As the heroine of the story, susanna is described as a beautiful and devout woman. Summary of the book of daniel the story of the bible. The story is told from daniels point of view as he experiences the atrocities of the holocaust for jews in central europe. Daniel is one of the few bible books that takes place during a period of. Watch our overview video on the book of daniel, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. The retelling of the story of daniel from the bible through comicstyle pictures. Wayne jamel is raising funds for daniel dreamgazer book 1 illustrated bible story on kickstarter. This summary of the book of daniel provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of daniel. Daniel 2 new international version niv nebuchadnezzars dream. The story of susanna is a classic courtroom drama, without the courtroom. Daniel who through the book received revelations from god. The book of daniel is followed by the prophet hosea, the first of the prophets in the book of the twelve. Daniel 1 niv daniels training in babylon in the bible gateway.
But he obeyed god, even when that meant disobeying the king. The deuterocanon contains three additional stories. The threat of an agonizing death did not change his trust in god. The book of daniel introduction to the book of daniel in the bible. Follow daniel and his 3 friends and experience great wonders in the land of babylon. He actually came to babylon with shadrach, meshach, and abednego, and each king that came and went liked these men because they were honest and hard workers. Widder has a clear passion for the local church, and this volume demonstrates that on almost every page. The book of daniel is often read for its contribution to our understanding of endtimes events, but sometimes christians have been so obsessed with.
She was the daughter of hilkiah and raised according to the law of moses. A documentary about bible prophecy that investigates shocking predictions of current global events. The book of daniel was evidently written by people from the let god do it camp. Archaeological evidence for the bibles book of daniel.
The book of daniel is a 2ndcentury bc biblical apocalypse combining a prophecy of history. From daniel and his three friends, we will learn the power of faith and commitment b. You can read his whole story in the book of daniel in the bible. Daniel was gods mouthpiece to the gentile and jewish world, declaring gods current and future plans. Bible for children exists to make jesus christ known to children by distributing illustrated bible stories through. Daniel 2 niv nebuchadnezzars dream in the bible gateway. Book of daniel read, study bible verses online bible study tools. One such story about daniel is the book of susanna, which appears in two slightly different versions. With robert miano, andrew bongiorno, lance henriksen, kevin mccorkle. The book of daniel is often read for its contribution to our understanding of endtimes events, but sometimes christians have been so obsessed with this that we have missed its main message.
The book of daniel has sometimes been classified with the prophetic books of the old testament, a mistake owing largely to a failure to distinguish between the predominant characteristics of prophetic and apocalyptic writings. Daniel fits into the bible in an interesting way, too. In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king questioned them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his whole kingdom. The book of daniel is one of the most significant prophetic books in the bible. His visions paint a prophetic landscape for daniels contemporaries. This is a summary on the biblical account of the daniels refusal to bow to man and how god used daniel to save a nation. Its prophecies of worldruling empires are closely related to revelation. Nine of the 12 chapters relate revelation through dreams and visions.
Both greek texts contain three additions to daniel. Daniels friends shadrach, meshach and abednego served as advisers to king nebuchadnezzar of babylon. Even before they reach the bottom of the pit, the lions grab them and break all their bones. Reusable sticker bible books contain up to 70 reusable stickers and 5 great foldout scenes that allow children to recreate popular bible stories over and over again.
The first half of the book chapters 16 contains stories in the third person. The book implies that daniel was its author in several passages, such as 9. Daniel and his friendsshadrach, meshach, and abednegohave to navigate between the demands nebuchadnezzar is putting on them and. The book of daniel stands as a unique mix in the old testament, for while it begins with history, it makes a strong transition at chapter 7, where it contains visions of future events significant to the jews. The book of daniel plays several roles in the bible. Daniels training in babylon in the third year of the reign of jehoiakim king of judah, nebuchadnezzar king of babylon came to jerusalem and.
Daniel is the last of the major prophets the others are isaiah, jeremiah, and ezekiel, and he was a captive of judah. The first half of the book chapters 16 contains stories in the third person about the experiences of daniel and his. In addition, the captivating prophecy, imagery, and symbolism make the book of daniel one of the. Daniel bridges the entire 70 years of the babylonian captivity from 605 to 536 b. The story of daniel motivates faithfulness despite exile in babylon. Oct 05, 2017 daniel worked for several kings of babylon. As with all of scripture, the book of daniel is profitable for our study 2 ti 3. Jerusalem was conquered by the babylonians and many of their best young men were taken into captivity, including daniel. Widder is a unique and welcomed addition to this increasingly popular series.
Book of daniel overview insight for living ministries. Daniel served in the royal court of nebuchadnezzar and several rulers who followed nebuchadnezzar. People of the roman catholic faith can this useful short summary of these bible scriptures for an online catholic bible study course or biblical studies. Daniels story is a story of death and survival, of desperation and hope, evil and love. The prayer of azariah and song of the three holy children. They are accurate, easy to understand, and beautifully illustrated. Named after its writer, daniels book is a product of his time in babylon as a jewish. Daniels prayer, and the vision of the seventy weeks 9. Then he has the bad men who tried to get rid of daniel thrown to the lions. The book of daniel is preserved in the 12chapter masoretic text and in two longer greek versions, the original septuagint version, c. The book of daniel records the actions, prophecies, and visions of the prophet daniel.
He ends up taking back the cream of the crop, the most elite and noble israelites, to serve at his court in babylon. It is listed in article vi of the 39 articles of the church of england among the books. It also describes the apocalyptic visions given by god, and reveals the events. Widder has a clear passion for the local church, and. Even though daniel was an old man at the time, he refused to take the easy way out and abandon god. The genre of the book of daniel is narrative history, prophetic oracle, and it includes apocalyptic material. Daniel 1 new international version niv daniels training in babylon.
In todays excerpt from the most recent edition in the story of god bible commentary series, author wendy l. A noble jewish youth of jerusalem, he is taken into captivity by nebuchadnezzar of babylon and serves the king and his successors with loyalty and ability until the time of the persian conqueror cyrus, all the while remaining true. The book keeps telling stories about how daniel and his friends are saved by god whenever the light seemed like it was about to go out and the wicked kings were about to do something horrible. It is one of the additions to daniel, considered apocryphal by protestants. When the story opens, he is 14 years old, riding on a train and looking at pictures in his photo album. Does the book of daniel have any significance for us today. In addition, the captivating prophecy, imagery, and symbolism make the book of daniel one of the most read. My book of bible stories read online or download free. Study scripture verses with commentary, concordances, and use highlighting, underlining, take notes in the bible. Because the book of daniel contains so many detailed prophecies of things that happened centuries later, some skeptics have suggested that it is a fraud, written much later in history. Book of daniel from the king james version of the bible. The king talked with them, and he found none equal to daniel, hananiah, mishael and azariah.
This is a summary on the biblical account of the daniel s refusal to bow to man and how god used daniel to save a nation. Daniel wrote the book of daniel during the sixth century b. Daniels life serves as an example of godly integrity. Daniel belongs to the latter group, a type of writing that in many respects sharply contrasts prophetic literature. Daniel dreamgazer book 1 illustrated bible story by wayne. They were always given the most important jobs which made the other workers of the king jealous. Daniel 1 niv daniels training in babylon bible gateway.