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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