How did God call Daniel (from the lion's den) to be his prophet? And what was Daniel's mission?

Question

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Answer 1

Daniel pretty much made himself available to be used by God for His glory. He and his friends first made a name for themselves when they refused to eat the food of the king's court, which would be offensive to the practicing Jewish community. As he prayed every day and interpreted dreams, with only God's guidance, Daniel's mission was only to make sure God got the credit.

Answer 2

Daniel, as any true prophet, was a prophet from birth and certainly was not called to be such from the Lion's Den. His place with God was already well recognized.

Not being facetious, but his mission was to be a prophet and he handled that quite nicely.

Answer 3

Daniel was God's man long before the lion's den. Daniel had already served under King Nebuchadnezzaer, then under Belshazzar, and was serving under King Darius before the incident of the lion's den occured. So we was probably a middle aged or older man by then.

Answer 4

Daniel spent the majority of his life serving in respected positions within the Babylonian empire(he was held captive when they invaded), it wasn't until he was pretty old (late 80s) or so, that God began to give him visions and dreams. His primary mission was to declare God's sovereignty over all things. He also introduced the Son of Man in his visions, which allowed the Jews to begin to look forward to a day of hope through their captivity.

Answer 5

They were chosen from the foundation of the earth. All God's prophets have been tested and found reliable and true. Let the wise understand.