Book of Daniel Figures

Daniel is a not-so-normal guy in a not-particularly-normal situation. He's one of Israel's elite citizens, captured and trucked out to Babylon to add some brainpower to King Nebuchadnezzar's court....

Nebuchadnezzar is arguably the most complicated character in the Book of Daniel. You would expect him to be a classic, stereotypical bad guy—an unrighteous king, like Pharaoh in Exodus, someone w...

God doesn't get any lines in the Book of Daniel, but he's the hidden Master, pulling all the strings, controlling every event in the story as it moves along. Though he's the secret Wizard of Oz beh...

We can't really talk about Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in three separate character sections. They're a unit you need to take together, kind of like the Blue Man Group. Shadrach, Meshach, and A...

Even though his actual name isn't used in the book, Antiochus IV Epiphanes is the big enemy, the main villain. The sniveling satraps and government officials don't even compare. Whereas Nebuchadnez...

Gabe's just your friendly neighborhood angel, stopping by to give advice and reveal the future history of the world. Oh, and he's extremely terrifying—fiery eyes, glows in the dark, scares everyo...

By the time Belshazzar starts messing with the wrong sacred vessels—which is right away—we know that he's getting ready for a pretty big tumble. Belshazzar is like a B-Side Nebuchadnezzar. He h...

Unlike Belshazzar and Nebuchadnezzar, Darius doesn't seem to have bad intentions. He probably shouldn't have signed an order making everyone pray only to him for a month, but the story puts the bla...

There's not really that much to say about Ashpenaz, except that he's a pretty reasonable dude. He gives Daniel, Shadrach, and friends the right to stick to their own diet, instead of eating the pro...

Arioch is the royal official who King Nebuchadnezzar charges with putting all the wisemen to death. When Daniel asks him to give him some extra time to see if God can help him learn the interpretat...

Let's be honest. These guys are only here for one reason: to take a big fall, demonstrating the superiority of Daniel's God. Whether the wise men are just standing around looking ridiculous, unable...