About the Book
Book: The Bible Companion Book 8 Isaiah-Daniel
Author: Karen Westbrook Moderow
Genre: Non-Fiction, Bible Study
Release Date: December, 2025
Are you or someone you love on the wrong path?
The Bible Companion Book 8 Isaiah–Daniel helps us see both warning and hope in the messages of the prophets. A simple one-chapter-a-day format lets you engage with Scripture without the pressure of schedules, homework, or heavy reading loads. Short daily readings and thought-provoking questions connect your story to God’s Word. For personal, group, or homeschool Bible study.
The Major Prophets give us perspectives of judgment that challenge our lifestyles and understanding of God. Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, and Daniel help us see the Lord at work in dark times. Whether you are suffering the consequences of your own sin or caught in the fallout of the choices of others, The Bible Companion Book 8 points you toward a sovereign God whose power redeems tragedies and transforms them into new beginnings.
Excerpt from the Book
Daniel 1
Determination
But Daniel resolved not to defile himself.
Daniel 1:8
We first meet Daniel as a young person, probably in his late teens. After enduring the trauma of deportation, Babylon strips him and his friends of their names and gives them names honoring pagan gods. They must study the ancient Near Eastern myths of religion that do not recognize God as Creator. They train in the art of divination, a practice forbidden by Yahweh (Deut. 18:9–14). It is likely they were castrated. If so, even if they returned to Jerusalem, they would not be allowed in the temple to worship (Deuteronomy 23:1).
But Daniel and his friends make the most of their situation. In their court training they respectfully ask for—not demand—a change in diet. Their stand doesn’t seem to be about eating food offered to idols. Fruits and vegetables would’ve been offered too. (Daniel 10:3 tells us Daniel did royal meat and drink later.) This test isn’t about food. Keeping the dietary restrictions of the law had not been possible for some time. On their march to Babylon, they ate what they were given or starved.
These Hebrew captives decline royal food to give God room to reveal Himself to them and to their captors.
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About the Author
KAREN WESTBROOK MODEROW is a Bible teacher and author who brings a storyteller’s perspective to Scripture. She holds master’s degrees in theology and creative writing and loves introducing others to Jesus through the stories told in God’s Word.