In my opinion (David Alley's) this is one of the most remarkable chapters of the entire Bible, because it was written by the evil King Nebuchadnezzar and seems to show us that he became a believer in God, and then encouraged the entire Babylonian Empire to know Him. How is it that Israel for 500+ years have so little effect on the surrounding nations, to show them God's love, but one person (Daniel) has such a big effect in just a short amount of time on this King, resulting in this incredible chapter.