·        Ezekiel 14:14,20 – Noah, Daniel and Job as examples of righteous men

·        Ezekiel 28:3 – Daniel is wise

·        Daniel 1:6 – Daniel introduced in the kings court with his three friends

·        Daniel 1-6 – Daniel’s story in the royal court

·        Daniel 6 – Daniel and the lion's den

·        Daniel 7-12 – Daniel’s prophetic visions

·        Matthew 24:15 – Jesus speaks of the prophet Daniel (cf. Mk 13:14)

 

Daniel was a real person who lived in space and time.  He was among the exiles from Judah taken by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon in 605 B.C.  Daniel and his 3 friends remained faithful to God even in the face of severe trials and even death.