JEWISH PRIME MINISTER: A STORY OF DECREES, DETERMINATION, DREAMS, AND DELIVERANCEĭaniel was a teenager taken captive by Nebuchadnezzar during the first siege of Jerusalem in 605 B.C. This book records the prophecies, visions and public ministry of Daniel who was (along with Ezekiel and many others) carried from Jerusalem to Babylon, eventually to rise and serve as the official political leader for his fellow Jewish captives, serving both faithfully and fearlessly under two Babylonian monarchs and one Persian king.