Daniel
The young Judahite taken to Babylon who refused the king's food, interpreted dreams and visions, survived the lions' den, and received the most detailed prophetic timeline in all of Scripture.
The Faithful Exile
Scripture: Daniel 1-12
The Biblical Record
Daniel was a teenager when the Babylonians took him from Jerusalem. He was chosen for his appearance and his wisdom, selected to be trained in the language and literature of the Chaldeans and to stand before the king. His first act of resistance was quiet: he purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king's food or wine. He did not refuse with a speech; he asked for a test. After ten days of water and vegetables, his countenance was better than those who ate the king's meat. The kingdom he served was not Babylon.
Daniel in the Sanctum
Daniel is the figure of faithful witness in an alien kingdom — the one who thrives in Babylon without becoming Babylonian. His prophecies of the four kingdoms, the seventy weeks, and the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven give the Sanctum its prophetic timeline foundation.
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