Lesson 10
Daniel 
A.	DANIEL, THE MAN:
•	Daniel was born into an unidentified family of Judean nobility at the time of Josiah's reformation. 
•	He was absolutely unswerving in his own religious convictions and refused to compromise even to save his own life. 
•	Since he was both a statesman and a prophet, his life could be compared to Moses. 
•	His name means "God will judge." "Dan" mean "to judge" and "el" means "God."
B.	DANIEL, THE PROPHET: Scriptural Reference:
"When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken by Daniel the prophet" (Matthew 24: 15).
•	Jesus called Daniel "the prophet." 
•	Sir Isaac Newton said, "To reject Daniel is to reject the Christian religion."
•	Without the prophecy of Daniel, certain passages in the New Testament could not be understood; such as, our Lord's Olivet Discourse and the Book of Revelation.
C. DANIEL, THE CAPTIVE:
Daniel and his three friends were among the select youthful hostages taken to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar in 605 BC, the third year of King Jehoakim (Daniel 1:1, 3).
For three years Daniel was trained in all the wisdom of the Chaldeans (Daniel 1:4-5).
•	He was given a new name, Belteshazzar. The names of his three friends were also changed.
•	DANIEL (God will judge or God is my judge) was changed to BELTESHAZZAR 		(Whom Bel favors).
•	HANANIAH (Beloved of the Lord) was changed to SHADRACH (Illumined by the Sun-		god).
•	MISHAEL (Who is as God) to MESHACH (Who is like Venus).
•	AZARIAH (The Lord is my help) to ABEDNEGO (The servant of Nego).
•	The purpose of this was to wean them away from their native land and religion. 
•	"But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king's meat" (Daniel 1:8).
D.	DANIEL, THE STATESMAN:
•	The dream that God gave Nebuchadnezzar in the second year of his reign was extremely important. 
•	At the time of the Persian conquest when Daniel was eighty years of age, he was retained in a position of high responsibility.
•	He was one of the three presidents over the governors of Persia's 120 provinces.
•	This speaks well of Daniel's ability as a statesman. 
E.  DANIEL, THE HERO:
•	Undoubtedly, the writer of the Epistle to the Hebrews referred to him in Hebrews 11:33, "stopped the mouths of lions."
•	When the decree went forth that he would be thrown to the lions if he asked petitions of anyone other than King Darius, Daniel's courage and faithful devotion is clearly revealed. 
•	His prayer did not change.
F. DANIEL, THE BELOVED OF GOD:
•	The ninth chapter of his prophecy is one of the greatest chapters in the Bible.
•	Along with the answer to his prayer, Gabriel told Daniel, "Thou art greatly beloved" (Daniel 9:23).
•	Certainly Daniel had a special place in the heart of God. He was the beloved of God!
Lesson Ten
Self-Help Test
 
A. State the meaning of Daniel's name and the Hebrew name of each of his three friends.
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B. State the meaning of the Chaldean names given each of them.
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C. Describe Daniel under each of the following:
1.	The Statesman:
2.	The Prophet:
3. The Hero:
D. Write a paragraph on Daniel 9:23.