human can do what God requires to be done. Jesus said, “Apart from me you can do nothing” (John 15:5). Interpretations of Daniel devoid of the enabling grace of Christ—even in its Old Testament forms of unmerited divine provision—implicitly deny the necessity of Christ. A key question that we must ask ourselves at the end of every exposition of Scripture is, “Would my message have been acceptable in a synagogue or mosque?” Was our core message only “Be as good as this biblical hero,” or “Be better