The MacArthur Study Bible, NKJV

by John MacArthur

37:26 f Jer. 30:19; Ezek. 36:10

  37:26 g (2 Cor. 6:16)

  37:26 3 Lit. cut

  37:27 h Lev. 26:11; (John 1:14); Rev. 21:3

  37:27 i Ezek. 11:20

  37:28 j Ezek. 36:23

  37:28 k Ex. 31:13; Ezek. 20:12

  Ezekiel 38

  38:2 a Ezek. 39:1

  38:2 b Ezek. 35:2, 3

  38:2 c Ezek. 38:1—39:24; Rev. 20:8

  38:2 d Gen. 10:2; Ezek. 39:6; Rev. 20:8

  38:2 e Ezek. 32:26

  38:2 1 Tg., Vg., Aquila the chief prince of Meshech, also v. 3

  38:4 f 2 Kin. 19:28; Ezek. 29:4

  38:4 g Is. 43:17

  38:4 h Ezek. 23:12

  38:5 2 Heb. Cush

  38:5 3 Heb. Put

  38:6 i Gen. 10:2

  38:6 j Gen. 10:3; Ezek. 27:14

  38:7 k Is. 8:9, 10; Jer. 46:3, 4

  38:8 l Deut. 4:30; Is. 24:22

  38:8 m Is. 29:6

  38:8 n Ezek. 34:13

  38:8 o Ezek. 36:1, 4

  38:8 p Jer. 23:6; Ezek. 34:25; 39:26

  38:9 q Is. 28:2

  38:9 r Jer. 4:13

  38:11 s Zech. 2:4

  38:11 t Jer. 49:31

  38:11 u Ezek. 38:8

  38:11 4 securely

  38:12 v Ezek. 38:8

  38:13 w Ezek. 27:22

  38:13 x Ezek. 27:15, 20

  38:13 y Ezek. 27:12

  38:13 z Ezek. 19:3, 5

  38:14 a Is. 4:1

  38:14 b Jer. 23:6; Ezek. 38:8, 11; (Zech. 2:5, 8)

  38:15 c Ezek. 39:2

  38:16 d Ezek. 35:11

  38:16 e Is. 5:16; 8:13; 29:23; Ezek. 28:22

  38:19 f Deut. 32:21, 22; Ps. 18:7, 8; Ezek. 36:5, 6; (Nah. 1:2); Heb. 12:29

  38:19 g Ps. 89:46

  38:19 h Joel 3:16; Hag. 2:6, 7; Rev. 16:18

  38:19 5 Lit. shaking

  38:20 i Hos. 4:3

  38:20 j Jer. 4:24; Nah. 1:5, 6

  38:21 k Ps. 105:16

  38:21 l Ezek. 14:17

  38:21 m Judg. 7:22; 1 Sam. 14:20; 2 Chr. 20:23; Hag. 2:22

  38:22 n Is. 66:16; Jer. 25:31

  38:22 o Ezek. 5:17

  38:22 p Ps. 11:6; Is. 30:30; Ezek. 13:11

  38:22 q Rev. 16:21

  38:23 r Ezek. 36:23

  38:23 s Ps. 9:16; Ezek. 37:28; 38:16

  Ezekiel 39

  39:1 a Ezek. 38:2, 3

  39:1 1 Tg., Vg., Aquila the chief prince of Meshech

  39:2 b Ezek. 38:8

  39:2 c Ezek. 38:15

  39:4 d Ezek. 38:4, 21

  39:4 e Ezek. 33:27

  39:4 2 Be slain

  39:5 3 Be slain

  39:5 4 Lit. the face of the field

  39:6 f Ezek. 38:22; Amos 1:4, 7, 10; Nah. 1:6

  39:6 g Ps. 72:10; Is. 66:19; Jer. 25:22

  39:6 5 securely or confidently

  39:7 h Ezek. 39:25

  39:7 i Lev. 18:21; Ezek. 36:23

  39:7 j Ezek. 38:16

  39:8 k Rev. 16:17; 21:6

  39:8 l Ezek. 38:17

  39:9 6 Lit. hand staffs

  39:10 m Is. 14:2; 33:1; Mic. 5:8; Hab. 2:8

  39:11 7 Lit. The Multitude of Gog

  39:12 n Deut. 21:23; Ezek. 39:14, 16

  39:13 o Jer. 33:9; Zeph. 3:19, 20

  39:13 p Ezek. 28:22

  39:14 q Ezek. 39:12

  39:14 8 Lit. those who pass through

  39:15 9 build

  39:16 r Ezek. 39:12

  39:16 10 Lit. Multitude

  39:17 s Is. 56:9; (Jer. 12:9); Ezek. 39:4; Rev. 19:17, 18

  39:17 t Is. 18:6

  39:17 u Is. 34:6, 7; Jer. 46:10; Zeph. 1:7

  39:17 v Ezek. 39:4

  39:18 w Ezek. 29:5; Rev. 19:18

  39:18 x Deut. 32:14; Ps. 22:12

  39:20 y Ps. 76:5, 6; Ezek. 38:4; Hag. 2:22

  39:20 z Rev. 19:18

  39:21 a Ex. 9:16; Is. 37:20; Ezek. 36:23; 38:23

  39:21 b Ex. 7:4

  39:22 c Ex. 39:7, 28

  39:23 d Jer. 22:8, 9; 44:22; Ezek. 36:18–20, 23

  39:23 e Deut. 31:17; Is. 1:15; 59:2; Ezek. 39:29

  39:23 f Lev. 26:25

  39:24 g 2 Kin. 17:7; Jer. 2:17, 19; 4:18; Ezek. 36:19

  39:25 h Is. 27:12, 13; Jer. 30:3, 18; Ezek. 34:13; 36:24

  39:25 i Jer. 31:1; Ezek. 20:40; Hos. 1:11

  39:26 j Dan. 9:16

  39:26 k Lev. 26:5, 6

  39:27 l Ezek. 28:25, 26

  39:27 m Ezek. 36:23, 24; 38:16

  39:28 n Ezek. 34:30

  39:28 11 Lit. there

  39:29 o Is. 54:8, 9

  39:29 p Is. 32:15; Ezek. 36:27; 37:14; (Joel 2:28; Zech. 12:10); Acts 2:17

  Ezekiel 40

  40:1 a 2 Kin. 25:1–4; Jer. 39:2, 3; 52:4–7; Ezek. 33:21

  40:1 b Ezek. 1:3; 3:14, 22; 37:1

  40:1 1 Lit. struck

  40:2 c Ezek. 1:1; 3:14; 8:3; 37:1; Dan. 7:1, 7

  40:2 d (Is. 2:2, 3); Ezek. 17:23; 20:40; 37:22; (Mic. 4:1); Rev. 21:10

  40:3 e Ezek. 1:7; Dan. 10:6; Rev. 1:15

  40:3 f Ezek. 47:3; Zech. 2:1, 2

  40:3 g Rev. 11:1; 21:15

  40:4 h Ezek. 44:5

  40:4 i Ezek. 43:10

  40:4 2 Lit. set your heart

  40:5 j (Is. 26:1); Ezek. 42:20

  40:5 3 Lit. house

  40:5 4 A royal cubit of about 21 inches

  40:6 k Ezek. 43:1

  40:12 5 Lit. border

  40:16 l 1 Kin. 6:4; Ezek. 41:16, 26

  40:16 m 1 Kin. 6:29, 32, 35; 2 Chr. 3:5; Ezek. 40:22, 26, 31, 34, 37; 41:18–20, 25, 26

  40:17 n Ezek. 10:5; 42:1; 46:21; Rev. 11:2

  40:17 o 1 Kin. 6:5; 2 Chr. 31:11; Ezek. 40:38

  40:17 p Ezek. 45:5

  40:30 q Ezek. 40:21, 25, 33, 36

  40:38 r 2 Chr. 4:6

  40:39 s Lev. 4:2, 3

  40:39 t Lev. 5:6; 6:6; 7:1

  40:44 u 1 Chr. 6:31, 32; 16:41–43; 25:1–7

  40:45 v Lev. 8:35; Num. 3:27, 28, 32, 38; 18:5; 1 Chr. 9:23; 2 Chr. 13:11; Ps. 134:1

  40:46 w Lev. 6:12, 13; Num. 18:5; Ezek. 44:15

  40:46 x 1 Kin. 2:35; Ezek. 43:19; 44:15, 16

  40:48 y 1 Kin. 6:3; 2 Chr. 3:4

  40:49 z 1 Kin. 6:3

  40:49 a 1 Kin. 7:15–22; 2 Chr. 3:17; Jer. 52:17–23; (Rev. 3:12)

  Ezekiel 41

  41:1 a Ezek. 40:2, 3, 17

  41:1 1 Heb. heykal; the main room in the temple, the holy place, Ex. 26:33

  41:4 b 1 Kin. 6:20; 2 Chr. 3:8

  41:5 2 Lit. house

  41:6 c 1 Kin. 6:5–10

  41:6 d 1 Kin. 6:6, 10

  41:6 3 Lit. the wall

  41:7 e 1 Kin. 6:8

  41:8 f Ezek. 40:5

  41:9 4 Lit. house

  41:13 g Ezek. 40:47

  41:15 h Ezek. 42:3, 5

  41:15 5 Or sanctuary

  41:16 i 1 Kin. 6:4; Ezek. 40:16, 25

  41:16 j 1 Kin. 6:15

  41:17 6 Lit. house; the Most Holy Place

  41:18 k 1 Kin. 6:29; 2 Chr. 3:7

  41:18 l 2 Chr. 3:5; Ezek. 40:16

  41:19 m Ezek. 1:10; 10:14

  41:21 n 1 Kin. 6:33; Ezek. 40:9, 14, 16; 41:1

  41:22 o Ex. 30:1–3; 1 Kin. 6:20; Rev. 8:3

  41:22 p Ex. 25:23, 30; Lev. 24:6; Ezek. 23:41; 44:16; Mal. 1:7, 12

  41:22 q Ex. 30:8

  41:23 r 1 Kin. 6:31–35

  41:24 s 1 Kin. 6:34

  41:26 t Ezek. 40:16

  Ezekiel 42

  42:1 a Ezek. 41:1

  42:1 b Ezek. 40:20

  42:1 c Ezek. 41:12, 15

  42:3 d Ezek. 40:17

  42:3 e Ezek. 41:15, 16; 42:5

  42:6 1 Or narrowed

  42:8 f Ezek. 41:13, 14

  42:11 g Ezek. 42:4

  42:13 h Lev. 6:16, 26; 24:9; Ezek. 43:19

  42:13 i Lev. 2:3, 10; 6:14, 17, 25

  42:14 j Ezek. 44:19

  42:15 k Ezek. 40:6; 43:1

  42:15 2 Lit. house

  42:16 3 About 10.5 feet, Ezek. 40:5


  42:20 l (Is. 60:18); Ezek. 40:5; Zech. 2:5

  42:20 m Ezek. 45:2; Rev. 21:16

  42:20 4 Or profane

  Ezekiel 43

  43:1 a Ezek. 10:19; 46:1

  43:2 b Ezek. 11:23

  43:2 c Ezek. 1:24; Rev. 1:15; 14:2

  43:2 d Ezek. 10:4; Rev. 18:1

  43:3 e Ezek. 1:4–28

  43:3 f Jer. 1:10; Ezek. 9:1, 5; 32:18

  43:3 g Ezek. 1:28; 3:23

  43:3 1 Some Heb. mss., Vg. He

  43:4 h Ezek. 10:19; 11:23

  43:4 2 Lit. house

  43:5 i Ezek. 3:12, 14; 8:3; 2 Cor. 12:2–4

  43:5 j Ezek. 40:34; 1 Kin. 8:10, 11

  43:5 3 Lit. house

  43:6 k Ezek. 1:26; 40:3

  43:7 l Ps. 99:1; Is. 60:13

  43:7 m 1 Chr. 28:2; Ps. 99:5

  43:7 n Ex. 29:45; Ps. 68:16; 132:14; Ezek. 37:26–28; Joel 3:17; (John 1:14; 2 Cor. 6:16)

  43:7 o Ezek. 39:7

  43:7 p Lev. 26:30; Jer. 16:18; Ezek. 6:5, 13

  43:7 4 Unfaithful idolatry

  43:8 q 2 Kin. 16:14; 21:4, 5, 7; Ezek. 8:3; 23:39; 44:7

  43:10 r Ezek. 40:4

  43:10 5 Lit. house

  43:11 s Ezek. 44:5

  43:11 t Ezek. 11:20

  43:11 6 Lit. house

  43:12 u Ezek. 40:2

  43:12 7 Lit. house

  43:13 v Ex. 27:1–8; 2 Chr. 4:1

  43:13 w Ezek. 41:8

  43:13 8 A royal cubit of about 21 inches

  43:15 x Ex. 27:2; Lev. 9:9; 1 Kin. 1:50

  43:15 9 Heb. ariel

  43:16 y Ex. 27:1

  43:17 z Ex. 20:26

  43:18 a Ex. 40:29

  43:18 b Lev. 1:5, 11; (Heb. 9:21, 22)

  43:19 c Ex. 29:10; Lev. 8:14; Ezek. 45:18, 19

  43:19 d Ezek. 44:15, 16

  43:19 e 1 Kin. 2:35; Ezek. 40:46

  43:21 f Ex. 29:14; Lev. 4:12

  43:21 g Heb. 13:11

  43:21 10 Lit. house

  43:24 h Lev. 2:13; Num. 18:19; (Mark 9:49, 50; Col. 4:6)

  43:25 i Ex. 29:35; Lev. 8:33

  43:26 11 Lit. fill its hands

  43:26 12 LXX, Syr. themselves

  43:27 j Lev. 9:1–4

  43:27 k Ezek. 20:40, 41; (Rom. 12:1; 1 Pet. 2:5)

  Ezekiel 44

  44:1 a Ezek. 43:1

  44:2 b Ezek. 43:2–4

  44:3 c Gen. 31:54; Ex. 24:9–11; (1 Cor. 10:18)

  44:3 d Ezek. 46:2, 8

  44:4 e Is. 6:3; Ezek. 3:23; 43:5

  44:4 f Ezek. 1:28; 43:3

  44:4 1 Lit. house

  44:5 g Deut. 32:46; Ezek. 40:4

  44:5 h Deut. 12:32; Ezek. 43:10, 11

  44:5 2 Lit. set your heart

  44:6 i Ezek. 2:5

  44:6 j Ezek. 45:9; 1 Pet. 4:3

  44:7 k Ezek. 43:8; Acts 21:28

  44:7 l Lev. 22:25

  44:7 m Lev. 26:41; Deut. 10:16; Jer. 4:4; 9:26; (Acts 7:51)

  44:7 n Lev. 21:17

  44:7 o Lev. 3:16

  44:8 p Lev. 22:2; Num. 18:7

  44:9 q Ezek. 44:7; Joel 3:17; Zech. 14:21

  44:10 r 2 Kin. 23:8; Ezek. 48:11

  44:11 s 1 Chr. 26:1–19

  44:11 t 2 Chr. 29:34; 30:17

  44:11 u Num. 16:9

  44:12 v Is. 9:16; Mal. 2:8

  44:12 w Ps. 106:26

  44:12 3 Lit. became a stumbling block of iniquity to the house of Israel

  44:13 x Num. 18:3; 2 Kin. 23:9

  44:13 y Ezek. 32:30

  44:14 z Num. 18:4; 1 Chr. 23:28–32; Ezek. 44:11

  44:15 a Ezek. 40:46

  44:15 b (1 Sam. 2:35); 2 Sam. 15:27; Ezek. 43:19; 48:11

  44:15 c Ezek. 44:10

  44:15 d Deut. 10:8

  44:15 e Lev. 3:16, 17; 17:5, 6; Ezek. 44:7

  44:16 f Num. 18:5, 7, 8

  44:16 g Ezek. 41:22; Mal. 1:7, 12

  44:17 h Ex. 28:39–43; 39:27–29; Rev. 19:8

  44:18 i Ex. 28:40; 39:28; Is. 3:20; Ezek. 24:17, 23

  44:19 j Lev. 6:10; 16:4, 23, 24; Ezek. 42:14

  44:19 k Ex. 30:29; Lev. 6:27; Ezek. 46:20; (Matt. 23:17)

  44:20 l Lev. 21:5

  44:20 m Num. 6:5

  44:21 n Lev. 10:9

  44:22 o Lev. 21:7, 13, 14

  44:23 p Lev. 10:10, 11; Ezek. 22:26; Hos. 4:6; Mic. 3:9–11; Zeph. 3:4; Hag. 2:11–13; Mal. 2:6–8

  44:23 q Lev. 20:25

  44:24 r Deut. 17:8, 9; 1 Chr. 23:4; 2 Chr. 19:8–10

  44:24 s Ezek. 22:26

  44:26 t Num. 6:10; 19:11, 13–19

  44:27 u Lev. 5:3, 6; Num. 6:9–11

  44:27 v Ezek. 44:17

  44:28 w Num. 18:20; Deut. 10:9; 18:1, 2; Josh. 13:14, 33

  44:28 x Ezek. 45:4

  44:29 y Lev. 7:6

  44:29 z Lev. 27:21, 28; Num. 18:14

  44:30 a Ex. 13:2; 22:29; 23:19; Num. 3:13; 18:12

  44:30 b Num. 15:20; Neh. 10:37

  44:30 c Prov. 3:9; (Mal. 3:10)

  44:30 4 Lit. first

  44:31 d Ex. 22:31; Lev. 22:8; Deut. 14:21; Ezek. 4:14

  Ezekiel 45

  45:1 a Num. 26:52–56; Ezek. 47:22

  45:1 b Ezek. 48:8, 9

  45:2 c Ezek. 42:20

  45:3 d Ezek. 48:10

  45:4 e Ezek. 48:10, 11

  45:5 f Ezek. 48:13

  45:5 g Ezek. 40:17

  45:5 1 Lit. house

  45:5 2 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX a possession, cities of dwelling

  45:6 h Ezek. 48:15

  45:7 i Ezek. 48:21

  45:8 j (Is. 11:3–5); Jer. 22:17; Ezek. 22:27

  45:9 k Ezek. 44:6

  45:9 l Jer. 22:3; Zech. 8:16

  45:10 m Lev. 19:36; Deut. 25:15; Prov. 16:11; Amos 8:4–6; Mic. 6:10, 11

  45:12 n Ex. 30:13; Lev. 27:25; Num. 3:47

  45:15 o Lev. 1:4; 6:30

  45:17 p Ezek. 46:4–12

  45:18 q Lev. 16:16, 33; Ezek. 43:22, 26

  45:19 r Lev. 16:18–20; Ezek. 43:20

  45:19 3 Lit. house

  45:20 s Lev. 4:27; Ps. 19:12

  45:21 t Ex. 12:18; Lev. 23:5, 6; Num. 9:2, 3; 28:16, 17; Deut. 16:1

  45:22 u Lev. 4:14

  45:23 v Lev. 23:8

  45:23 w Num. 28:15, 22, 30; 29:5, 11, 16, 19

  45:24 x Num. 28:12–15; Ezek. 46:5, 7

  45:25 y Lev. 23:34; Num. 29:12; Deut. 16:13; 2 Chr. 5:3; 7:8, 10

  Ezekiel 46

  46:1 a Ex. 20:9

  46:2 b Ezek. 44:3

  46:4 c Ezek. 45:17

  46:4 d Num. 28:9, 10

  46:5 e Num. 28:12; Ezek. 45:24; 46:7, 11

  46:5 1 Lit. the gift of his hand

  46:7 2 Lit. as much as his hand can reach

  46:8 f Ezek. 44:3; 46:2

  46:9 g Ex. 23:14–17; 34:23; Deut. 16:16, 17; Ps. 84:7; Mic. 6:6

  46:9 h Ezek. 48:31, 33

  46:11 i Ezek. 46:5, 7

  46:12 j Ezek. 44:3; 46:1, 2, 8

  46:13 k Ex. 29:38; Num. 28:3–5

  46:13 3 Lit. morning by morning

  46:15 l Ex. 29:42; Num. 28:6

  46:17 m Lev. 25:10

  46:18 n Ezek. 45:8

  46:19 o Ezek. 42:13

  46:20 p 2 Chr. 35:13

  46:20 q Lev. 2:4, 5, 7

  46:20 r Ezek. 44:19

  46:23 4 Lit. boiling places

  46:24 s Ezek. 46:20

  46:24 5 Lit. house of those who boil

  46:24 6 Lit. house

  Ezekiel 47

  47:1 a Ps. 46:4; Is. 30:25; 55:1; (Jer. 2:13); Joel 3:18; Zech. 13:1; 14:8; (Rev. 22:1, 17)

  47:1 1 Lit. house

  47:2 b Ezek. 44:1, 2

  47:3 c Ezek. 40:3

  47:7 d (Is. 60:13, 21; 61:3; Ezek. 47:12; Rev. 22:2)

  47:8 2 Or Arabah, the Jordan Valley

  47:9 3 Lit. two rivers

  47:10 e Num. 34:3; Josh. 23:4; Ezek. 48:28

  47:12 f Ezek. 47:7; (Rev. 22:2)

  47:12 g Job 18:16; (Ps. 1:3; Jer. 17:8)

  47:12 h (Rev. 22:2)

  47:12 4 Or healing


  47:13 i Num. 34:1–29

  47:13 j Gen. 48:5; 1 Chr. 5:1; Ezek. 48:4, 5

  47:14 k Gen. 12:7; 13:15; 15:7; 17:8; 26:3; 28:13; Deut. 1:8; Ezek. 20:5, 6, 28, 42

  47:14 l Ezek. 48:29

  47:15 m Ezek. 48:1

  47:15 n Num. 34:7, 8

  47:16 o Num. 34:8

  47:16 p 2 Sam. 8:8

  47:17 q Num. 34:9; Ezek. 48:1

  47:19 r Num. 20:13; Deut. 32:51; Ps. 81:7; Ezek. 48:28

  47:19 5 Heb. Negev

  47:19 6 Lit. Strife

  47:21 s Ezek. 45:1

  47:22 t Num. 26:55, 56

  47:22 u (Eph. 3:6; Rev. 7:9, 10)

  47:22 v (Acts 11:18; 15:9; Gal. 3:28; Eph. 2:12–14; Col. 3:11)

  Ezekiel 48

  48:1 a Ezek. 47:15

  48:1 b Josh. 19:40–48

  48:2 c Josh. 19:24–31

  48:3 d Josh. 19:32–39

  48:4 e Josh. 13:29–31; 17:1–11, 17, 18

  48:5 f Josh. 16:5–10; 17:8–10, 14–18

  48:6 g Josh. 13:15–23

  48:7 h Josh. 15:1–63; 19:9

  48:8 i Ezek. 45:1–6

  48:8 j (Is. 12:6; 33:20–22); Ezek. 45:3, 4

  48:11 k Ezek. 40:46; 44:15

  48:11 l Ezek. 44:10, 12

  48:12 m Ezek. 45:4

  48:13 n Ezek. 45:5

  48:14 o Ex. 22:29; Lev. 27:10, 28, 33; Ezek. 44:30

  48:15 p Ezek. 45:6

  48:15 q Ezek. 42:20

  48:19 r Ezek. 45:6

  48:21 s Ezek. 34:24; 45:7; 48:22

  48:21 t Ezek. 48:8, 10

  48:21 1 Lit. house

  48:22 u Josh. 18:21–28

  48:24 v Josh. 19:1–9

  48:25 w Josh. 19:17–23

  48:26 x Josh. 19:10–16

  48:27 y Josh. 13:24–28

  48:28 z Gen. 14:7; 2 Chr. 20:2; Ezek. 47:19

  48:28 a Ezek. 47:10, 15, 19, 20

  48:28 2 Heb. Negev

  48:28 3 Lit. Strife

  48:29 b Ezek. 47:14, 21, 22

  48:31 c (Rev. 21:10–14)

  48:35 d Jer. 23:6; 33:16

  48:35 e Is. 12:6; 14:32; 24:23; Jer. 3:17; 8:19; 14:9; Ezek. 35:10; Joel 3:21; Zech. 2:10; Rev. 21:3; 22:3

  48:35 4 Heb. YHWH Shammah

  Introduction to Daniel

  Title

  According to Hebrew custom, the title is drawn from the prophet who throughout the book received revelations from God. Daniel bridges the entire 70 years of the Babylonian captivity (ca. 605–536 B.C.; cf. 1:1 and 9:1–3). Nine of the 12 chapters relate revelation through dreams/visions. Daniel was God’s mouthpiece to the Gentile and Jewish world, declaring God’s current and future plans. What Revelation is to the NT prophetically and apocalyptically, Daniel is to the OT.

  Author and Date

  Several verses indicate that the writer is Daniel (8:15, 27; 9:2; 10:2, 7; 12:4, 5), whose name means “God is my Judge.” He wrote in the autobiographical first person from 7:2 on, and is to be distinguished from the other 3 Daniels of the OT (cf. 1 Chr. 3:1; Ezra 8:2; Neh. 10:6). As a teenager, possibly about 15 years old, Daniel was kidnaped from his noble family in Judah and deported to Babylon to be brainwashed into Babylonian culture for the task of assisting in dealing with the imported Jews. There he spent the remainder of a long life (85 years or more). He made the most of the exile, successfully exalting God by his character and service. He quickly rose to the role of statesman by official royal appointment and served as a confidante of kings as well as a prophet in two world empires, i.e., the Babylonian (2:48) and the Medo-Persian (6:1, 2). Christ confirmed Daniel as the author of this book (cf. Matt. 24:15).