“Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.”
The angel prepares Daniel for a lengthy prophecy concerning the unfolding of events from the Persian period through eschatological consummation, explicitly connecting the vision to the complex historical situation of the Second Temple period. The prophecy functions as interpretation of history and theodicy, explaining why faithful believers experience oppression despite divine sovereignty. This extended prophecy demonstrates how God's knowledge encompasses and controls future events despite their appearance of chaos to human observers.
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