The Book of Daniel is written by the intrepid prophet Daniel around 530 BC, the ninth year of Cyrus. Daniel's genre is narrative history, prophetic oracles, and it also contains apocalyptic material. Some of the major themes and ideas in the book of Daniel are humility, our ability to resist, to accept work beyond our own strength, to follow God, to prepare ourselves, and the importance of prayer. Humility is a very important key to a good, strong, solid relationship with God and others involved in our lives (Daniel 1:11-14; 2:27). The resilience presented in Daniel shows us that we must resist conforming to culture, because sometimes culture disrupts God's purposes for us as His children (Daniel 1:8). Accepting work beyond our own strength and ability is what God initially calls us to do. He calls us to step out of our personal comfort zone, to accept the work He has assigned to our lives and to accomplish it to the best of our abilities (Daniel 2:24). Following God is a huge concept, not only in Daniel, but everywhere. Daniel is a fearless man who follows his one true God, regardless of the temptations or suffering he faces (Daniel 1:9; 2:48; 6:16). Being prepared is very important because we must be willing to place our trust in God and defend our convictions in situations that will test our faith (Daniel 1:16-18; 4:27; 7:21). The importance of prayer should not be underestimated because prayer is an essential practice for working faithfully in the kingdom of God (Daniel 9:3-46:10). The main events in the book of Daniel are all very important and well-known Bible stories. These stories include Daniel and the Lions' Den and the story of Daniel, Shradrach, Meshach and Abednego held as prisoners at Bab...... middle of paper ...... As Daniel connects to the New Testament and In the Bible as a whole, I want to be able to connect each passage and message that I hear and learn to the big picture of the Bible as a whole. For example, if a non-believer asks me how a certain story or passage is relevant to the entire Bible, I want to know the answer and have evidence to support my answer. I learned a lot from the book of Daniel, but the three most important things I personally learned were that the name Daniel means "God is my judge", that the book of Daniel has many connections to the New Testament , particularly Revelation, and that Daniel and John both had the same vision of the ten-horned beast symbolizing the ten kingdoms. I learned a lot from the book of Daniel educationally and I also learned a lot from the prophet Daniel and what he did because I can apply it to my own life and that's exactly what God is calling me..