Daniel

How many ways is Daniel a type of Christ?


* Ezekiel 14;14 says the three most righteous OT saints were; Job, Noah, and Daniel

* Daniel actually fits into an even smaller category, as there is nothing negative written about him in scripture. This refers to people who's characters are developed, excluding people like Enoch.


· 1;6 says he's from the lineage of Judah, like Christ
· Both Jesus and Daniel saved the lives of their friends while in captivity by an action that nobody else could do, Jesus died for our sins, the perfect sinless sacrifice. While Daniel interpreted the dream of Nebuchadnezzar that no one else could.
· It's interesting that Daniel wrote his book in both Hebrew and Aramaic; Hebrew being the language of the God's chosen people, Aramaic the language of the Gentiles. Jesus died and by doing so, grafted in us Gentiles to become part of the Jew & Gentile church of Christ
· Both Jesus and Daniel magnify the Father; Dan. 2:20="Let the name of God be blessed forever and ever, For wisdom & power belong to Him."
· I find it interesting that Daniel is missing while his three friends are in the fiery furnace, the only time in the book where Daniel is mysteriously gone from the scene without explanation. But, when Nebuchadnezzar looks into the fiery furnace, he sees one like the "Son of God" inside.
· Both guys wear a purple cloak, Dan from interpreting a vision, Jesus when He was being chastised
· In Chapter four verse eight we read that in Daniel is a spirit of the Holy gods
· It's interesting to note that Chapter nine of Daniel predicts the entrance of the Messiah, Jesus predicted," destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up"
· Let me know if you have anything to add