Daniel Reading the Scroll at the Window

Daniel leans from a stone window with an opened scroll in his hands, studying the written word with the gravity of a servant seeking the Lord’s timing. The rough masonry and dark interior frame him as an exile in a foreign land, while the scroll points to his careful attention to the prophetic writings. In Daniel 9, Daniel understands from the books that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years, according to the word given through Jeremiah. His reading becomes the doorway to confession, intercession, and hope for restoration. This artwork is well suited for teaching on Scripture study, prophetic fulfillment, prayer, exile, repentance, and God’s faithfulness to His covenant promises. by Erik Stenbakken