Wednesday, July 9, 2025 Daniel 1:1-4 “An Introduction To The Book Of Daniel”

The prophet Daniel was written during a period of history when the Jew seemed discredited before their neighbors, and when the God of the Jews seemed powerless before the false gods of the surrounding nations. The book of Daniel is written to correct this understanding of God. Daniel emphasizes that God is the actual “Lord of History”, that the timeline of history in under His control, and that all human kingdoms and rulers exist only by His permission! As the book opens, Daniel finds himself, at probably 12 or 13 years of age, torn away from his family and homeland and forced into exile and indoctrination in a foreign land.