The story of Belshazzar's feast in Daniel 5 reveals God's judgment through a miraculous message written on a palace wall.

Explore Daniel 9:24–27, the seventy weeks, atonement, Christ’s death, Jerusalem’s desolation, and evangelical debates over the abomination.

Daniel 7:13-14 presents the Son of Man receiving everlasting dominion. Compare corporate and individual readings, Jesus's use, dates, and future hope.

Daniel 12 describes a time of unprecedented trouble when Michael stands for God's people, followed by resurrection and judgment. It seals the vision until the end, promising refining for the wise and rest for Daniel.

Daniel 11 is a detailed prophetic account of successive kings and their conflicts, from Persia to Greece and beyond, culminating in a final arrogant ruler. It shows that despite the chaos of human ambition, God's plan moves toward its appointed end.

Daniel 10 records Daniel's three-week mourning and a vision of a glorious man by the river Hiddekel. An angelic messenger strengthens him and reveals that spiritual conflict delayed the answer to his prayer.

Daniel 9 records Daniel's prayer of confession for Israel's sins and his plea for God to restore Jerusalem. In response, the angel Gabriel reveals a prophetic timeline of seventy weeks that culminates in the coming of the Anointed One and the end of sin.

Daniel 8 records a vision of a two-horned ram, a male goat with a notable horn, and a little horn that grows great and opposes the sanctuary. Gabriel explains that these represent kingdoms and a fierce king who will arise in the latter time, but the vision is sealed for many days.

Daniel 7 records a night vision of four great beasts rising from the sea, representing four kings, and a little horn that speaks against the Most High. It culminates in the ancient of days sitting in judgment and one like a son of man receiving an everlasting dominion that the saints will possess forever.

Daniel 6 recounts how Daniel, a faithful administrator under King Darius, is thrown into a den of lions for praying to his God despite a royal decree. God sends an angel to shut the lions' mouths, and Daniel emerges unharmed, leading Darius to proclaim the living God's power.

Daniel 5 describes King Belshazzar's blasphemous feast where he uses temple vessels to praise false gods, and a hand writes a message on the wall. Daniel interprets it as God's judgment, and that night Belshazzar is slain and his kingdom given to the Medes and Persians.

Daniel 4 records King Nebuchadnezzar's dream of a great tree cut down to a stump, which Daniel interprets as the king's coming humiliation and restoration. After twelve months of pride, the dream is fulfilled, and Nebuchadnezzar praises the Most High, acknowledging that God rules over all.

Daniel 3 recounts how Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego refused to bow to King Nebuchadnezzar's golden image, even when threatened with a fiery furnace. God delivered them unharmed, and the king praised their God.

Daniel 2 recounts how King Nebuchadnezzar demands his wise men reveal and interpret a forgotten dream. When they fail, Daniel seeks God, receives the revelation, and interprets the dream of a great statue and a stone that becomes a mountain, leading the king to acknowledge Daniel's God.

Daniel 1 recounts how Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah are taken from Judah to Babylon, trained for the king's service, and refuse the king's food. God gives them favor, health, and superior wisdom, and they enter Nebuchadnezzar's court.

A faithful, original Bible study of Daniel that traces the book’s message to Jesus Christ.

A Scripture-first Sermon Academy guide to Daniel Bible study guide with biblical context, study questions, teaching help, and related resources.