Book of daniel 7th chapter commentary

Daniel chapter 7 explained discover the 66 books of the. Daniel 7 niv daniels dream of four beasts in bible. Daniel 7 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. Book of daniel chapter 8 bible study declaring the end. Daniel prophecy chart based on daniel chapters 2, 7, 8, and the seventhday adventist bible commentary 2008 somer penington 1. Were having a wonderful time studying this wonderful prophesy in the book of daniel. A study of the book of daniel the church of christ in. Daniel 7 tells of daniels vision of four worldkingdoms replaced by the kingdom of god.

Young and the volume on daniel in the commentary on the old testament by c. Daniel refused to do anything that would, in anyones mind, think he was denying god. Daniel 4, new international version niv the bible app. Commentary on daniel chapters 1 6 matthew janzen serve yahweh in all circumstances daniel pt. We saw in daniel chapter 7 that god gave daniel a vision of the four coming world empires. White and the interpretation of daniel and revelation. The vision of the four beasts this and the vision in chapter 8 are the prophets dream and visions, and not the kings. Daniel certainly knew of jeremiahs prophecies about the destruction and restoration of israel.

Daniel 7 commentary commentary critical and explanatory. David guzik commentary on daniel 7 explains the vision king belshazzar has about four beasts, and daniel interpreting the dream. The book is also an eschatology, meaning a divine revelation concerning the end of the. The vision predicts major world empires and events from the time of daniel to the second coming of christ. This chapter relates the beginning of daniel s last vision, which is continued to the end of the book. This chapter relates the beginning of daniels last vision, which is continued to the end of the book. Daniel 7 kjv in the first year of belshazzar king of. We see this is dated at the beginning of the reign of belshazzar, but it is not the dream of belshazzar. In the first year of belshazzar king of babylon daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his. Events leading the daniel and the hebrew boys being taken captive.

Thank god for the visions and dreams given in the book of daniel. Most historians consider that cyrus then besieged babylon. In my vision at night i looked, and there before me were the four winds of heaven churning up the great sea. Book of daniel chapter 7 bible study times of the gentiles. Porphyry, an intelligent man, produced a detailed verse by verse study of the book of daniel in support of his argument for a second century date in volume 12 of his 15 volume work against the christians which survives in part in jeromes 5th century commentary on daniel wilken, 1984. The first six chapters tell of four young israelites in the babylonian captivity chapter 1daniel.

It seems improbable that a second century writer would fabricate such a story or allow it to pass without comment in a situation where the preservation of the purity of the jewish faith was considered. Apocalyptic language is composed of symbols that are often lurid in color, violent in tone, and easily remembered. Daniel 7 the seventh chapter of the book of daniel tells of daniel s vision of four worldkingdoms replaced by the kingdom of god. 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. A study of the book of daniel the church of christ in zion. Daniel 7 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. As the expositors bible commentary explains, the lion symbol was. The anchor bible series offers new, book by book translations of the old and new testament and the apocrypha, with commentary. In the third year of the reign of king belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me daniel. What follows in this chapter, he wrote, is only a summary of what he saw. The next verse that discusses the timing of daniel 12 is verse 7 below, which indicates that the power of the holy people will be broken after 3. The book of daniel the anchor yale bible commentaries. We looked last time at the major kingdoms that would arise and rule on this earth as presented to us in daniel chapter 7. The study of the prophecies of daniel and revelation is important to the spiritual dynamics of the seventhday adventist church.

In this chapter gabriel tells him about a period of 490 years concerning the messiah, the jewish nation, and the temple. Commentaries which would help in your study are the prophecy of daniel by edward j. He set it up in the plain of dura, in the province of babylon. A commentary on the book of daniel by cooper abrams. The seventh chapter of the book of daniel records an unusual vision that he received in. An angelic guide interprets the beasts as kingdoms and kings, the last of. Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits and its width six cubits. This man who was to rule for only two years was actually named darius cyaxares, ii, in secular historical accounts. There are a number of good conservative commentaries on the book of. Daniel 7 the seventh chapter of the book of daniel tells of daniels vision of four worldkingdoms replaced by the kingdom of god. Bible study commentary on the book of daniel chapter 7 concerning his vision and prophecy of the coming world empires.

Daniel 7 bible commentary matthew henry concise christianity. Daniel 7 james gray concise bible commentary bible hub. How can chapter 7 be talking about the first year of belshazzar when belshazzar was killed in dan. Daniel 7 niv daniels dream of four beasts in bible gateway. This versebyverse commentary on the book of daniel represents the labors of a group of contributors and is made available in textbook form for use in our seventhday adventist colleges. Daniel, as many other authors of the antiquity and the bible, writes of himself in the third person throughout the first part of the book. He moved with an army of 300,000 men and their families. Xerxes was the last great ruler of persia, and he made a foray against europe, against greece. In general, daniel 12 is addressing the jews because gabriel makes reference to your people and hes speaking to daniel.

Commentary on daniel and revelation is taken from the two corresponding volumes of the seventhday adventist bible commentary and the paging is the same as. This chapter treats of the same subject as the second chapter. Apocalyptic language is composed of symbols that are often lurid in. The book of daniel claims to be written by daniel himself, and the fact that it is written mostly in the third person does not contradict that claim. The outward political history had been shown in its general features to the world. Daniel 7 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole.

He wrote down the substance of his dream2 daniel said. This first vision one of four described between daniel 7 through 12 was the most comprehensive. By perusing the book of daniel in chapters 57, instead of skimming, it might leave the reader with a question. Daniel overview james burton coffman commentaries on the. This chapter gives the historical setting daniel 1. But there the four kingdoms, and messiahs final kingdom, were regarded according to their external political aspect, but here according to the mind of god concerning them, and their moral features.

Book of daniel chapter 8 bible study declaring the end from. May the spirit of god reveal the meaning of this prophecy to us and. This document has been generated from xsl extensible stylesheet language source with renderx xep formatter, version 3. Four great beasts, each different from the others, came up out of. Tonight we come to the seventh chapter of daniel, a great and historic chapter in the old testament. The prophecies of daniel and the revelation should be.

The six former chapters of this book were historical. Daniels dream of four beasts in the first year of belshazzar king of babylon, daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he was lying in bed. The only thing that was not interpreted for him was chapter 8. Di lella, professor of old testament, and the late louis f. It is amazing what you learn when you actually study complete books of the bible. Now in the second year of nebuchadnezzars reign, nebuchadnezzar had dreams.

This volume on the book of daniel has been prepared by two distinguished biblical scholars from the faculty of the catholic university of america. Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all the peoples, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth. Daniel 7 king james version kjv 7 in the first year of belshazzar king of babylon daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed. Weve all had troubling dreams, at one time or another. Were going to begin tonight to study the seventh chapter, but it is so.

An angelic guide interprets the beasts as kingdoms and kings, the last of whom will make war on the holy ones of god, but he. As we leave the first six chapters and enter chapter 7, we are leaving historical narrative behind and entering an apocalyptic section. Commentary on daniel and revelation adventist book center. The vision ended with daniel saying, my thoughts greatly troubled me, and my. The book of daniel begins with king nebuchadnezzar, the ruler of babylon, ransacking jerusalem. Today we begin a new book of the bible, a book i am excited about studying, and one which i believe we can learn a great deal from. It is interesting that from verse 4 of this chapter, through 7. Daniel 7 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this. Take your bible, if you will, and lets look together at the book of daniel. The anchor bible series offers new, bookbybook translations of the old and new testament and the apocrypha, with commentary. It seemed good to darius to appoint 120 satraps over the kingdom, that they should be in charge of the whole kingdom. This could be the meaning of the wings being plucked. Book of daniel bible study commentary chapter 7 the times of the gentiles the earthly scene.

He ends up taking back the cream of the crop, the most elite and noble israelites, to serve at his court in babylon. Nebuchadnezzar erects an image and demands everyone worship it. The author mostly speaks in the third person, except for daniel 8. Daniel is the only prophet who mentions the prince of persia and the prince of greece. Daniel 1 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on.

In this chapter, two of those kingdoms are discussed in more detail. Daniel overview james burton coffman commentaries on the bible. Ministers should present the sure word of prophecy as the foundation of the faith of seventhday adventists, declared ellen white. Book of daniel bible study commentary chapter 7 part 2 the times of the gentiles the heavenly scene. I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame. In 1 timothy chapter 6, verse 14, at the appearing of our lord jesus christ, which in his times he shall show, who is the blessed and only potentate, the king of kings, and lord of lords.