Daniel

Daniel


Explain the historical background and purpose of the prophet: Daniel was of noble birth and in the second attack of the Babylonian’s in Jerusalem, he and his friends were deported to Babylonia in 605 BC. They were the "cream of the crop" and this remained true of them throughout their lives in Babylonia. They served the Babylonian, and later, Persian rulers remaining faithful to God. Daniel’s purpose in writing this book was to remind the people of Judah of God’s ultimate control over history.

What does the book show of the character and nature of God? Daniel, himself, is considered exemplary in that not a single negative thing was ever recorded about him. In this way he is a type of Christ as his character is sterling and in "reading between the lines" you find a faithful and loving man. His three friends show a matchless faith in God when they claimed that even if God should choose not rescue them from the furnace, they believed Him, thus showing their absolute faith in God and His character.

What does this book show about God’s redemptive plan for mankind? While the prophecies are not fully understood, many of Daniel’s predictions express the end of the end times and for those who have ears to hear and eyes to see, we can begin to grasp God’s ultimate plan for mankind and His triumph.