Then i daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river. The alleged reference to daniel s expressions in the septuagint version of deuteronomy they easily explain as a later gloss, and the actual acquaintance of the first book of the machabees with the prophecy of daniel they naturally regard as compatible with the nondanielic authorship, and indeed with the composition of the book of daniel in the. Daniel introduction united states conference of catholic bishops. He is the god of heaven, whose kingdom will never be destroyed dan 2. It is complex in its historical and prophetic account of things now past, and things to come. The first half of the book chapters 16 contains stories in the third person about the experiences of daniel and his.
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. God is in control, no matter how things look, and his kingdom will one day fill the earth. It has often been conjectured that it was daniel who showed to cyrus the prophecies of isaiah. The book of daniel is a 2ndcentury bc biblical apocalypse combining a prophecy of history with an eschatology cosmic in scope and political in focus. The book of daniel biblical hermeneutics stack exchange. 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, darius i. The book of daniel sermon by ciprian luca, daniel 1. Know also and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to cause to return and to build jerusalem, unto the messiah, the prince, shall be seven weeks.
And there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was. Daniel gives the meaning of history more clearly than any other portion of the bible. It is about the nature of guilt and innocence, and about the relations of people to nations. Its prophecies of worldruling empires are closely related to revelation. The book 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. Notice the two plans and strategies at work as the book of daniel begins 1. The book of daniel is counted as a prophetical book in our english bibles, but in the jewish scriptures it is among the writings. For instance, even archskeptic richard carrier assumes a sixth century date for the book of ezekiel.
And what is more, it tells us how to live for god in ungodly times, like our own. One feature of this section is daniels reliance on heavenly figures to interpret and explain his visions. Daniel and his friendsshadrach, meshach, and abednegohave to navigate between the demands nebuchadnezzar is putting on them and. In the third year of the reign of jehoiakim king of judah, nebuchadnezzar king of babylon came to jerusalem and besieged it. The smart guides to the bible let you easily uncover them alleven the passages you once thought were hard to understand. The book of daniel records the actions, prophecies, and visions of the prophet daniel. The old testament book of daniel is an amazing piece of literature. But somebody in the new testament confirms the authorship of the book of daniel, clearly that is jesus christ.
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. Jan 10, 2009 the book of daniel is set within the context of the sixth century exile. Josephus believed that the book of daniel was shown to alexander the great, when he came to jerusalem in 330 bc. The book of daniel is apocalyptic in nature and belongs to the 6th century b. 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.
Start with the best and brightest leaders, then capture them through the temptation of privilege and power standing in the kings palace. It is a book about the nature of left politics in this countryits sacrificial rites, its peculiar cruelties, its humility, its bitterness. List of books and articles about book of daniel online. Aug 15, 2014 the book of daniel niv audio holy bible high quality and best speed book 27 duration. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the book of daniel. These he carried off to the temple of his god in babylonia. This book records the prophecies, visions, and public ministry of daniel who was along with.
Daniel united states conference of catholic bishops. And the lord delivered jehoiakim king of judah into his hand, along with some of the articles from the temple of god. Furthermore, daniel is mentioned by jewish historian, josephus, who reported that daniel s body lay in a tower in ecbatan in parthia, alongside the bodies of the kings of the medes and persians. The book of daniel in the early church canon what critics say the book of daniel was never listed with other books of the canon until after the 2nd century b. Congratulations to say nothing, the best history book of 2019. Years ago, when in bible college, i was astonished at the attacks of the critics in relation to the dating of many books of the bible. It is a book about some of the beautiful and terrible feelings of childhood. He is the prophet who determined the times for the events. Kings grazing on grass, godly men thrown to the lions, goldenheaded statues with feet of clayexplore an amazing mix of inspiring history and perplexing prophecy with this clear and. The linguistic problem of the book of daniel is highly interesting. Book of daniel holy bible kjv full audiobook greatest.
Prophecy for today from daniel kindle edition by stendal, russell. The book of daniel is written by the fearless prophet daniel in about 530 bc in cyrus ninth year. It has puzzled theologians for centuries, and been answered in many different ways. May 02, 2020 daniel served in the royal court of nebuchadnezzar and several rulers who followed nebuchadnezzar. 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. An introduction to the book of daniel an argument of the book of daniel selected bibliography of the book of daniel j. The book of daniel was likely written between 540 and 530 b.
There is uncertainty as to when the story may have taken place, but most scholars contend that its stories occurred in the second century bce. Daniel 2 new international version niv nebuchadnezzars dream. Thus, it is best to presume daniel s canonical inclusion in the bible is just and the book is worthy of christian study. The first six chapters are a collection of historical papers written by. A study of the book of daniel chapter 12 daniel 12. The book of daniel is an apocalypse, a literary genre in which a heavenly reality is revealed to a human recipient. The story of daniel motivates faithfulness despite exile in babylon.
This objection is easily answered as the babylonians used the accession year system of. And like ezekiel, the difficult nature of these prophecies has resulted in a wide variety of conflicting interpretations. Sir isaac newton in his observations upon the prophecies of daniel and the apocalypse of st. Like ezekiel, the book of daniel contains a number of enigmatic prophecies. Josephus on alexander the great and the book of daniel. According to 2 kgs 24, the siege of jerusalem took place after the death of jehoiakim, but 2 chr 36. You know, for religious fanatics and other societal oddballs. Daniel 1 niv daniels training in babylon bible gateway. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Daniels friends shadrach, meshach and abednego served as advisers to king nebuchadnezzar of babylon. Daniel therefore ministered for a period of about sixty. The last six chapters contain prophecies written by daniel himself. The book of daniel, originally written in hebrew and aramaic, is a book in both the hebrew bible and the christian old testament writer. Witness faith and visions come to pass in the book of daniel. Daniel is the old testament writer who provides the most extensive prophecy of worldruling empires that would exist on earth. This book takes its name not from the author, who is actually unknown, but from its hero, who was allegedly among the first jews deported to babylon, where he lived at least until 538 b. The first look at the book of daniel is exciting and tough at the same time. The book of daniel is a clear revelation of the meaning of history. Alexander reads about himself in the book of daniel. Daniels prayer, and the vision of the seventy weeks 9. The book was originally written in hebrew except daniel 2. The bible is loaded with valuable insights for every area of your life.
The events narrated in the first six chapters date from the year nebuchadnezzar deported daniel and his friends 605 to the third year of cyrus 536. Aramaic, also called chaldean or the language of the chaldeans, was the language of ancient babylon, and daniel and his fellow captives were taught it as part of their training to. When the book of daniel was shown to alexander the great d. The book of daniel opens with an allusion to the issue of worship by stating that the lord or master heb. The contents of the first verse in daniel have been challenged on two counts. Some weeks ago, i presented several translations of the book of daniel, chapter 9, verses 2027. 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. The book is written in a mixture of hebrew and aramaic. The exile was one of the key events in the history of israel, and. The book of daniel agrees that nebuchadnezzar did not occupy judah in 605.
It is often claimed that the date given by daniel for the first year of nebuchadnezzars reign contradicts that given by jeremiah so pfeiffer, 1948. The book of daniel complements the new testament book of revelation. Reverend daniel webster turns to a modern incarnation of jesus to help him deal with his personal and professional problems. The wellknown fact remains that a great part of the book is written, not in hebrew, but in aramaic 2. That is, josephus mentions the events from chapters 16 in detail with editorial commentary but mentions only partial details from chapter 8, 9, 11, 12 with editorial commentary. As with all of scripture, the book of daniel is profitable for our study 2 ti 3.
Book of daniel simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. And in fact the book of revelation is largely a christian interpretation of the. 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. It does not say these years were concluded before the events of ch. Immediately afterward, his father died, and he hurried back to babylon to take control of the kingdom. In the course of the books opening stories, the kings keep realizing that daniels god is, in fact, everybodys god, or the only godand then they immediately do something entirely disrespectful and ridiculous like drinking. Members of the bahai faith see daniel as being a prophet. By the time you finish reading daniel, youll probably be wondering how all these babylonian and persian kings could be so incredibly thick. The genre of daniel is narrative history, prophetic oracles, and it also contains some apocalyptic material. Daniel 1 new international version niv daniels training in babylon. Tom constables expository notes on daniel this is also available in the net. He ends up taking back the cream of the crop, the most elite and noble israelites, to serve at his court in babylon.
Daniels ministry continued into the third year of cyrus 10. In addition, the captivating prophecy, imagery, and symbolism make the book of daniel one of the. Since josephus lived in the years 37 to 100 ce, he is closer to. The alleged reference to daniels expressions in the septuagint version of deuteronomy they easily explain as a later gloss, and the actual acquaintance of the first book of the machabees with the prophecy of daniel they naturally regard as compatible with the nondanielic authorship, and indeed with the composition of the book of daniel in the. Daniel 2 niv nebuchadnezzars dream in the bible gateway. As isaac newton in his observations on the prophecies of daniel 1732 put it. Josephus reports that at this time, nebuchadnezzar occupied all syria, with the exception of judaea, as far as pelusium on the egyptian border 5. Quotation given in full when space permits corresponding quotations from daniel. The use of the aramaic language in the book of daniel is not surprising, given the fact that the setting for this book is during the jews captivity in babylon. Daniel 1 niv bible in the third year of the reign of. Strictly speaking, the book does not belong to the prophetic writings but rather to a distinctive type of literature known as apocalyptic, of which it is an early specimen.
Persons named daniel god has judged are mentioned in babylonian records and in the bible elsewhere. 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. The book says that daniel is its writer in several places, such as 9. The book of daniel identifies the prophet daniel as its author daniel 9. Nebuchadnezzars strategy for assimilating gods people into babylonian culture. An examination of the best commentaries can be helpful in sorting. The book of daniel is the apocalyptic book of the hebrew bible. But endtimes prophecy is not just a christian thing. I showed how the jewish and christian versionsthat is, the very texts provided for readingindicated radically different approaches. Thus, the book of daniel delivers an intriguing mixture of captivating episodes of treason and betrayal, sex, rock music and drug abuse, but also reflections about post world war ii us governmental policy, political systems in general and, last but not least, communist ideology, with a critical focus on all these aspects. For instance, a signer of nehemiahs covenant in 444 b. The book of daniel new hampshire state library overdrive. When they came in and stood before the king, 3 he said to them, i have had a dream. Daniel 1, new international version niv the bible app.
The lack of consensus presents a challenge for the reader, but it is not necessarily an insurmountable one. What christians say the book of daniel was not accepted later than the other books. See more ideas about book of daniel, bible and bible knowledge. End of days bible study of the prophet daniel by h. The four visions of chapters seven to twelve are an early example of apocalyptic literature and, in contrast to the earlier chapters, are introduced in the first person.
For additional study, be sure to read the accompanying articles covering subjects and events found in the book of daniel. Ezekiel and many others carried from jerusalem to babylon. The book of daniel is one of the most significant prophetic books in the bible. His visions offer hope that god will bring all nations under his rule. Second, josephus placed this event in 332 bc, so josephus believed that the book of daniel had been written by then. Daniel god my judge, which accords with the character and contents of the book. A story from josephus s writings confirms that daniel s prophecies were received centuries before alexander the great conquered the world. The book 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. The book of daniel is a collection of papers written at several times. In other words, josephus had access to the book of daniel in addition to other apparent writings ascribed to daniel. Ministry magazine the aramaic problem of the book of. 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. Many people think that biblical prophecies about the end of the world and the battle of armageddon are a christian thing. Introduction of daniel specialty of daniel all the prophets prophesized the events daniel was the only prophet to set time lines on the events daniel is the only book to carry the autobiography of a king daniel also covers what usually called the silent years time between last ot book and first nt book.
This spans the entire period of the babylonian exile. Book of daniel overview insight for living ministries. Chapters 8 and 11 have some sections that are hard to distinguish between the historical figure antiochus epiphanes and the antichrist. The book of daniel begins with king nebuchadnezzar, the ruler of babylon, ransacking jerusalem. The book of daniel, one of the volumes of the bible, is found in the section of scriptures. The guardians of the faithinterpreters like the son of bahaullah, abdul baha, and shoghi effendihave all worked with and interpreted prophecies stemming from the book of daniel, regarding things like the coming of world peace on earth. Posted on jan 31, 2005 by good news estimated reading time. Jesus mentions daniel as the author as well matthew 24. The god of israel is consistently called the most high god in the book of daniel. This book takes its name not from the author, who is actually unknown, but from its hero, who was allegedly among the first jews. Daniel, the hero of the book, was an exile in babylon carried away in the first captivity in 605 b.
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