Bible person
Daniel
Faithful in Babylon
A young exile who refused to defile himself, interpreted kings’ dreams and survived the lions’ den.
Faithful far from home
Exiled to Babylon as a teenager, he resolves 'not to defile himself' with the king's food. Integrity in a foreign land, without losing his identity.
The lions' den
Now an old man, he keeps praying three times a day even under a law that forbids it. Thrown to the lions, he comes out unharmed: 'My God sent His angel and shut the mouths of the lions'.
Did you know?
- Daniel served under several empires without betraying his faith, a model of faithfulness in a hostile culture. Daniel 6:10
Where to read in the Bible
- Daniel 1–6
Connections
- companions in The three young men in the furnace · factual · Daniel 3:12
- interprets The writing on the wall · stated in the text · Daniel 5:25–28
- linked to Daniel in the lions’ den · stated in the text · Daniel 6:16