12. Prayer Under Pressure | Dr. David Jeremiah

In this lesson we get a glimpse of what made Daniel great. It has been said that those who seek greatness rarely find it, but those who seek character and integrity and faithfulness somehow find greatness as well. Such was the case with Daniel. He sought only to be faithful to God and was lifted up by God as a result. Covers Daniel 6:1-13.

Happy is the believer who gives no grounds for others to accuse him or her, aside from commitment to the Lord. -- L. O. Richards

Daniel is upheld as the model of virtue among Jewish sages, teachers of wisdom in the biblical period. His character served as the supreme example of fidelity and excellence for exiled Jews or those living under foreign governments. Further, his life functioned as a model of how to preserve Torah righteousness while in a foreign country. As a result, the book of Daniel was copied on a large scale in the Second Temple period and has a widespread presence in the Dead Sea Scrolls at Qumran. The community there viewed itself separate from mainstream Judaism, which they considered corrupt and in need of renovation. -- Faithlife Study Bible