In short, god created man in his image, in the image of god created he him gen. Verse click for chapter new international version this is the interpretation, your majesty, and this is the decree the most high has issued against my lord the. The fourth beast is a fourth kingdom that will appear on earth. Daniel 4, the fourth chapter of the bibles book of daniel, is presented in the form of a letter from king nebuchadnezzar ii in which he learns a lesson of gods sovereignty, who is able to bring low those who walk in pride. Seventy weeks 490 years are determined upon your people and upon your holy city, to finish the transgression and to make an end of sins and to make reconciliation for iniquityatone for their past transgressions, and to bring in everlasting righteousness temple service that brings righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy fulfill the promises of the prophets and end the prophetic era and, and to anoint the holy of holies the temple daniel 9. The fourth beast is quite different from the previous beasts, in that it has 10 horns. In the first year of darius the son of ahasuerus, of the lineage of the medes, who was made king over the realm of the chaldeans. A to finish b transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone. For a compelling rebuttal of the second century date of composition for the book of daniel see daniel chapter 11.
He will cause terrible destruction and succeed in whatever he does. As with all of scripture, the book of daniel is profitable for our study 2 ti 3. At the time daniel wrote this prophecy, jerusalem had been destroyed and its citizens killed or deported to babylon. The book of daniel serves as the major apocalyptic book of the old testament, as chapters 712 foretell the end times. Verse 24 begins with seventy sevens niv or weeks in some translations until the restoration of jerusalem. Take a quick and exciting visual journey with us back to babylon to learn important cues for living in our culture today. The mention of the abomination of desolation is taken from the book of daniel. We saw in the first part of daniel chapter 2 that king nebuchadnezzar had a dream. Who is this 4th king of persia that verse 2 is speaking of.
Matthew 24 is the twentyfourth chapter of the gospel of matthew in the new testament of the. A commentary on the book of daniel daniel chapter twelve. Therefore when you see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place whoever reads. Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth. May 04, 2010 daniel then sees the angel gabriel who tells him important information about the future of israel 2427. In chapter 2 of the book of daniel, we encounter the twofold nature of a man.
Numbers 24, balaam saw it pleased god to bless israel and he went into. Mar 01, 2018 daniel is praying in the first nineteen verses of this chapter, but then the angel gabriel appears and interrupts his prayer. As i said earlier, john has nothing to say about these two cycles, focusing only upon the 1260 days. Isaiah 24 is the 24th chapter of the book of isaiah in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christian bible. Nov 27, 2020 the omission of so many precious and most important portions of the writings of the holy prophets, such as the 7th, 9th, and 53d chapters of isaiah. Daniel devotionalstoday in the word precept austin. Even most liberal scholars who propose multiple authors for the book of daniel agree that the author of daniel chapter 9 also wrote chapter 12. Daniel received the seventy sevens prophecy in response to his prayer. It pleased darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom, with three administrators over them, one of whom. The ten horns are ten kings who arise from within the fourth kingdom. Daniel made no mention of these elders, perhaps because the 24 elders represent the church, and the church was an unrevealed mystery to old testament saints ephesians 3. In 1877, a group of cambridge university students began to study the bible, pray, and witness to their classmates.
Questions and answers for daniel chapters 112 new king james. This refers to the revived roman empire that will once again rule headed by the antichrist. But there is a god in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. The books could easily have included other prophetic writings and books of recent chronology. They were probably first composed in hebrew or aramaic, but are no longer extant in the original language. Chapter nine opens up with daniel trying to understand the prophecy of jeremiah in which jeremiah prophesied concerning the exiles that were taken to babylon. Message given sunday, june 30, 2019 by pastor josh black at calvary chapel canyon hills in lake elsinore, ca.
Daniel refuses to eat kings food, passes three year training course. Commentary on daniel chapter 2 daniel and nebuchadnezzar. Everyone whose name is found written in the book will be delivered. It parallels revelation and obviously has a clear ending, which says, he will pitch his royal tents between the seas at the beautiful holy mountain. The ancient of days is obviously god, but there is debate as to if he is specifically god the father or god the son. In the first year of belshazzar king of babylon daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his. Questions and answers for daniel chapters 112 new king. In the first year of darius the son of ahasuerus, of the seed of the medes, which was made king over. God is giving israel the sure hope that in the end they would be saved and gods promises to them fulfilled. First of all, daniel 11 makes a complete timeline of its own. Eightytwoyearold daniel wrote to correct this false impression. Another example in which sevens are used as years is found in the book of jubilees 11. The book of daniel explained david jeremiah youtube.
This is not the view that jesus had of the prophet daniel mt 24. Daniel chapter 11 explained discover books of the bible. Daniel s prayer, and the vision of the seventy weeks 9. Gabriel interprets daniel s vision 23 in the latter part of their reign, when the rebellion has reached its full measure, an insolent king, skilled in intrigue, will come to the throne. Sep 29, 2017 daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine. There are several indications that support this interpretation. This is in part emphasized by the numbering of the chapter which is the chapter number 2 but also by the second year of the reign, when the spirit is troubled. Historically, these revivals began to rise after the fall of rome in a. Gabriel proceeds to give daniel the most astonishing four verses in the entire bible. Daniel s prayer in verses 319 of the chapter refers to the fulfillment of a specific seventyyear period, the seventy years of the babylonian captivity as prophesied by jeremiah.
Nebuchadnezzar dreams of a great tree that shelters the whole world, but an angelic watcher appears and decrees that the tree must be cut down and that for seven years. It will be different from all the other kingdoms and will devour the whole earth, trampling it down and crushing it. This intervarsity student movement spread across england to canada, and in 1938 the first u. Questions and answers for daniel chapters 112 new king james version daniel chapter 1 daniel s capture. The chapter is called the book of truth, which highlights empires controlling the middle east, from daniel s time until. In the second year of the reign of nebuchadnezzar, nebuchadnezzar had dreams.
In the first chapter, daniel and his companions are supposed to eat. David guzik commentary on matthew 24, in which jesus predicts the. Well, more like a nightmare for it shook him to the core. The king nebuchadnezzar represents here a fallen man, a man. In the third year of king jehoiakim, god allows jerusalem to fall into the power of. The book of daniel is preserved in the 12 chapter masoretic text and in two longer greek versions, the original septuagint version, c. From the time the word goes out to restore and rebuild jerusalem until the anointed one, the ruler. It was about 540 bc and it looked as if the babylonian gods had defeated the god of israel and the israel of god. But the name by which he is known best, messiah, appears in only one passage. And the lord delivered jehoiakim king of judah into his hand, along with some of the articles from the temple of god. Simply put, it backtracks to the abomination and rapture at daniel 11. Daniel s visions interpreted 23 this is what he said.
The chapter is called the book of truth, which highlights empires controlling the middle east, from daniel s time until armageddon. Nebuchadnezzars dream of four kingdoms chapter 2 the fiery furnace chapter 3 nebuchadnezzars madness chapter 4 belshazzars. From the time the word goes out to restore and rebuild. This is an excellent commentary on the book of daniel. He and his friends serve the kingq according to daniel 1. Additionally, a large proportion of the book is written in aramaic rather than the traditional hebrew adding to the complexity of these biblical texts.
Daniel 1 niv daniels training in babylon in the bible. This period is called the great tribulation by jesus in matthew 24. Now, you may wish to debate this important point, but i would say that the story before us in daniel chapter 6 is possibly the most loved story in the old testament as voted by those under 9 years of age. Daniel s seriousness in this prayer is indicated by supplications, fasting, sackcloth, and ashes. The book of daniel reads as if the events and dreams and visions occur in rapid succession, but years actually separate the chapters. It is the only old testament passage which refers to the messiah as messiah. The implication is that the messiah would be resurrected from the dead after he was killed. First in a two part series on the life of paul the apostle.
After them another king, different from the earlier ones, will rise and subdue three kings. Daniel chapter 2 commentary verse by verse daniel bible. The book of daniel is filled with messianic illusions and calculations that even left daniel pondering their meanings. After 70 weeks that is periods of each seven years year weeks, compare with leviticus 25. In order to understand this prophecy, one must be very familiar with its context. This chapter was written in his third year as king, but many years before the fall of babylon. Thinking fast and slow by daniel kahneman reread week 24. Daniel s training in babylon in the third year of the reign of jehoiakim king of judah, nebuchadnezzar king of babylon came to jerusalem and besieged it. The fourth beast is a fourth kingdom that will appear on the earth, different from all the other kingdoms, and it will devour the whole earth, trample it down, and crush it. Daniel 9 prays for his nation and then gabriel comes to him and gives him the prophecy in daniel 9. The events of this chapter precede those events in daniel 5 and daniel 6.
Daniel, prophecies of the encyclopedia of mormonism. Jews for judaism daniel 9 a true biblical interpretation. 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. The christians of jerusalem fled to pella to escape the war in fulfillment of v. It is excellent because it is incisive and informative when dealing with daniel s visions.
B for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness, c to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the most holy place. Therefore daniel went in unto arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of. The prophecy seventy weeks are determined for your people and for your holy city, to finish the transgression, to make an end of sins, to make reconciliation for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy. Daniel chapter 7 explained discover books of the bible. It is relevant and critical that every christian read it because the author shows how the book of daniel has a direct application to our own life. These he carried off to the temple of his god in babylonia.
One of the most important prophecies in the bible appears in daniel 9. He set his mind to gain understanding, and he humbled himself before god. From daniel and his three friends, we will learn the power of faith and commitment b. Daniel chapter 2 commentary verse by verse daniel bible study.
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