We have Daniel and his friends appointed as leaders over a nation that enslaved them, the escape from the fiery furnace and the escape from the lions’ den, perhaps the most well-known of the stories, as well as Nebuchadnezzar’s 7 year long madness! This is a complex, and at the same time exciting, book. Daniel is restored and has vision of the four beasts and the end of days.

Daniel thrown into the Lions Den by the new King Darius.Daniel interprets writing on the wall and Nebuchadnezzars Kindom is lost to the Persians.Nebuchadnezzar frees them all when he sees an Angel in the furnace protecting them from the flames.Daniel is Condemned with his friends and sent into the fiery furnace.Daniel and his friends appointed as leaders over over the nation after interpretating Nebuchadzezzars dream.Daniel taken by King Neduchadzezzar into captivity in Babylon.The last chapters are all prophecies and visions relating to the ‘end times’ and in particular the time of ‘Tribulation’, a period of seven years of turmoil to come in the last days.

In Chapter 6 Daniel is thrown into the lion’s den by his new ruler, Darius the Mede, but God closes the mouths of the lions and he is unscathed, and promoted by King Darius. Chapter 5 sees Nebuchadnezzar’s son, Belshazzar, and the passage relating to the writing on the wall that Daniel interprets correctly to prophesy the end of Belshazzar’s kingdom. King Nebuchadnezzar acknowledges ‘Daniel’s God’ in chapter 4, and goes mad for 7 years according to the Word spoken by Daniel. Chapter 3, however, sees Daniel’s three friends (re-named Shadrach, Meshach & Abed-nego) thrown into a furnace for their refusal to worship the golden statue-only to be saved by God and the ‘fourth man’ in the furnace with them. In the second chapter Daniel interprets a disturbing dream that Nebuchadnezzar has, thereby leading to the promotion of Daniel to Chief Prefect. The first chapter begins with the appointment of Daniel and his three friends, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, into the royal court of Nebuchadnezzar and taken on as ‘wise men’ or advisors to the king. This book follows the visions and ministry of Daniel after he has been deported to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar. He is the fourth man in the fiery furnace (Ch.3:25) He is the stone that smashes the kingdoms, and the everlasting kingdom (Ch.2:34, 44) “….For He is the living God and enduring forever,Īnd His kingdom is one which will not be destroyed,Īnd His dominion will be forever.” (Ch.6:26) The king answered Daniel and said, “ Surely your God is a God of gods and a Lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries, since you have been able to reveal this mystery.” (Ch.2:47) (Ch.1:17)Īs for every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king consulted them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and conjurers who were in all his realm.

Daniel (Belteshaz-zar) Hananiah Mishael Azariah Nebuchadnezzar Darius Gabriel.Īs for these four youths, God gave them knowledge and intelligence in every branch of literature and wisdom Daniel even understood all kinds of visions and dreams.

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