Book of Daniel

The book of Daniel is a prophetic book of the Old Testament that is more applicable to the modern church than ever before. Written within the twelve chapters of Daniel, God chose to reveal his plan for the Second Advent of our Lord Jesus Christ to both believer and unbeliever alike. While many liberal theologians dismiss the prophetic nature of Daniel dismissing it as a forgery, this is historically implausible when the content of Daniel is compared to the historical events that occurred from the

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

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

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 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

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