Purpose of the book:
In a time of misgivings and anxiety after the success of the Maccabean Revolt (c. 165 B.C.), under the persecutions of Antiochus Epiphanes, the allegorical Book of Daniel offered encouragement for the Jewish national cause, encouraged loyalty to God in the face of persecution, and promoted hope for a future that could be even more wonderful than the golden past.
Hero of the Book: Daniel (“God is my judge”)
“This man and his companions were loyal to God, faithful in observing the law, and God saw them safely through their trials.”
Chapters 1-6 are stories about Daniel and his friends in the foreign court. Each one depicts Daniel and company remaining faithful in their obedience to religious practices prescribed in the law of Moses, in spite of threat to life and limb. In all these, Daniel and his friends are blessed by God amidst persecution and adversity.
Chapters 7-12 are a compilation of visions and prophesies.
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