| Daniel's Age | ||
|---|---|---|
Chapter in Book of Daniel | Event | Age of Daniel |
1 | TAKEN TO BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY | 15 |
2 | Interpreting Nebuchadnezzar's 1st dream (huge image) | 17 |
3 | Daniel's 3 friends cast into the fiery furnace | 19 or 20 |
4 | Interpreting Nebuchadnezzar's 2nd dream (huge tree) | 45-50 |
5 | Interpreting handwriting of the wall at Belshazzar's feast | Early 80's |
6 | Delivered from the den of lions | c.83 |
7-8 | Daniel's visions and dreams | Mid-60's |
9 | Daniel's seventy "sevens" prophecy | Early-80's |
10-12 | Final dreams and visions | Mid-80's |
We very often under estimate the age of Daniel and when he made representation to King Nebuchadnezzar - but looking at Dr Andy Woods' table above we can see that the teenage had wonderful insight into God's will and gumption enough to apply the precepts of the Lord. He also lived for as long as one does today, a blessing from God for his obedience, even in the face of death. | ||
[1] Reproduced from Andy Wood's sermon: Sugar Land Bible Church, Sermon Series "Daniel" 2016 (accessed 11 December 2016) - slbc.org