Relevant Verse: Daniel 10

Theme: Earthly crisis worked out on a cosmic stage

Leading Question: How does my prayer intersect with God’s cosmic concern?

Between Daniel’s confessional prayer in chapter 9 and the remarkable vision in chapter 10 a few years passed (539 B.C.E.–536 B.C.E). The events in Daniel 10 are dated to the first month of 536 B.C.E., the third year of King Cyrus. Over the course of these years, Daniel surely pondered over Gabriel’s revelatory response about the Messiah who will die a violent death in order to make sure that God’s covenant with His people prevails (Daniel 9:22–27). We ...