A young Jewish noble taken captive to Babylon who rose to become one of the empire’s highest officials while never compromising his faith. Daniel’s courage in refusing the king’s food, interpreting Nebuchadnezzar’s dreams, reading the writing on Belshazzar’s wall, and surviving the lion’s den have made him one of the Bible’s most admired figures. His apocalyptic visions of future kingdoms, the ‘son of man,’ and the end times profoundly influenced both Jewish and Christian understanding of prophecy.
Now when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house, where the windows of his upper room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to his God, just as he had done before.Daniel 6:10 · Berean Standard Bible
In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. And the Lord delivered into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with some of the articles from the house of God. He carried these off to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, where he put them in the treasury of his god. Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, the chief of his court officials, to bring in some Israelites from the…
A young man taken captive refuses to compromise — not with anger, but with quiet resolve. His faithfulness in small things leads to extraordinary moments.
In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled his spirit, and sleep escaped him. So the king gave orders to summon the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and astrologers to explain his dreams. When they came and stood before the king, he said to them, “I have had a dream, and my spirit is anxious to understand it.” Then the astrologers answered the king in Aramaic, “O king, may you live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and…
Nebuchadnezzar dreams of a towering statue — gold, silver, bronze, iron, clay. A stone not cut by human hands shatters it all. Kingdoms rise and fall; one kingdom lasts forever.
Now it pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom, and over them three administrators, including Daniel, to whom these satraps were accountable so that the king would not suffer loss. Soon, by his extraordinary spirit, Daniel distinguished himself among the administrators and satraps. So the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom. Thus the administrators and satraps sought a charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom,…
Daniel prays with his windows open, knowing it means death. The lions are hungry. But there is someone in the den with him.
In the first year of the reign of Belshazzar over Babylon, Daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he lay on his bed. He wrote down the dream, and this is the summary of his account. Daniel declared: “In my vision in the night I looked, and suddenly the four winds of heaven were churning up the great sea. Then four great beasts came up out of the sea, each one different from the others: As I continued to watch, thrones were set in…
Daniel dreams of four beasts rising from the sea — each more terrifying than the last. Then the Ancient of Days takes His seat, and one like a Son of Man receives an everlasting kingdom.
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