What Daniel Meant to Persecuted Egyptians

Beautifully carved on a small ivory box 1,500 years ago, Daniel stands, hands raised, palms outward, in prayer. He wears a conical hat with a turn-over point, no doubt to indicate he is an exiled Jew in Babylon. On each side prowls a lion, mouth agape, looking like he wouldn’t mind making lunch of Daniel, had not higher authority forbidden it.