Most recently, widder offers readers a muchanticipated volume on daniel in the story of god bible commentary. Daniel bridges the entire 70 years of the babylonian captivity from 605 to 536 b. In addition, the captivating prophecy, imagery, and symbolism make the book of daniel one of the most read. The book of daniel was evidently written by people from the let god do it camp. 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. Daniel served in the royal court of nebuchadnezzar and several rulers who followed nebuchadnezzar. But he obeyed god, even when that meant disobeying the king. Bible for children exists to make jesus christ known to children by distributing illustrated bible stories through. The retelling of the story of daniel from the bible through comicstyle pictures. 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. Daniel 2 niv nebuchadnezzars dream in the bible gateway. They were never part of the hebrewaramaic book of daniel, or of the hebrew bible. With robert miano, andrew bongiorno, lance henriksen, kevin mccorkle. The prayer of azariah and song of the three holy children.
Daniel wrote the book of daniel during the sixth century b. It is listed in article vi of the 39 articles of the church of england among the books. Daniel 1 niv daniels training in babylon bible gateway. Daniel 2 new international version niv nebuchadnezzars dream. 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. Archaeological evidence for the bibles book of daniel. The book of daniel is a 2ndcentury bc biblical apocalypse combining a prophecy of history. Daniel 1 niv daniels training in babylon in the bible gateway. Widder has a clear passion for the local church, and this volume demonstrates that on almost every page. 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. Wayne jamel is raising funds for daniel dreamgazer book 1 illustrated bible story on kickstarter. Widder has a clear passion for the local church, and. Even before they reach the bottom of the pit, the lions grab them and break all their bones. The book of daniel begins with king nebuchadnezzar, the ruler of babylon, ransacking jerusalem.
Daniels life serves as an example of godly integrity. 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. True stories taken from the worlds greatest book, the bible, provide a history of the world from creation onward. The story is told from daniels point of view as he experiences the atrocities of the holocaust for jews in central europe. Its prophecies of worldruling empires are closely related to revelation. The king talked with them, and he found none equal to daniel, hananiah, mishael and azariah. 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. The book of daniel is preserved in the 12chapter masoretic text and in two longer greek versions, the original septuagint version, c. Daniels training in babylon in the third year of the reign of jehoiakim king of judah, nebuchadnezzar king of babylon came to jerusalem and. Jerusalem was conquered by the babylonians and many of their best young men were taken into captivity, including daniel. They are accurate, easy to understand, and beautifully illustrated.
This time the kings name was darius and he also liked daniel. The book of daniel is one of the most significant prophetic books in the bible. Daniel dreamgazer book 1 illustrated bible story by wayne. 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. As with all of scripture, the book of daniel is profitable for our study 2 ti 3. Daniel is one of the few bible books that takes place during a period of. Both greek texts contain three additions to daniel. They were always given the most important jobs which made the other workers of the king jealous. Daniel who through the book received revelations from god. One such story about daniel is the book of susanna, which appears in two slightly different versions. Book of daniel read, study bible verses online bible study tools. Daniel is a type of christ, a godly bible character who foreshadowed the coming messiah. You can read his whole story in the book of daniel in the bible. Even though daniel was an old man at the time, he refused to take the easy way out and abandon god.
My book of bible stories read online or download free. In addition, the captivating prophecy, imagery, and symbolism make the book of daniel one of the most read of hebrew scripture, our old testament of the bible. Study scripture verses with commentary, concordances, and use highlighting, underlining, take notes in the bible. 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. Daniel 1 new international version niv daniels training in babylon. The book implies that daniel was its author in several passages, such as 9. Daniel is the last of the major prophets the others are isaiah, jeremiah, and ezekiel, and he was a captive of judah. The story of daniel motivates faithfulness despite exile in babylon. Named after its writer, daniels book is a product of his time in babylon as a jewish. The book of daniel is often read for its contribution to our understanding of endtimes events, but sometimes christians have been so obsessed with. The story of susanna is a classic courtroom drama, without the courtroom. Daniels story is a story of death and survival, of desperation and hope, evil and love. The threat of an agonizing death did not change his trust in god.
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. The book of daniel introduction to the book of daniel in the bible. Then he has the bad men who tried to get rid of daniel thrown to the lions. When the story opens, he is 14 years old, riding on a train and looking at pictures in his photo album. 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 above summary details the bible people and summary of important events which occur in the douay rheims version of the catholic bible scriptures of the book of daniel. The first half of the book chapters 16 contains stories in the third person about the experiences of daniel and his. Widder is a unique and welcomed addition to this increasingly popular series. Oct 05, 2017 daniel worked for several kings of babylon. The book of daniel records the actions, prophecies, and visions of the prophet daniel. Daniel fits into the bible in an interesting way, too. Book of daniel overview insight for living ministries. Daniel belongs to the latter group, a type of writing that in many respects sharply contrasts prophetic literature.
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 was gods mouthpiece to the gentile and jewish world, declaring gods current and future plans. In addition, the captivating prophecy, imagery, and symbolism make the book of daniel one of the. The genre of the book of daniel is narrative history, prophetic oracle, and it includes apocalyptic material. The first half of the book chapters 16 contains stories in the third person. Book of daniel from the king james version of the bible.
Nine of the 12 chapters relate revelation through dreams and visions. Daniels friends shadrach, meshach and abednego served as advisers to king nebuchadnezzar of babylon. Daniel and his friendsshadrach, meshach, and abednegohave to navigate between the demands nebuchadnezzar is putting on them and. As the heroine of the story, susanna is described as a beautiful and devout woman. Follow daniel and his 3 friends and experience great wonders in the land of babylon. The deuterocanon contains three additional stories. The book of daniel plays several roles in the bible. The genesis story of creation is understandable and fascinating even to young children. Watch our overview video on the book of daniel, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. The book of daniel is followed by the prophet hosea, the first of the prophets in the book of the twelve.
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. A documentary about bible prophecy that investigates shocking predictions of current global events. It also describes the apocalyptic visions given by god, and reveals the events. She was the daughter of hilkiah and raised according to the law of moses. His visions paint a prophetic landscape for daniels contemporaries.
1006 424 255 1248 23 891 1357 827 352 1420 106 860 190 290 117 339 53 1129 1485 320 1184 767 662 1253 978 1513 360 133 1464 1396 819 847 456 567 570 1030 97 799 1261 76 674 308 584 97 492 1038