Hi Jordan,
I chose to write on Daniel as well – he is a great example of what a leader should be. The history of the Jews did not seem lost at all on Daniel and his Jewish friends but seemed part of what appeared to sustain them. The history of a faithful God was evidence of a future faithful God. Chronology was central to Daniel chapter 2 as the dream that Daniel interpreted not only contained a present but a chronological future account that is sustaining Jews today. Daniel understood that God was not abandoning his children or giving up His relationship with them even in a foreign land. God was still pursuing His people, and their holiness still mattered.
