The book of Daniel is divided into two parts. The first (chapters 1-6) tells about the Jews during the Babylonian Captivity. The second (chapters 7-12) tells the visions of Daniel. The first part of the book of Daniel starts with a narrative of the ruler of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar, sacking Jerusalem. King Nebuchadnezzar took back to his palace the high people of Jerusalem—the nobles and important people that could influence the people— and many of the vessels from the temple. Among the people taken were Shadrack, Meshach, Abednego, know in “Veggie tales” as Rack, Shack, and Benny, and Daniel. The king would provide for them meat and wine and after a span of three years would be presented before the king himself. These men however refused to eat from the king’s table and actually fared better than the ones who did eat from the king’s table. When presented to the king, the king asked them questions about wisdom and understanding, and they pleased him and were brought to places of high honor. When the king had a dream that frightened him, he sent for all his advisors. They were to tell him his dream and then interpret it or face death, however, none was able. When Daniel heard of this, he went to the king to tell him the dream and at the same time …show more content…
He holds a feast and orders the sacred vessels from the temple of Jerusalem to be brought for the feasting. Later there appeared in their midst a hand who wrote something on the wall. Belshazzar sent for his wise advisors, but none could read what it said. He therefore sent for Daniel. Daniel interpreted the words. MANE meant that God numbered his kingdom and ended it. THECEL meant that he, Belshazzar, was found wanting in the scale of God. PHARES meant that his kingdom would be divided to the Medes and Persians. Belshazzar granted riches to Daniel, yet that very night Belshazzar was killed and Darius, king of the Medes, became king over Belshazzar’s
In his commentary on the book of Daniel, author Leon J. Wood states that “The book of Daniel presents two main benefits for its reader. In its historical section (chapters 1-6) it presents challenging truths and lessons for the Christian life.” Wood’s statement is the perfect precursor to the thesis of this essay. When he asserts that one of the main benefits of reading the Book of Daniel is that it provides merit in its truths and lessons, the most substantial truth any reader “should” obtain is
be seen in the Bible. In the book of Daniel, Daniel is seen using the four management functions: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Planning Through careful planning, Daniel was given permission to not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with his wine. Daniel, a man of the Lord, had purposed in his heart to obey the Lord. He knew that if he ate of the king's meat, and drank of the king's wine that the Lord would not be pleased. Daniel made a request to the prince
The book of Daniel provides a historical but equally prophetic narrative of how God protected and provided for His faithful followers while in captivity, which is explained through the account of Daniel’s life and visions. While the visions described in the book of Daniel often appear apocalyptic and display God’s wrath against those who defile his name, the visions serve as a double-edged sword, as they just as importantly display the redemptive side of God and the saving hope that should coexist
Brief Overview The book of Daniel by William Shea is a fascinating and interesting book that explains in a clear and distinguished manner an interpretation of the book of Daniel and apocalyptic prophecy in general. Thorough, historical research forms the basic solid formation of this book, combined with thorough and expansive exegesis of the concepts; although the details of the exegesis are not clearly written out so as to promote the central ideas of the book more thoroughly. Central Ideas Given
for example Daniels. Daniels qualities are the reasons of his success. Daniel’s experiences and prophecies for the Jewish exiles during his time in the Babylonian capital, where his service to the king gave him privileged access to the highest levels of society. His loyal service to the Lord in a land and virtues makes him unique among almost all the people of Scripture. Daniel is one of the only major figures in the Bible to produce a completely positive record of his actions. Daniel was humble
The Book of Daniel is the only full-blown apocalyptic book in the Protestant recognized version of the Canon. A literary device divides the book into two halves. Chapters 1-6 are a collection of stories that introduces the reader to Daniel and three other Israelites as unwilling guests of the Babylonia Empire ruled by Nebuchadnezzar. The second half, Chapters 7-12 consists of apocalyptic imagery of deformed beasts and the heavenly court. The focus of this paper will be on chapter 7, which serves
Chase Jones Theology P.6 December 1, 2016 The Book of Daniel (Summary) Chapters 1-2, 4-6 1 In the third year of the reign of King Jehoiakim of Judah, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. God let King Jehoiakim of Judah fall into his power. Then the king commanded his palace master Ashpenaz to bring in some Israelites of the royal family and of nobility, young men without physical defect and handsome, versed in every branch of wisdom, endowed with knowledge and insight
Throughout the book of Daniel, the writer uses such language as, “The Lord let”, “God allowed”, “God gave”, and “God will” to depict who God is to humanity. God grants insight to Daniel (Babylonian name Belteshazzar), and protection to Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah (Babylonian names Shadrach, Meshack and Abednego). God gives to whom God wants to according to Her plan and purpose. As the Hebrew Bible records, Israel though disobedient was promised that God would restore them. The Israelites, the
The Book of Daniel is from the prophetic book in the Old Testament this book was written in 2nd Century BC. Daniel in this book is a prophet and a wise man he helped secure and helps tell his interpret his dreams and do many other things for him and there are other prophets in the book that helped him along this and some of them die. God is very present in this book because he speaks out and helps and saves Sam Wiseman in this book and through the 8 chapters is very alive and helps Daniel through
The Book of Daniel The Book of Daniel took place in between 605 BC and 530 BC however the message is still relevant in today’s society, 2544 years later. Different themes are found in the book. These themes teach a lesson which can be used into today’s society. Even though the times, tradition and circumstances are different now than it was back then the messages are greatly relevant. The main themes of the book were about faithfulness toward what you believe in no matter what society says or the
Study Lesson on The Book of Daniel Lessons to Learn The Book of Daniel to me is one of the most entertaining books of the Bible. In it there are lessons that we can apply to our lives today. I will only mention 5 lessons that can be taken from Daniel, but there are definitely for than just 5 lessons you can take. 1. Be Reasonable with Your Faith In the first chapter, Daniel and his companions are supposed to eat of the king’s meat and drink the wine of the kingdom. This had two purposes – to keep
Discussion Board 1 In the Book of Daniel the 7th chapter it is record that Daniel mentioned four great kingdoms. The four great kingdoms that Daniel mentioned are Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome. Daniel stated in detail that these four kingdoms would come out the earth. “The Babylonian, Persian, Greek, and Roman empires were all different in size, power, and in many other ways.” It is noted that Daniel use animal symbols to describe these four kingdoms. First, the Babylonia kingdom
How does the book of Daniel relate to Revelation? How is John using the imagery of Daniel? The book of Daniel and the Revelation are counterparts of each other. They should be studied together as to get the whole picture of God’s redemptive plan, world’s history, the future of the world, God’s victory over evil at the end of the world, and a glimpse into the new heaven and the new earth. Even if these two books are different, many parts of the books talk about the same event of world’s history in
The book is written by the prophet Daniel (Matthew 24:15). The time period when the book was written was around 500-600 BC. Daniel lived in Jerusalem until taken as a political prisoner to Babylon. He serves two empires: Babylon and Persia. A lot of the book (about half) is written in Aramaic, this let us know that this is for letting Gentiles to understand as well. In context of chapter 9:24 "Seventy weeks are decreed about your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to put an end
The book of Daniel is an account of Babylonian times, but it also has apocalyptic visions from God. The theme of this book is to show how God provides for those who are faithful to Him. The name Daniel means “God is judge.” It is interesting to think that the name corresponds with the lesions in the book. Daniel was a young man of the nobility who might have been 16-18 years old around the beginning of the book. He was taken to Babylon after the war of Jerusalem ended. Daniel, a young boy, was moved