Babylon remembers its kings. One young scribe is about to remember the man who outlived them.
The Daniel Scroll is my invitation to come with me into ancient Babylon—a world of splendor, cruelty, idols, and impossible choices. Through the eyes of Nabu, a young scribe in the House of Tablets, we meet the prophet Daniel not as a distant hero in a familiar story, but as an old man remembering what it cost to remain faithful in an empire determined to reshape him.
Here evil abounds, compromise is everywhere, and God is refining a faithful remnant in exile. As Daniel recounts the kings he served, the visions he received, and the losses he endured, my hope is that you will see him anew—and listen again for the voice of God speaking through his faith, suffering, and hope.
A new free installment of The Daniel Scroll opens every Thursday—one memory, one trial, and one revelation at a time—drawing us ever deeper into Daniel’s world. Each Scroll is paired with a piece of Literary Art, personally created to draw you deeper into its atmosphere, tension, and spiritual meaning. Begin with Scroll I and return each week to discover what unfolds next; every installment remains available from the beginning.
The Scrolls
Before Daniel speaks, a young Babylonian scribe receives an assignment he does not understand. What seems like another task in the House of Tablets will draw him toward a story Babylon tried to bury.
I Heard There Was an Old Hebrew
Rumors move quietly through Babylon of an aged Hebrew who once stood before kings—and survived everything meant to destroy him. The young scribe’s curiosity becomes increasingly difficult to dismiss.
The young scribe expects to meet a relic of a conquered people. Instead, he finds a man whose memory, silence, and unshaken faith begin to unsettle everything Babylon taught him.
At last, Daniel agrees to speak. As the young scribe prepares to record an old man’s memories, he begins to realize he is preserving something far larger than one life.
Daniel’s memories return to Jerusalem—to what was lost, what endured, and the faith Babylon never managed to extinguish. As he speaks, the young scribe begins to understand that exile can break a city without conquering a soul.
Returning to Babylon’s House of Tablets, Nabu recounts his first meeting with Daniel to his friend Bel-iddin. What begins as friendly skepticism soon becomes the first clash between doubt and conviction, revealing how deeply the aged Hebrew prophet has already begun to shape the young scribe’s heart.
Nabu returns to Daniel with a single question: why was his Hebrew name changed in Babylon? Daniel’s answer reaches far beyond a new name, revealing the quiet struggle to remain faithful to God in a foreign land while serving a pagan king.
Daniel turns the question of names back on Nabu, forcing the young scribe to consider the meaning of his own—and the god it honors. By nightfall, Nabu can no longer carry his name with the same certainty.
Nebuchadnezzar demands the impossible: tell him the dream he refuses to reveal. Daniel recounts how God unveiled the mystery—and the great image of kingdoms destined to rise and fall.
Nabu returns to the scriptorium carrying the stone Daniel gave him—and questions he can no longer dismiss. As Bel-iddin challenges his growing fascination with the old Hebrew, Nabu begins to wonder whether the beliefs that shaped his life were ever truly his own.
Nebuchadnezzar commands Babylon to bow before his golden image. Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah refuse—even without knowing whether God will save them. Thrown into the furnace, they discover that faithfulness does not depend on deliverance.
The Next Scroll Opens Thursday
I Did Not Bow
Daniel’s story follows Nabu into the rest of the day. Bel-iddin sees a change Nabu cannot yet name, while the image of the fourth figure continues to haunt him. By nightfall, Nabu is left with questions he cannot dismiss. He does not yet know what is changing—or what it will mean. He only knows this: he did not bow.
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