The overwhelming theology of the book of Daniel is the sovereignty of God and His continuing care for His people. In the narrative setting of the book, God’s people are in exile in Babylon. In a discussion on the book of Ezekiel, who was a prophet of the exile, OT scholar Daniel Block describes the effect of exile on God’s people as an intense condition of theological shock. This theological shock resulted from their devastated sense of security as God’s people. They had always assumed that Yahweh