Life Of Daniel
• Most likely born in Jerusalem around 620
B.C. during the reign of Josiah.
• He belonged to the tribe of Judah.
• About the age of 14, Daniel was captured
in Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar.
• With three of his friends, he was
educated in the language and traditions
of the Jewish faith.
• Daniel was trained as a highly positioned
scholar in service to the king.
• Became members of the court.
• Daniel became famous as an interpreter
of dream.
• The name "Daniel" means "God is my
Judge.”
Some Interesting Facts About Daniel
Although the book of Daniel is not technically
classified as a part of the Prophets, but of the
Writings—the third major section of the Old
Testament, Jesus refers to him as a prophet in
the New Testament. Daniel's spiritual credentials
are of the highest caliber. He was considered
a man of righteousness alongside Noah and
the patriarch Job. Daniel also had special
understanding in literature and wisdom —
essential qualifications for writing his book.
Daniel wrote this book under his name. In his
own book he often speaks in the first person.
Call
• Daniel was called by God as a young man.
• The book that God inspired him to write has
many prophecies. These prophecies include
predictions about different civilizations and how
they would come to develop as time
progressed.
• It makes sense that only God knows what will
happen in the future, however, Daniel was able
to predict events in the future years after his
time. Therefore, supporting the idea of
Mission
• His ministry as a prophet happened late in his
life.
• Daniel had a lot of faith in God. So much that he
preferred to be thrown in a lions den instead of
displeasing God.
• His mission was to help others understand the
works of God and to help people become as
faithful as he was.
Message
• Daniel is known for saying: “My God is Judge”
• Daniel was judged and put into some very
difficult situations. However, he still remained
loyal to God and God helped him through the
hard times he was going through.
• His main message is to remain loyal to God no
matter what the circumstances are.
Symbols
• In the bible we find the symbols of Daniel
in different stories
– Some symbols come from King
Nebuchadnezzar’s dreams
– Others come from Daniels visions and
Dreams
Daniels visions are full of symbols and symbolic
meaning there are a few that are big and keep
coming up throughout his visions:
The Metal Man
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This is a main symbol in Daniel
This appeared in a vision of the king
Nebuchadnezzar
Throughout these visions the metals turn
into different more inferior metals
The metal man is a representation of the
Kingdom of God and his dominance of
all the kingdoms and how great he is
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Wild and Unclean Animals
• Unclean Animals– The unclean animals are seen
in Daniels dreams
– They are mainly a symbol for
the people on earth and their
sin
– They also show that kingdoms
are corrupt and bad.
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wild animals –
Also used to show curropt earthy kindoms
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Symbolism of Time
• Time used in visions given to
Daniel were very symbolic
• One prophetic Hour = 15 days
• One prophetic Day = 1 year
• One prophetic month = 30
years
• One prophetic Year = 360
years
• For example Daniel uses 2300
days and in reality it took 2300
years to rebuild and restore
Jerusalem