OT Characters: Daniel

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Hebrew words:

Daniel:
Daniyy’el (Daniel) -- "God is my judge." 79x in the Bible.
Dan'el (Danel) -- "God is judge." Alternate spelling.
Daniel's companions:
Chananya or Chanyahu (Hananiah) – God has been gracious.
Misha’el (Mishael) – Who is what God is?
‘Azaryah or ‘Azaryahu (Azariah) – God has helped

Further study:

• Passages covered in this podcast: Daniel 1:1-8, 2:27-28,37-38, 4:19-22, 4:25-27, 5:22-30, 6:1-5, 10:16-17.
• About Daniel's reverence and humility in the presence of the divine: Daniel 7:15,28; 8:17-25,27; 10:8-11,16-19.
• Even more:
  • Were Daniel and his three friends eunuchs? Click here for the answer.
  • Notice the parallels between Daniel 5 and the apocryphal see 3 Maccabees 4.
  • See the references to Daniel in Ezekiel 14:14,20 and 28:3. (Presumably they refer to the canonical individual, though Ezekiel and Daniel were contemporaries.)
  • Advanced: The Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 30: Daniel (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1989).

Some things we learn about God:

• God will be with us, even though we live and move amidst a culture hostile to the way of truth.
• God alone is the worthy object of our worship.
• He moves in the life of the one who prays.
• God honors the person who honors him. See 1 Samuel 2:30.

For kids: Take a look at the lessons in Gardens of Praise. Here you will find two lessons that relate to our character. Included are notes, tests, and songs.

• Three Brave Boys
• Brave Daniel

Key verses:

• Daniel 1:8 – Determined to resist pagan culture
• Daniel 4:27 – Speaks truth to power
• Daniel 6:4 – Neither corrupt nor negligent

Next lesson: Hosea & Gomer