EVER TRY TO figure out what your dreams mean? I scribble mine down first thing in the morning, when I can still remember them. Later I look at what I’ve written and wonder, What in the world is this dream saying to me? No doubt about it, God speaks to us in our dreams. That’s clear from countless biblical examples. But on a recent rereading of the book of Daniel, I was reminded that even an expert at dream interpretation, like him, sometimes needed angelic help.

The first thing that always comes to mind about Daniel is his being thrown into the lions’ den. A gifted and talented observant Jew, other than the king would thrown before the lions.