Old Testament · Narrative + Apocalyptic

Daniel

12 chapters · 357 verses · Daniel · ~535 BC

A teenager taken captive by the world's greatest empire refuses to compromise — and rises to become the most powerful man in Babylon without losing his God.

Overview

Half stories, half visions. The first six chapters tell how Daniel and his friends survived a pagan empire: refusing royal food, surviving a furnace, interpreting dreams, praying through a lion's den. The second half contains apocalyptic visions that have shaped end-times theology for 2,500 years.

Read this when

you are a believer in a hostile environment and need courage to stand firm.

Key chapters

faithfulnesssovereigntycourageprophecyexile

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