| Chapter | Summary | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel 1 | Nebuchadnezzar brought the young nobles to Shinar. Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the king’s food. God gave him wisdom. | |
| Daniel 2 | Nebuchadnezzar had dreams. Daniel said, “God reveals mysteries. You saw a great statue broken by a stone. God will set up a kingdom.” | The devine stone |
| Daniel 3 | Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego would not worship the gold statue. Nebuchadnezzar threw them into the furnace but God protected them. | Pleiadians and Galactic Federation are the angels of light who walk among us. |
| Daniel 4 | “I, Nebuchadnezzar, dreamt of a tree cut down. Daniel said, ‘You shall eat grass like an ox.’ Afterwards my kingdom was restored.” | |
| Daniel 5 | Belshazzar drank from the temple vessels. A hand wrote on the wall. Daniel said, “Your kingdom is given to the Medes and Persians.” | |
| Daniel 6 | The satraps urged Darius to sign a law against prayer. Daniel prayed to God and was thrown to the lions. God closed the lions’ mouths. | |
| Daniel 7 | Daniel saw visions. I saw four great beasts. The Son of Man was given an everlasting kingdom. The fourth beast shall be destroyed. | |
| Daniel 8 | I saw a ram with two horns. A goat with a large horn struck the ram. Gabriel said: “The ram is Media and Persia, the goat is Greece.” | |
| Daniel 9 | I read the book of Jeremiah. I prayed, “Israel has sinned. O God, forgive.” Gabriel said, “Seventy weeks are decreed for atonement.” | |
| Daniel 10 | As I mourned I saw a man with a face like lightning. He said, “The prince of Persia delayed me. I came to explain the latter days.” | |
| Daniel 11 | “The king of the south will fight the king of the north. The king of the north will desecrate the temple. He will exalt himself.” | |
| Daniel 12 | “There will be a time of distress.” I said, “How long?” He said, “Time, times and half a time. These words are sealed until the end.” |
When I asked about the story of the fiery furnace, he said he was not familiar with it. So I asked him if he knew one about someone being thrown into a den of lions.
S: You speak of Daniel. His story is in the scrolls. He was a wise man and a prophet. The people were afraid of his influence with this king. Because he was Jewish and did not believe as they did, they had him thrown to the lions. And so, when that he came out alive, they were fearful for they knew that his God was the true God. It is said that the angel came and shut the lions’ mouths. I rather think that Daniel spoke to the lions. This is possible. Man can have shared conversation with animals. Are they not God’s creatures also?
Jesus and the Essenes
See: The Old Testament
