The message of Daniel, rev. ed.

The Old Testament book of Daniel contains well-known stories: Daniel in the den of lions, his three companions in a fiery furnace, and the strange handwriting on the wall at Belshazzar's feast, which struck terror in the heart of the Babylonian king. However, this book can be difficult to understand. Along with stories about Judean exiles working in the court of pagan kings, it also consists of Daniel's enigmatic visions and prophecies about the future. It is written in two languages, Hebrew and Aramaic, and the language division does not match the subject division. Therefore, Dale Ralph Davis explores the book's background, discusses significant interpretative issues and problems, and offers a lively exposition of Daniel's message, which may be summed up in the words of Jesus: 'the end is not yet... but the one who endures to the end will be saved' (Mark 13:7, 13).

Publisher: IVP
Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9781789744569

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Dale Ralph Davis was formerly professor of Old Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson. He is the author of many books, including an expository study of Judges and The Word Became Fresh: How to Preach from Old Testament Narrative Texts.

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‘Dale Ralph Davis has crafted a useable, understandable, theologically solid work on the book of Daniel. Though the author writes from a particular eschatological position with which I might not fully agree, coming to conclusions on specific verses and sections I might not settle for, nevertheless this material is encouraging, rousing, and healthily sobering. Besides giving this book to your minister for his birthday or clergy-appreciation month, or using it in a Bible study gathering, this is a book that needs to be put into the hands of God’s people who are experiencing various forms of maltreatment and misfortune. The message of Daniel, and of Dale Ralph Davis, is meant to bolster faith and faithfulness; “If you are Jesus’ disciple, you are simply called to keep on going, to keep slogging on in your worship of Christ, to keep refusing to bow to the latest idol” (168). I highly recommend this book!’ Michael Philliber