Daniel 10

Daniel is a Jew who has spent nearly 70 years in the service of the kings and rulers of the kingdom of Babylon and is now in the service of Babylon’s conquerors, the Persians.  He was taken hostage from Jerusalem as a young man by Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 1:1-6) in 605 BC.  It is now 537 BC and he has received a revelation of a coming war that, for whatever reason, has really rattled his cage.  His response to this revelation is to go into mourning and fasting, which is where he has been for three weeks; all in order seek an understanding of just what this revelation means.  As Daniel stands on the bank of the River Tigris, he finds himself confronted with the answer to his prayers and fasting, a supernatural being that has been dispatched to bring him the understanding that he is seeking.

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