Daniel was written to record events during daniel s lifetime in exile in babylon as well as to provide exiled jews hope regarding gods plan for the future. In general, daniel 12 is addressing the jews because gabriel makes reference to your people and hes speaking to daniel. He may have descended from a noble family, perhaps he was even a prince, since normally the prominent people of a nation were taken captive 1. On a theological level, the book of daniel is clear god established babylon as an empire and has replaced babylon with persia. The endtime spiritual warfare of daniel chapter 10, a consideration of daniel mourning three full weeks. Daniel, theology of daniel is one of the most controversial books of. It is notable for its changes from hebrew to aramaic and back. The book of daniel was likely written between 540 and 530 b. It uses a unicode greek font and a and is printable. Unsealing daniels mysteries lesson 1 prophetic symbols. The book also presents daniels four visions of the end of the world. The book of daniel is followed by the prophet hosea, the first of the prophets in the book of the twelve. Although it does not actually claim to have been written in the sixth century bce, the book of daniel gives clear internal dates such as the third year of the reign of king jehoiakim, that is, 606 bce.
Daniel, theology of daniel is one of the most controversial books of the bible, yet its message is clear and unmistakable. 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. The prophetic book of daniel was written for our time. The angel gabriel specifically told daniel to seal up these prophecies until the time of the end. D records that when alexander the great approached jerusalem, the high priest jaddua met him and showed alexander part of the book of daniel where the greeks would overcome the persians. The result is a forcing of the word to fit into preconceived notions, and this in turn, unfortunately leads into misunderstanding. There are three themes in daniel that i want to look at, but i want to say this. The book of daniel introduction to the book of daniel in the bible. Daniels parents chose a hebrew name for their son meaning god is my judge, testifying of their faith in the one, true god. Quotation given in full when space permits corresponding quotations from daniel. The title of the book comes from the name of its chief character and author.
Daniel s attention is drawn to the destructive fourth beast, and he ponders the meaning of its ten horns. After an introductory chapter in hebrew, daniel switches to aramaic in chapter 27. Daniel s vision of the ram and the goat 9 from one of these horns a little horn emerged and grew extensively toward the south and the east and toward the beautiful land. The book of daniel is followed by the prophet hosea, the first of the prophets in.
Daniel 2 new international version niv nebuchadnezzars dream. Then, a smaller horn begins to grow from the midst of the ten. For instance, a signer of nehemiahs covenant in 444 b. Daniel bridges the entire 70 years of the babylonian captivity from 605 to 536 b.
For later reader living under the greek or roman empires, this message provides hope for a coming kingdom of god to replace the kingdoms of man. We know without a shadow of doubt that daniel was written before about 330 bc because josephus in antiquities of the jews 11. The book of daniel has been called the apocalypse of the old testament. He lived during the jewish captivity in babylon, where he served in the court of the king, rising to prominence by interpreting the kings dreams. Watch our overview video on the book of daniel, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. The book of daniel is one of the books of the hebrew bible and the christian old testament.
God is in control, no matter how things look, and his kingdom will one day fill the earth. Through a series of dreams and visions and their interpretations daniel is shown an outline of future kingdoms of the world. Nine of the 12 chapters relate revelation through dreams and visions. The book of daniel is an apocalypse, a literary genre in which a heavenly reality is revealed to a human recipient. The book of daniel, also called the prophecy of daniel, a book of the old testament found in the ketuvim writings, the third section of the jewish canon, but placed among the prophets in the christian canon. Daniel clearly presents to us this god who rules over the affairs of human history and the affairs of nations, and that is a central theme.
Daniel and his friendsshadrach, meshach, and abednegohave to navigate between the demands nebuchadnezzar is putting on them and. Daniels three friends daniels friends shadrach, meshach and abednego served as advisers to king nebuchadnezzar of babylon. Book of daniel from the king james version of the bible. The writing on the wall heres the passage where we encounter this peculiar phrase. The first half of the book chapters 16 contains stories in the third person about the experiences of daniel and his friends under kings nebuchadrezzar ii, belshazzar. Daniels three friends daniels friends shadrach, meshach and abednego served as. The book of daniel begins with king nebuchadnezzar, the ruler of babylon, ransacking jerusalem. This message grows out of the book s primary theme. Named after its writer, daniels book is a product of his time in babylon as a. The first part of the book, comprising six chapters, is the story of daniel set in the courts of babylonian and achaemenid empire during the time of the babylonian captivity.
Meaning, origin and history of the name daniel behind. As the little horn emerges from the beast, three of the original horns are plucked out by the roots. Daniel with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Daniel summary paul tripps the gospel one chapter at a. When they came in and stood before the king, 3 he said to them, i have had a dream. Book of daniel noun the noun book of daniel has 1 sense. 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. Roughly 2,600 years ago a judean teenager was taken captive by the rapidly.
A study of the book of daniel gene taylor3an introduction to daniel i. Daniel who through the book received revelations from god. Daniel 1 new international version niv daniels training in babylon 1 in the third year of the reign of jehoiakim king of judah, nebuchadnezzar king of babylon came to jerusalem and besieged it. Daniel chapter 10 spiritual war chapter 10 of the book of daniel forms an introduction to a prophetic vision, a vision which is further detailed in chapter 11 and finally concluded in daniel. Daniel 5 declares those prophecies are fulfilled in a spectacular manner. Daniel was a hebrew prophet whose story is told in the book of daniel in the old testament. This series explains in simple terms the relationship between these two books of the bible. Part of thesection of the biblereferred to asketuvimthe writings seethe torah, it is an apocalyptic book, like the book of revelations in the new testament. Mene, mene, tekel, parsin, is an aramaic phrase found in chapter five of the book of daniel, the story of belshazzar and the handwriting on the wall. Persons named daniel god has judged are mentioned in babylonian records and in the bible elsewhere. The book of daniel identifies the prophet daniel as its author daniel 9.
Daniel the inner meaning of the book of daniel what does this story mean and how does it apply to my life. Daniel 2 niv nebuchadnezzars dream in the bible gateway. This is a bible study about the the meaning of the 2300 days kjv mentioned in daniel 8. 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. Its prophecies speak with increased meaning to this generation.
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. Its prophecies of worldruling empires are closely related to revelation. He ends up taking back the cream of the crop, the most elite and noble israelites, to serve at his court in babylon. While bible scholars debate issues like when it was written and whether it is historically accurate, the book of daniel consistently calls gods people of every generation to faithfulness. As such, daniel is similar to the book of revelation in the new testament. The revelation continues to be called by the same name, the words, as in daniel 10. The book of daniel speaks of things that can be interpreted in many ways, and many scholars, who do not have any concept of an inner meaning, interpret them literally.
Jesus mentions daniel as the author as well matthew 24. The book of the prophet daniel the prophet daniel is one of four major prophets in hebrew scripture, along with isaiah, jeremiah, and ezekiel. Summary of the book of daniel the story of the bible. The book of daniel the book of daniel is one of the most significant prophetic books in the bible. Book of daniel overview insight for living ministries. 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 message of the book of daniel is that, just as the god of israel. Daniel, theology of definition and meaning bible dictionary.
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