Daniel study section

Daniel key people

Daniel, his three friends, and the kings of Babylon and Persia frame a story of faith under empire.

Key figures

Daniel

The faithful exile and statesman, gifted by God to interpret dreams and given sweeping visions of the future

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego

Daniel’s three friends (Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah), who refuse to worship the golden image and are delivered from the furnace

Nebuchadnezzar

The king of Babylon, whose dreams Daniel interprets and who is humbled to acknowledge God’s sovereignty

Belshazzar

The last Babylonian ruler, at whose feast the writing on the wall appears and Babylon falls

Darius the Mede

The ruler who reluctantly casts Daniel into the lions’ den and then praises the living God

Gabriel and Michael

The angels who bring Daniel understanding and who contend on behalf of God’s people

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