Day 180: April 23, 2026 – Daniel 1-5 and Psalm 74

Daniel is one of the favorite books of the Bible for people simply because of the story of the lion’s den. But there is so much more to it. There is a real similarity between Daniel and Joseph, each rising up to the ranks in a foreign land and gaining the trust of the foreign rulers. They both were also gifted by God to interpret dreams which in one case saves their lives and in another case predicts the fall of the king in a day’s time. I did just notice that when the men were thrown into the furnace Daniel was not in there with them. It was his three friends who were thrown into the fire because they refused to bow down to the golden god that was created. But their steadfastness and God’s faithfulness turned the king around and made him pronounce a decree that no one should ever slander the Jews again.