DANIEL, whose name signifies THE JUDGMENT OF GOD, was of the royal
blood of the kings of Juda: and one of those that were first of all
carried away into captivity. He was so renowned for wisdom and
knowledge, that it became a proverb among the Babylonians, AS WISE AS
DANIEL (Ezech. 28.3). And his holiness was so great from his very
childhood, that at the time when he was as yet but a young man, he is
joined by the SPIRIT of GOD with NOE and JOB, as three persons most
eminent for virtue and sanctity, Ezech. 14. He is not commonly numbered
by the Hebrews among THE PROPHETS: because he lived at court, and in
high station in the world: but if we consider his many clear
predictions of things to come, we shall find that no one better
deserves the name and title of A PROPHET: which also has been given him
by the SON of GOD himself, Matt. 24, Mark 13., Luke 21.