The Book of
Daniel
Stories of faith under pressure and visions that trace the rise and fall of kingdoms, ending with God’s lasting rule.
Read
Start here, then choose a chapter.
Read the first half as narrative meant to shape trust and courage in crisis. Read the second half as vision reports: vivid images plus built-in interpretation, aimed to reassure God’s people that history is not random and the end is in his hands.
Chapters
Choose where to read.
Pick a chapter. Each chapter keeps the text, sections, questions, and context together.
Context
Big idea and book facts
Daniel shows God’s steady control in exile: he gives wisdom, rescues the faithful, humbles proud rulers, and reveals that human empires rise and fall on schedule while God’s kingdom lasts.
- Author
- Daniel (traditional attribution)
- Date
- Exilic and early Persian setting, c. 605-536 BC
- Location
- Babylon/Persia setting
- Audience
- Jews living under foreign empires and awaiting God's kingdom
- Genre
- Court narrative and apocalyptic vision