In chapter six we find that providence wins with the lions’ mouths being stopped. The sixth conflict is between malicious plotting and the providence of God over His saints.

We also find the handwriting on the wall and Belshazzar being dethroned. In chapter five we find that reverence wins. The fifth conflict is impious sacrilege arrayed against reverence for sacred objects.

We find in chapter four that God wins and the king is turned out to eat grass. The fourth conflict is a pagan king’s pride arrayed against Divine Sovereignty.

In chapter three we find that loyalty to God wins. The third conflict is heathen idolatry arrayed against loyalty to God. We find in chapter two that divine wisdoms wins. The second conflict is between pagan magic and heavenly wisdom in the interpretation of dreams. We find in chapter one that abstinence wins. The first conflict is between pagan self-indulgence and conscientious abstinence, in promoting health. It refers to six moral conflicts in which Daniel and his companions participated. It contains an account of thrilling events and divine interpositions unsurpassed in the Old Testament. Section I is largely a narrative of personal biography and local history. The pagan king’s confessions of this fact constitute the Key Verses of this book. The main theme of the Book is the Sovereignty of God over the affairs of men in all ages. He maintained his spiritual life in the midst of a heathen court. He was promoted to the highest office in the realm. He was brought before King Nebuchadnezzar while young, and trained in the Chaldean language and sciences. Daniel, the author, like Ezekiel, was a captive in Babylon. The following is an overview of the book. The Book of Daniel is a companion to the Book of Revelation.

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