Interpretation of the book daniel

Daniel interpretation is part of the interpretation commentary series, and i have now read more than a dozen selections in this volume. Mar 07, 2020 the rise and fall of the world, part 1 daniel 2. Daniels parents chose a hebrew name for their son meaning god is my judge, testifying of their faith in the one, true god. Daniel, theology of definition and meaning bible dictionary. Daniel 2 tells how daniel interpreted nebuchadnezzars dream, in which god provided an overview of world events in the millennia yet to come. Introduction daniel chapter 8 is a preachers nightmare. What is the meaning of nebuchadnezzars dream in daniel 2. One of those people was king nebuchadnezzar of babylon. Daniel s friends shadrach, meshach and abednego served as advisers. When the book of daniel is examined for content and literary character, it falls naturally into two roughly equal parts which may be designated daniel a.

The first six chapters of the book describe their and especially daniels faithfulness in the most varied circumstances of life. The book of daniel is followed by the prophet hosea, the first of the prophets in the book of the twelve. What do the 1,290 and 1,335 days represent daniel 12. Interpretation of the dream daniel 2 john macarthur the. The book of daniel is the apocalyptic book of the hebrew bible. The second main part of the book in the hebrew bible viixii is taken up with four visions which daniel describes in the first person. In todays excerpt from the most recent edition in the story of god bible commentary series, author wendy l. 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.

Daniels friends shadrach, meshach and abednego served as advisers to king nebuchadnezzar of babylon. Daniel spoke about the abomination of desolation this clarifies that daniel was a real person and the events described in the book are real including the prophecies. Jan 02, 2020 as the interpretation of the vision is given to daniel, the prophet asks specifically about the fourth beast and its horns daniel 7. Historicists claim that prophetic interpretation reveals the entire course of history of the church from the writing of the book of daniel, some centuries before the close of the 1st century, to the end of time. Themes in the book of daniel include heroism, remaining true to god in the midst of an adverse and idolatrous culture, and gods protection of his faithful ones through his angels. Daniel and the great unveiling catholic world report. Daniel was gods mouthpiece to the gentile and jewish world, declaring gods current and future plans. The book of daniel is often read for its contribution to our understanding of endtimes events, but sometimes christians have been so obsessed with. Daniels prophecies reveal the plans of god and unmask the plans of the enemy. Daniel, the books hero, is a representative apocalyptic seer, the recipient of the divine revelation. Our understanding of daniel and revelation became the distinctive frame to hold in place and to highlight the biblical truths we teach as a church. Interpretation of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing. 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 book of daniel records the actions, prophecies, and visions of the prophet daniel. The book of daniel lays the basis for the book of revelation. Many will roam to and fro, and knowledge will increase. The book of daniel originated as a collection of folktales among the jewish community in babylon and mesopotamia in the persian and early hellenistic periods 5th to 3rd centuries bce, before being expanded in the maccabean era mid2nd century by the addition of the visions in chapters 712. In the third year of cyrus king of persia a message was revealed to daniel, whose name was called belteshazzar.

If you would like to know gods program for the future, it is essential that you understand this book of daniel. Only god can declare the end from the beginning and that is what he has done in this wonderful book. But he also provides wonderful hope for those who submit their lives to 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. David guzik commentary on daniel 1 keeping pure in the face of adversity, gives the introduction to the book of daniel. The book of daniel can be divided into two partsstories and prophecies. The book of daniel is written in hebrewexcept for most of chapter 2 and all of chapters 37. Quotation given in full when space permits corresponding quotations from daniel. Daniel, theology of daniel is one of the most controversial books of. The languages are closely related, indeed, but why the shift. At certain times, god has used dreams to communicate with people. This introduction is quite extensiveall of chapter 10.

She went on to say, let daniel now be called, and he will declare the interpretation v. Thank god for the visions and dreams given in the book of daniel. Additionally, a large proportion of the book is written in aramaic rather than the traditional hebrew adding to the complexity of these biblical texts. Cyruss reign over babylon, the scene of the later chapters of daniel began in 539 b. The queen mother recommended daniel, saying that an excellent spirit, knowledge, insight, the interpretation of dreams, the declaring of riddles, and the solving of problems were found in him. Oct 02, 2018 theories vary, but a lot of folks think that the portions of the book of daniel intended specifically for jews were written in hebrew, while portions with a broader message to the nations were written in the language used across that world for diplomacy and commerce, which was aramaic. Daniel 16 new international version niv daniels training in babylon. King nebuchadnezzar had a puzzling dream that no one could explainuntil god gave. This series explains in simple terms the relationship between these two books of the bible.

Historicism, a method of interpretation in christian eschatology which associates biblical prophecies with actual historical events and identifies symbolic beings. The three ribs that are devoured represent three empires conquered by persias first great king, cyrus the great, and his son, cambyses ii. Daniel is told by the angel gabriel that the ram represents the kings of media and persia daniel 8. From the beginning seventhday adventists have followed the historical method of prophetic interpretation to explain the symbols and their meaning. Daniel who through the book received revelations from god. Daniel served in the royal court of nebuchadnezzar and several rulers who followed nebuchadnezzar. Porphyry claimed that instead of being written by daniel about b. Who so ever reads, let him understand meaning whatever daniel saw was recorded and at that recorded clearly and correctly. Nine of the 12 chapters relate revelation through dreams and visions. Daniel himself has not the foggiest notion of the visions meaning, even after the angel gabriel has interpreted the vision for him. The story of daniel motivates faithfulness despite exile in babylon.

The prophecy finds its fulfillment in the christevents 2000 years ago and confirms that god knows the future precisely. The chapter begins with daniel praying for israel, acknowledging the nations sins against god and asking for gods mercy. The book of daniel begins with king nebuchadnezzar, the ruler of babylon, ransacking jerusalem. The book of daniel is a 2ndcentury bc biblical apocalypse. These prophecies will soon be fulfilled, and god is revealing what they mean to those who obey him. This final chapter of the book of daniel focuses on the end timethe time just before and after jesus christ returns to earth.

The modern historicist interpretations and eschatological views of the book of daniel with the book of revelation closely resemble and continue earlier historical protestant interpretations. 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. Mar 06, 2020 the forgotten dream and the unforgettable daniel daniel 2. Interpretation of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing puncochar, daniel on. The vision predicts major world empires and events from the time of daniel to the second coming of christ. The seventy weeks prophecy is one of the most significant and detailed messianic prophecies of the old testament. Roughly 2,600 years ago a judean teenager was taken captive by the rapidly. As such, daniel is similar to the book of revelation in the new testament. Daniel is not mentioned especially in hebrews 11 among the heroes of faith of the ot. There two kinds of prophecy in the bible, one is classical or typical prophecy which commonly deals with immediate events or issues. Sixteenth century protestant interpretations of daniel and revelation shook the roman catholic church. Generally speaking i am a big fan of the series and i expect anyone involved in preaching, teaching, bible study or christian education will find many valuable pearls of practical wisdom in this book. The interpretation of the book can be determined only by understanding its historical background. Daniel prophecy chart based on daniel chapters 2, 7, 8, and the seventhday adventist bible commentary.

The key to the interpretation of this prophecy begins, as always, with the context. 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 is one of the most significant prophetic books in the bible. 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 traditional interpretation of the dream identifies the four empires as the babylonian the head, medopersian arms. In daniel 7 the prophet records a night vision that god gave him concerning four world empires, symbolized as four beasts daniel 7. 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 is filled with messianic illusions and calculations that even left daniel pondering their meanings. Daniel with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Understanding the book of daniel free bible booklets. Daniel the prophet warns us of a terrible time ahead for the entire world.

He ends up taking back the cream of the crop, the most elite and noble israelites, to serve at his court in babylon. The hero of the book of daniel in the ketuvim section of the bible is one of the jews exiled in babylonia, a soothsayer at the babylonian court under nebuchadnezzar who died in 562 b. Daniel 11 and the islam interpretation biblical research. These empires depicted by the lion, bear, leopard, and bizarre animal are babylon, medopersia, greece and rome. Daniel bridges the entire 70 years of the babylonian captivity from 605 to 536 b. The modern interpretation views antiochus iv reigned 175164 bc as the small horn that uproots three others antiochus. The essence of daniel 9 2427 is that, within 500 years from the restoration of jerusalem, and therefore before the destruction of jerusalem in ad 70, the messiah would arrive. Four beasts come out of the sea, the ancient of days sits in judgement over them, and one like a son of man is given eternal kingship.

It is the only book which jesus specifically urges his lastday people to study. 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 widely held view that the book of daniel is largely fictional rests mainly on the modern philosophical assumption that longrange predictive prophecy is impossible. White and the interpretation of daniel and revelation. Interpretation of the dream daniel 2 john macarthur. Chapters 16 refer to the trials of daniel and his three young companions, hananiah, mishael, and azariah, during the time of the great kings of the east. Daniel, theology of bakers evangelical dictionary of. The book of daniel has been the object of unbelieving criticism for ages. When the books of daniel and revelation are better understood, believers will have an entirely different religious experience.

But he also provides wonderful hope for those who submit their lives togod. The book of daniel no other book in the bible has been attacked like the book of daniel. This episode explains daniel s 70 weeks prophecy and more. Jews for judaism daniel 9 a true biblical interpretation. And in fact the book of revelation is largely a christian interpretation of the. Daniel, book of, a book of the third division of the hebrew bible, the hagiographa, named for a man daniel whose fortunes and predictions are the subject of the book. Daniel is one of the most controversial books of the bible, yet its message is clear and unmistakable. Even noted scholars hesitate to be dogmatic in their interpretation of this chapter. Daniel 16 niv daniels training in babylon bible gateway. The angel tells daniel that his prophecies would be sealed until the end of the age, but in that time the wise would understand daniel 12. There are references in classical literature and arts that apparently predate the use of the succession of kingdoms in the book of daniel. Study guide for daniel by chuck smith blue letter bible. Doctorow this novel references the biblical daniel, but its actually a fictional version of the story of the two spiesjulius and ethel rosenberg though the characters have different nameswho gave the secret of the abomb to the soviet union. The four empires are the same as nebuchadnezzar saw in his dream in daniel 2, although in that dream they are pictured as various metals in a statue.