He calls himself the Son of Man in all four Gospels and the Book of Revelation (1:13 and 14:14), reminding us that he fulfills the destiny of the Messianic figure in Daniel 7:13. Jesus Christ, in announcing the Kingdom of God is at hand in Mark 1:15, fulfills the prophecy in Daniel 2:44-45. Chapters 13-14 relate the beautiful story of the heroine Susanna and mention the prophet Habakkuk in the vignette on Bel and the Dragon. Daniel 12:2 is one of the rare passages in Hebrew Scripture that refers to the Resurrection of the Dead. Chapters 7-12 first reveal the angels Gabriel (8:16) and Michael (10:13) in the apocalyptic visions.
Chapter 6 describes Daniel in the Lions' Den, where an angel saved Daniel by shutting the mouths of the lions. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego are saved from the fiery furnace by an angel in Chapter 3. Their names, all of which reflect the name of God, are changed to names referring to Babylonian idols. Chapters 1-6 refer to the trials of Daniel and his three young companions, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, during the time of the great Kings of the East. Themes in the Book of Daniel include heroism, remaining true to God in the midst of an adverse and idolatrous culture, and God's protection of his faithful ones through his Angels. The prophet Ezekiel, who wrote his prophecy in Babylon about the same time, mentioned three Biblical figures in a row as men of righteousness, Noah, Daniel, and Job (Ezekiel 14:14 and 14:20).Jesus Christ referred to Daniel the Prophet (Matthew 24:15). The Book takes its name from the hero, Daniel - דָּנִיֵּאל - a young Jewish prophet who lived in Babylon following the Babylonian Captivity or Exile, which began in 597 BC.
In addition, the captivating prophecy, imagery, and symbolism make the Book of Daniel one of the most read of Hebrew Scripture, our Old Testament of the Bible. Daniel in the Lions' Den is a favorite Bible story for children. The Book of Daniel is followed by the Prophet Hosea, the first of the Prophets in the Book of the Twelve. The prophet Daniel is one of four Major Prophets in Hebrew Scripture, along with Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel.
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