Great and Good

Daniel 7 is a big picture chapter (though we often get lost in the details). It is recorded and passed on so that the Israelites in exile under an evil ruler will not lose hope but, seeing God’s certain victory, will rededicate themselves to his great purposes. The text is complicated, but the message is simple: despite present difficulties, we are part of God’s big picture—so we must not lose hope but instead rededicate ourselves to his purposes.