Unlike the preceding dreams and visions in the book of daniel, which contained images that needed to be interpreted, this vision simply gave daniel the words regarding what would happen to the jewish people from this time forward daniel 10. In more mundane language, it is an account of the activities and visions of daniel, a noble jew exiled at babylon, its message being that just as the god of israel saved daniel and his friends from their enemies, so. The book of daniel has a special significance in the life of believers, for it is not a record of. Book of daniel from the king james version of the bible. Daniel was gods mouthpiece to the gentile and jewish world, declaring gods current and future plans. The idea that many books of the bible have a specific, symbolic spiritual meaning is central to the theology offered by emanuel swedenborg. The position of the book in the hagiographa, or third division of the old testament the psalms, see ap. The word wisdom is translated from the hebrew word. The book says that daniel is its writer in several places, such as 9. Join beth in a faithbuilding study of prophecy and learn how to live with integrity in todays selfabsorbed society.
During the first seven sabbaticals the city of jerusalem is. Ezekiel, who was contemporary with daniel, bears testimony, through the spirit of prophecy, to his. Lets take a look once again at matthews amazing lineage of yeshua. The book of daniel, originally written in hebrew and aramaic, is a book in both the hebrew bible and the christian old testament writer. Porphyry claimed that instead of being written by daniel about b. To belshazzar the hand of god was a bizarre and frightening thing. The vision predicts major world empires and events from the time of daniel to the second coming of christ.
God of daniel, before daniel even uttered a word about god. You may view or print a high reslolution pdf copy of the charts in this book at the following link. Daniel explained one of the most extensively researched commentaries on the book of daniel ever writtenoffers a thorough treatment of both the dramatic episodes and the prophetic visions. Its moved from showing the courage of ideal heroes from the past to relating it to the courage that people are going to need to have in the book s present day. Included in this publication are the portions of text written by ellen white. According to some, the scholarly consensus on the dating of daniel is that the book of daniel was written in the 2 nd century b. Here, the book of daniel isnt talking about the courage of daniel or shadrach, meshach, and abednego.
Great examples of courage, faith, faithfulness, humility, patience, devotion, etc. In fact the vast majority of our questions in regards to the book of daniel can be found by referencing the book of revelation as well as other books of the bible. Daniel translated by ferial moawad the book for every believer the book of daniel has a special significance in the life of believers, for it is not a record of daniels life nor to an era of the history of the israelites during the babylon captivity, but rather it is a divine book, which the holy spirit offers us to instill hope in the hurt. Through a series of dreams and visions and their interpretations daniel is shown an outline of future kingdoms of the world. The book of daniel records the actions, prophecies, and visions of the prophet daniel. No older than college students at the beginning of their captivity, they were trained to serve in the palace of the king. Third, understanding the nature of jesus christ depends on the answer to the. The following outline is provided by collins in his commentary on daniel. The first six chapters contain accounts of faith that inspire both young and old b. The book of daniel is a 2ndcentury bc biblical apocalypse combining a prophecy of history.
However, revelation is typically understood by studying the prophecies of daniel and not the other way round. The book tells of how daniel, a judean exile at the court of nebuchadnezzar ii 605 to 562 bc, the ruler of babylon, becomes a high government official and delivers various visions. Daniel who through the book received revelations from god. Now the miracles in this book of daniel were a sign from god, both to israel and.
Book of daniel chapter 10 bible study commentary lifting. Matthew 1 that we find clues that point us back to daniel 9 and the prophecy of 70 weeks, thus inexorably linking both covenants together. David guzik commentary on daniel 9 describes the prayer of daniel for forgiveness and restoration for jerusalem, and his prophecy of the seventy weeks. Book of daniel overview insight for living ministries.
The genre of daniel is narrative history, prophetic oracles, and it also contains some apocalyptic material. But thou, o daniel, shut up the words to wit, by sealing them up, or by closing the book, and writing no more in it. The basic meaning of the word integrityh8537 from hebrew language. According to some, the scholarly consensus on the dating of daniel is that the book of daniel was written in the 2nd century b. This book is part of a 9volume set that includes seven volumes of the sda bible commentary, the sda bible dictionary and a special supplement to the commentary, volume 7a which contains pertinent ellen g. As with all of scripture, the book of daniel is profitable for our study 2 ti 3. Lives of integrity, words of prophecy audio sessions are 12 individual, downloadable sessions from the womens bible study by beth moore. In other words, understand what god was doing with the jews and the world, and youll understand the book of daniel. For each story about daniel and his friends, it fills in the historical background and develops spiritual applications. Understanding the book of daniel free bible booklets. The translated bible text has been through advanced checking words in boxes are from the bible. Then i, daniel, looked and behold, two others were standing, one on this bank of the river and the other on that bank of the river. He could interpret dreams and was brought before nebuchadnezzar.
I go chapter by chapter in the commentary and sometimes. The book of daniel is followed by the prophet hosea, the first of the prophets in the book of the twelve. The book of daniel is often read for its contribution to our understanding of endtimes events, but sometimes christians have been so obsessed with this that we have missed its main message. Conventioners were eager to obtain their copy of the newly released 320page book, pay attention to daniels prophecy. Lives of integrity, words of prophecy audio sessions. The book of daniel is often compared to and read along with the book of revelation, since daniels dreams contain extensive prophecy regarding the end times. Daniel served in the royal court of nebuchadnezzar and several rulers who followed nebuchadnezzar. Daniel explained a commentary on the book of daniel overview. He is the prophet who determined the times for the events.
Read the final word revelation the book of revelation simply explained. Almost everyone looks at the book of daniel with a. Attacks against the book of daniel daniel is the most. You may also rewrite the passage in your own words, outline, or mind. Its moved from showing the courage of ideal heroes from the past to relating it to the courage that people are going to need to have in the books present day. It refers to a period of seventy sabbaticals or periods of seven years required to bring in the ultimate jubilee. Daniel and revelation by uriah smith 4 introduction that the book of daniel was written by the person whose name it bears, there is no reason to doubt. The book of daniel is the apocalypse of the old testament, as the book of revelation is the apocalypse of the new testament, and one cannot be understood without the other, and it is worthy of note that as daniel is thrice called the man greatly beloved, the apostle john is called the beloved disciple. Pdf the theology theme of the book of daniel researchgate. In the other 6 chapters, we read about daniels dreams. By studying this book, we can better understand our lords references to it cf. The book of daniel is written by the fearless prophet daniel in about 530 bc in cyrus ninth year. He would not eat the kings food because he did not want to defile himself.
What revelation is to the new testament prophetically and apocalyptically, daniel is to the old testament. Jesus warned his disciples about coming events when he talked about the abomination that causes desolation, spoken of through the prophet daniel. He is the prophet of dreams and visions, who enjoyed a divine gift, a heavenly wisdom and a surpassing understanding. One of the more fascinating books of the bible is the book of daniel. Daniel bridges the entire 70 years of the babylonian captivity from 605 to 536 b. Pdf download daniel explained a commentary on the book of daniel pdf full.
Nov 01, 2008 book of daniels prophecies of the end explained. Jul 27, 2016 watch our overview video on the book of daniel, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. An interesting point regarding this prophecy is that it appears to have been delivered orally. Whom did the king call to help give understanding of the dream. In the first year of darius the mede, daniel meditates on the word of jeremiah that the desolation. In addition, the captivating prophecy, imagery, and symbolism make the book of daniel one of the most read of hebrew scripture, our old testament of the bible. The purpose of the book of daniel in the book of daniel the scriptures foretell how the lord will deal with the people of daniel the jews and the gentile nations. Book of daniel bible study commentary chapter 10 daniel chapter 10. In addition, the captivating prophecy, imagery, and symbolism make the book of daniel one of the most read. Nine of the 12 chapters relate revelation through dreams and visions. Oct, 2018 the vision of daniels seventy weeks, then, can be explained simply. Douayrheims bible but thou, o daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time appointed. In the following chart you will see in the first column the exact words taken from the bible, separated in rows by its relevance, followed in the second column by its analysis and on the third one youll find, marked in red and underlined, the historic. Those hebrew words are always quoted in italics and are transliterated into english from the hebrew.
Rather the book is prophetic and as such it gives a remarkable forecast of future events some fulfilled within the time of the book itself, others still being fulfilled today. Such a consensus makes me wonder about whether scholarship is controlled by people who are skeptical of the supernatural inferences in daniels prophecies. Listing of last kings of judahgive specific background to book of daniel. The book of revelation closes its awful description of the judgments which are coming upon the earth by inviting to the sinner, come to christ, and, after one reads and understand the book of revelation, he too will close the book and invite the sinner to, come, and receive, jesus christ as you savior.
Watch our overview video on the book of daniel, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Daniel 10 commentary commentary critical and explanatory. But thou, o daniel, shut up the the words, and seal the book to the time of the end. This verse gives the reason why, though daniels words were heard from the first day daniel 10. The key to prophetic understanding inverse bible study guide. Swedenborgs exegesis of genesis and exodus gives us a large working. The widely held view that the book of daniel is largely fictional rests mainly on the modern philosophical assumption that longrange predictive prophecy is impossible.
In the first 6 chapters, we read about daniel and his friends. Book of daniel teachers notes camp hill church of christ. Mar 03, 2015 18 everyday expressions borrowed from the bible. Daniel was taken from judah and given the name belteshazzar. Robert lindsteds work, the zondervan niv study bible 2002, and various other sources. Explore the deeper meanings of bible words and concepts on the new christian bible study site. The story of daniel motivates faithfulness despite exile in babylon.
This is a bible study about the the meaning of the 2300 days kjv mentioned in daniel 8. Notes on daniel from king james bible old testament. By studying this book, we can better understand our lords references to it. Lives of integrity, words of prophecy bible study book by beth moore provides a personal study experience five days a week plus viewer guides for the group video sessions of this indepth womens bible study. To the christian, seeing the hand of god in history should. Pdf download daniel explained a commentary on the book of. A commentary on the book of daniel southside christian church. The book of daniel no other book in the bible has been attacked like the book of daniel.
Like most teenagers, i have a difficult time enjoying the study of ancient history. The title of the book comes from the name of its chief character and author. Daniel bible prophecy bible prophecy really can be understood. The book of daniel is often read for its contribution to our understanding of endtimes events, but sometimes christians have been so obsessed with. In the jewish canon, it is included with the writings, not in the prophets. An easyenglish commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of daniel. Bible study notes on the book of daniel ed knorrs study notespartly based on dr. For those who separate these two clauses, seem to stumble on plain ground. The book of daniel is an apocalypse, a literary genre in which a heavenly reality is revealed to a human recipient. Daniel chapter 10 is an interesting unique chapter in the bible. The key to the book is revealed in the relationship between the future gentile dominion and the jewish historical context.
Commentaries on the book of the prophet daniel calvin university. The book of daniel is the only book in the old testament which prophesied in details about kings and kingdoms, which he had declared by name like persia and greece. Daniel 5 describes the hand of god in the writing on the wall, but it also describes the hand of god in the history of babylon and of israel. The book is organized very logically once the context and purpose of the book are known. Foretells future world events to come that affects israel. The key to prophetic understanding inverse bible study guides. It only deals with such things as are relevant to the message of the writer. And thou, daniel, close the words, and seal the book to the time of the end.
The book of daniel is a 2ndcentury bc biblical apocalypse combining a prophecy of history with an eschatology a portrayal of end times cosmic in scope and political in focus. The seventh chapter of the book of daniel records an unusual vision that he received in the first year of the babylonian king belshazzar 555556 b. Part of the section of the bible referred to as ketuvim the writings see the torah, it is an apocalyptic book, like the book of revelations in the new testament. But as for you, daniel, conceal these words and seal up the book until the end of time. Book of daniel bible study with verse by verse commentary and understanding daniel bible prophecy and the little horn antichrist power. The book of daniel stands as a unique mix in the old testament, for while it begins with history, it makes a strong transition at chapter 7, where it contains visions of future events significant to the jews. The fascinating book of daniel teacher s notes page 2 4. Air travel between countries in one and the other end of the world. In todays excerpt from the most recent edition in the story of god bible commentary series, author wendy l. It is one of conflict and warfare but not exactly the type you are likely to see on the 6 oclock news. Spirituality, the second coming of the lord, the return of the messiah, proclamation of the state of israel.
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