The Book of Daniel

2 Tim 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God

Books of the Old Testament

Daniel
"Daniel" - God will Judge

from The Names and Order of the Books of the Old Testament
by E.W. Bullinger

This book is named after the Prophet who received these revelations of coming judgment. His name, divinely given, agrees with the character of the book. It is the Apocalypse of the Old Testament, as the Apocalypse is the Daniel of the New Testament.

Dani-el means God is Judge, or God will judge; and Bab-el means the judement of God.

The part which has specially to do with the Gentiles is written, not in Hebrew, but in Chaldee, e.g., 2:4 - 7:28, because that portion refers to the course and character of Gentile power. So also Ezra 4:8 - 6:19, and 7:12-27, where Israel is under Gentile power; and Jeremiah 10:11, which is a message to the Gentiles.

The Book reveals God’s judgment of Israel and Jerusalem in delivering them into the power of the Gentiles; and God’s judgment of the Gentiles as given into the hands of “the Son of man” (7:9-14, 22).

The title borne by Christ is “the Son of man”, for this is His title as Judge.

Daniel is referred to by Ezekiel (14:14-20), and by Christ (Matthew 24:15). The prophecy therefore, on the authority of Christ Himself, is genuine and authentic, and formed in His day an integral part of the Hebrew Canon. <--

True Order of the Books of the Old Testament according to the Hebrew Canon
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