Daniel: The Bible Explained

Watch our Introduction video on the book of Daniel, which outlines the book's main theme and how it is fulfilled in Jesus. Despite what it looks like, God is in control. The Book of Daniel gives us a unique insight into how God's rule relates to earthly governments, armies, and rulers. Even when it looks like the nations of this world surely must be working against the divine plan, Daniel shows us that God is still reigning on the highest throne. The famous stories of the Daniel diet, the fiery furnace, and the lion's den all emphasize the fact that God is in control even when it doesn't look like it. The second half of Daniel's book carries the theme in a different way - through visions. God shows Daniel that he will set up a final, eternal kingdom that will shatter all other would be kingdoms. And this eternal kingdom would be inaugurated and ruled by the Son of Man. This is who Jesus claimed to be - the Son of Man who sits on God's throne over every other kingdom and power. Yet, he did not take that throne through violence, like the kings in Daniel's day. He took the throne by going to a cross. Credits (in order of appearance): Daniel: Rett Terrell Israelites: Meagan Bowden, Ezra Bowden, Raymond Lopeman, Molly McGranahan, and Tob Thomas Guards: Justin Rose, Brian Myers, Attila Balazs, and Matthew Stevens Jeremiah: Dale Niehaus King of Babylon: Leon Tullis King of Rome: David Zeliff Jesus: Danny Varghese Special thanks to Oklahoma Christian University for allowing us to use their facilities for this production. --- About Spoken Gospel: Spoken Gospel is a non-profit digital media ministry committed to fostering transformative Bible engagement by producing creative videos that help people see and savor the good news of Jesus on every page of the Bible. We are wanting to make introduction videos for every book of the Bible using spoken word poetry to tell the story. Website: http://www.SpokenGospel.com Podcast: https://www.SpokenGospelPodcast.com Donate: http://www.SpokenGospel.com/donate Follow us: https://instagram.com/SpokenGospel https://twitter.com/HeySpokenGospel https://facebook.com/SpokenGospel Subscribe: https://youtube.com/SpokenGospel #BookOfDaniel #BibleExplained #SpokenGospel