Book of Daniel Themes
Courage
This is a big one. In the first six chapters of Daniel—the main story part—every chapter demonstrates someone doing something courageous: Daniel refuses to eat food that doesn't jive with his r...
Dreams, Hopes, and Plans
Lions? Plenty of 'em. The Book of Daniel certainly has plenty of dreams, too—but they're actual dreams, weird things Nebuchadnezzar sees in his sleep. Yet, like Uncle Sigmund Freud always says, "...
Power
The Book of Daniel has a lot to say about power. Its message is usually "Not so fast—it belongs to God." Every king we encounter—from Nebuchadnezzar to Antiochus IV Epiphanes (the "little horn"...
Pride
Come on, you knew that with so many lions running around this had to be theme, right? What's that? It's pride as in the emotion? Yeah… we knew that. It still works well here; pride is a theme tha...
Principles
No, we're not talking Ed Rooney from Ferris Bueller's Day Off here. (That's spelled principal, gang.) This theme is actually really closely related to the courage theme. Just like the kings' pride...