This is not specifically detailed in the babylonian chronicles, but it is entirely. Punished with insanity for his haughtiness, he sinks to the level of the beasts illustrating psalms 49. The book of daniel is partly historical, relating various circumstances which befel himself and the jews, at babylon. Conventioners were eager to obtain their copy of the newly released 320page book, pay attention to daniels prophecy. David guzik commentary on daniel 1 keeping pure in the face of adversity.
Daniel, chapter 1, introduces the theme of the entire booka titanic struggle. The visions of chap ters 712 were ad ded and ch a pt er 1 translated into hebrew at the third stage whe n th e fina l book was being drawn together. Daniel overview james burton coffman commentaries on the. Daniel chapter 4 explained verse by verse nebuchadnezzars dream of a tree, the most high rules over mankind pride goes before destruction. Daniel 1 commentary verse by verse commentary bible study. Daniel 4 explained verse by verse nebuchadnezzars dream. He was chosen out to learn the language, and to work in the kings palace. In the first 6 chapters, we read about daniel and his friends. The seeds of his great success are evident in the very first chapter of the book of daniel.
Daniel identifies himself as the author of the book in daniel 12. As educated youths of noble heritage, in whom was no blemish, but wellfavored, and skillful in all wisdom, and endued with knowledge, and. By the king of babylons order the master of the eunuchs taketh daniel, hananiah, mishael, and azariah, to instruct them, and changeth their names, daniel 1. Daniel chapter 1 begins by the telling of how king jehoiakim, king of judah, was conquered by king nebuchadnezzar of babylon. Chapter 7 were back to the purpose of the book of daniel.
D 2 and the lord delivered jehoiakim king of judah into his hand, along with some of the articles from the temple of god. Here god shows us how to interpret the symbolic language he has inspired in much of the scripture. Daniel 4 commentary commentary critical and explanatory. King belshazzar grandson of nebuchadnezzar throws a drunken, idolatrous feast that is interrupted by a hand writing on the wall 112. In the other 6 chapters, we read about daniels dreams. Daniel 1 the first chapter of the book of daniel tells how daniel and his three companions were among captives taken by nebuchadnezzar ii from jerusalem to babylon to be trained in babylonian wisdom. This was not specifically detailed in the babylonian chronicles, but it is. 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. This chapter gives us a more particular account of the beginning of daniels life, his original and education, than we have of any other of the prophets. Their names are daniel, hananiah, mishael, and azariah. Choosing men to train king nebuchadnezzar wanted to have some of the men from among the exiled members of the royal family to be his servants. The book of daniel chapter one the book opens with the first deportation of jews to babylonian captivity 605 b. That daniel is the author of this book has been received both by the jews and the christian church throughout the centuries. In this first chapter of the book of daniel, one of the most intense prophetic books of the old testament, we are introduced to several new names, including four hebrew men who have been taken into exile in babylonian captivity.
Book of daniel chapter 1 bible study stranded in babylon. 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. Daniel bridges the entire 70 years of the babylonian captivity from 605 to 536 b. Porphyry claimed that instead of being written by daniel about b. A study of the book of daniel the church of christ in. The book of daniel no other book in the bible has been attacked like the book of daniel. The higher biblical critics especially seemed to attack the book of daniel from that perspective, often giving the book an authorship during the time of the maccabees a jewish group that recaptured the holy land and a date they often use for the writing is 170 bc. The book of daniel was likely written between 540 and 530 b. They were willing to serve the public in this new and strange land, but were determined to remain faithful to god, even in the seemingly small matter of food 1. Unsealing daniels mysteries lesson 1 prophetic symbols. The bible prophet, daniel, outlines in vivid detail world events now unfolding. Book of daniel bible study commentary chapter 1 daniel chapter 1. The book of daniel was written by, well, daniel, around 537 b. These he carried off to the temple of his god in babylonia.
Making sense of daniel 11 illiam barclay once said that the study of the book of revelation either finds or leaves a man mad. The prophet daniel lived in the sixth century before the. When they came in and stood before the king, 3 he said to them, i have had a dream. The book of daniel identifies the prophet daniel as its author daniel 9. Daniel is brought in, and explains that it proclaims the judgment of belshazzar and the fall of babylon into the. Chapte r 1 was composed in aramaic at this time as a brief introduction of to provide historical context, introduce the characters of the tales, and expla in how dan iel and his friends came to babylon. The book of daniel is a target of critics who doubt that the daniel described in the book. 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. Deal, bakers pictorial introduction to the bible, p.
Jehoiakim came to the throne at the end of the year, which jeremiah reckons as the first year, but which daniel leaves out of count, being an incomplete year. Daniel 1, english standard version 2016 esv the bible app. Daniel 1 niv daniels training in babylon bible gateway. Daniel is commitment to remain undefiled is blessed by god, and he along with his friends are given wisdom that is acknowledged and rewarded by the. Once you understand the meaning of the symbol, bible prophecy becomes plain. Isaiah, jeremiah, and ezekiel, began immediately with divine visions. In the third year of king jehoiakim of judah god let the kingdom fall into the hands of the. They refusing to eat of the king s meat thrive upon pulse and water, daniel 1. To the christian, seeing the hand of god in history should be a constant mindset.
According to this gift given to daniel, we find him, in this book, all along employed about dreams and visions, interpreting or entertaining them. In chapters 2 and 8, we are shown the kings dream and then the symbols are explained. Judah is defeated and vessels of the house of god are carried back to the land of shinar along with daniel, hananiah, mishael, and azariah. Through a series of dreams and visions and their interpretations daniel is shown an outline of future kingdoms of the world.
Daniel chapter 11 part 1 the kings of the north and the south pastor tom luitwieler 11292015. To belshazzar the hand of god was a bizarre and frightening thing. 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. Some feel that we really dont know what the symbols mean except in very general terms. Jesus mentions daniel as the author as well matthew 24. Daniel and the hebrew boys taken captive to babylon. The opposition between bestial and human life, set forth here, is a key to interpret the symbolism in the seventh chapter concerning the beasts. Daniel 5 describes the hand of god in the writing on the wall, but it also describes the hand of god in the history of babylon and of israel. There they refused to take food and wine from the king and were given knowledge and insight into dreams and visions by god, and at the end of their training they. The book of daniel begins with king nebuchadnezzar, the ruler of babylon, ransacking jerusalem.
In approximately the year 605 bc jerusalem is besieged by king nebuchadnezzar of babylon. Daniel who through the book received revelations from god. He was taken on the first of three steps to overthrow jerusalemwhich happened in 605 b. The authorship and date of daniel are two of the more contested issues in the field of. Daniels training in babylon 1 in the third year of the reign of jehoiakim a king of judah, nebuchadnezzar b king of babylon c came to jerusalem and besieged it. This time there is an added feature, the fourth kingdom evolves into a fifth kingdom, and has an individual that is singled out for some reason. The book of daniel has been a target of critics who doubt that the daniel described in the book wrote the book, especially in light of the books amazing prophecies. It claims to have been written by daniel himself, and the fact that it is written mostly in the third person does not contradict that claim. Nine of the 12 chapters relate revelation through dreams and visions.
He chose his chief administrator, ashpenaz, to select. Daniel chapter 1 the book of daniel was written by the prophet daniel. The title of the book comes from the name of its chief character and author. Daniel 2 new international version niv nebuchadnezzars dream. Previous index next the book of daniel chapter five this chapter fast forwards to 539 b. This chapter gives us a more particular account of the beginning of daniel s life, his original and education, than we have of any other of the prophets. Daniel 1 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. In this first chapter of the book of daniel, one of the most intense prophetic books of the old testament, we are introduced to several new names, including four. These boys were to be, children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skillful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in. He ends up taking back the cream of the crop, the most elite and noble israelites, to serve at his court in babylon. The prophet daniel lived in the sixth century before the birth of jesus. Daniel 1 new international version niv daniels training in babylon.
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