Joseph and Daniel: Exiles Who Interpreted Dreams and Revealed God’s Sovereignty. Joseph and Daniel stand as two of Scripture’s most striking parallels. Both were young men uprooted from their homes and planted in foreign empires. Both suffered injustice, rose to prominence, and were entrusted with interpreting divine mysteries before the most powerful rulers of their day. Both bore witness that human kingdoms rise and fall, but God’s kingdom endures forever.

Bel and the Dragon: God Exposes False Gods. Bel and the Dragon is one of the lesser-known but most striking narratives in the Bible of the early church. Preserved in the Greek Septuagint (LXX) as part of the Book of Daniel, it tells two stories: the defeat of the idol Bel and the destruction of a dragon worshiped as a god in Babylon.

Susanna: Justice, Wisdom, and the God Who Sees. The story of Susanna is one of the most powerful narratives of integrity and justice in the Bible of the early church. A faithful woman is falsely accused of adultery by two corrupt elders who lusted after her. Facing death by false testimony, she cries out to God — and the young prophet Daniel exposes the lies, delivering her from condemnation.

The Prayer of Azariah and the Song of the Three Young Men. Most readers of Daniel know the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the fiery furnace (Daniel 3). But in the Bible of the Early Church, the story contains more than just their silent faith. It includes a prayer of confession (the Prayer of Azariah) and a hymn of praise (the Song of the Three Young Men).

Book of Daniel Summary: Kingdoms, Christ, and the God Who Rules History. The Book of Daniel is one of the most captivating and contested books in the Bible. It tells the story of a Jewish exile who rises to prominence in Babylon through wisdom, faith, and visions from God. For centuries, Christians have seen Daniel as a book that not only reveals God’s sovereignty over empires but also points powerfully to Christ.