At a Glance
Daniel at a Glance
- Author. Daniel, a young Jewish nobleman taken to Babylon, who rose to high office there and writes in the first person from chapter 7 (Daniel 7:15).
- Date. The book covers about 605 to 536 BC, from Daniel's deportation (Daniel 1:1) to the third year of Cyrus (Daniel 10:1). It was written in the sixth century BC, about 530 BC.
- Written To. The Jewish exiles in Babylon.
- Setting. The Babylonian empire of Nebuchadnezzar, its fall to the Medes and Persians in 539 BC, and the early years of Persian rule.
- Key Verse. the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed (Daniel 2:44).
- Key Word or Theme. Kingdom. The Most High rules the kingdoms of men now, and He will set up a kingdom that never ends.
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Further reading
For Deeper Study
- Daniel: The Key to Prophetic RevelationAmazon John F. WalvoordA dispensational, premillennial commentary that reads the visions plainly.
- Be ResoluteAmazon Warren W. WiersbeA warm, practical walk through Daniel for church members.
- A Commentary on DanielAmazon Leon WoodA thorough conservative commentary that defends the sixth-century date.
- Foxe's Book of MartyrsAmazon John FoxeThe classic Protestant record of those who died for the faith, from the early church to the English Reformation.
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