Daniel
Daniel has 12 chapters. Read Daniel in the NET Bible, chapter by chapter, free and without an account.
In the twelve-chapter Hebrew and Aramaic form summarized here, Daniel combines stories of Jewish exiles at foreign courts with visions of kingdoms, persecution, judgment, and deliverance. Daniel and his companions face pressure over food, worship, and prayer. Dreams and visions portray human empires as temporary and God’s rule as enduring, ending with hope of resurrection and a charge to persevere.
In Christian Bibles, Daniel is one of the Major Prophets of the Old Testament. In the Jewish Tanakh it belongs to the Ketuvim, the Writings. See it on the shelf.
Daniel 1: four Judean exiles remain faithful in Babylon, choosing simple food and receiving exceptional wisdom for royal service.
Daniel 2: God reveals Nebuchadnezzar's statue dream and promises an everlasting kingdom that will outlast every empire.
Daniel 3: three Judean men refuse the golden image and emerge unharmed from the furnace after trusting God whatever the outcome.
Daniel 4: Nebuchadnezzar's great-tree dream is fulfilled as pride gives way to humility and recognition of heaven's rule.
Daniel 5: at Belshazzar's feast, Daniel interprets the writing on the wall as Babylon's immediate judgment for pride and sacrilege.
Daniel 6: Daniel continues praying despite the decree, survives the lions' den, and shows Darius the power of the living God.
Daniel 7: four beasts represent temporary kingdoms, while heaven's judgment grants everlasting dominion to the saints.
Daniel 8: the ram-and-goat vision portrays rising empires, desecration, and a fierce ruler whose power will finally be broken.
Daniel 9: Daniel confesses Israel's sin, pleads for Jerusalem by God's mercy, and receives Gabriel's message concerning seventy weeks.
Daniel 10: beside the Tigris, a radiant messenger strengthens Daniel and reveals that his prayer was heard despite unseen resistance.
Daniel 11: rival kingdoms, deceptive alliances, persecution, and faithful resistance unfold until arrogant power reaches its appointed end.
Daniel 12: amid final trouble come deliverance, resurrection, shining wisdom, patient waiting, and Daniel's promised rest.