Daniel

Daniel...two more beloved VeggieTales stories! The first is Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego (who, in Daniel refused to worship false Gods, and on Veggietales refused to worship a giant chocolate bunny...) and the story of Daniel in the lion's den. Both pretty cool stories. When I was little I used to get confused and think it was Jesus in the furnace with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and then I thought it was God. In Daniel, the verse actually says: "Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire,and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God." So...what does that mean? Was it really Jesus, even though he wasn't born yet? Was it God? Was it an angel? I guess we'll really never know...

The writing on the wall is one of the most famous stories in the Bible, and, in my opinion, also one of the most creepy! The imagery is so powerful. And it was interesting that God's hand was the same shape as a man's hand. He's God. He could have just made the words appear, yet he chose to write them with a man's hand. Although, men are modeled after God's own form.

Daniel in the lion's den was one of the first Bible stories I even remember learning when I lived in Billings and actually went to Sunday school. I remember thinking it was kind of a scary story, but it was also very reassuring. If angels could hold the mouths of lions, I guess I could depend on them to protect me too.

The prophecy in Daniel is similar to all the rest of the prophecy in the Old Testament. Daniel sees lions, and eagles (and bears--oh my! Old, I know...) and leopards, and bears. I actually watched a history channel show with my boyfriend the other night that said that all the creatures from the Old Testament were really aliens and that maybe God was really just an alien too! I can't believe the things that are on television...

Here is the first mention of Gabriel, a recurring character throughout the New Testament. Only two angels (other than Satan) are mentioned by name in the Bible: Gabriel and Michael. Gabriel seems to be the bearer of good news, while Michael is God's top warrior-angel.