The book of Daniel is written by the fearless prophet Daniel around 530 BC, in the ninth year of Cyrus. The genre of Daniel is Narrative History, Prophetic Oracles and also contains apocalyptic material. Some of the main themes and ideas in the book of Daniel are humility, our ability to endure, embracing working beyond our means, following God, being prepared, and the importance of prayer. Humility is a very important key to a good, solid, strong relationship with God and other people involved in our lives (Daniel 1:11-14; 2:27). The ability to resist presented in Daniel shows us that we must resist conforming to culture because sometimes culture disrupts God's plans for us as His children (Daniel 1:8). Embracing work beyond our power and abilities is what God initially calls us to do. He calls us to step out of our personal comfort zone and embrace the work He has placed in our lives and accomplish it to the best of our ability (Daniel 2:24). Following God is a huge concept not just in Daniel, but everywhere. Daniel is a fearless man who follows His one true God, no matter what temptation or suffering he faces (Daniel 1:9; 2:48; 6:16). Being prepared is very important because we must be ready to put our trust in God and stand up for what we believe 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 biblical stories. These stories include Daniel and the Lions' Den and the story of Daniel, Shradrach, Meshach, and Abednego held captive at Bab... center of paper... While Daniel connects to the New Testament and the Bible as a whole, I want to be able to connect every passage and message I hear and learn to the big picture of the entire Bible. 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 Daniel's name means "God is my judge", the book of Daniel has so many connections to the New Testament, especially to the Apocalypse, and that Daniel and Both John had the same vision of the beast with ten horns 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 life and that's exactly what God called me to do.