We hope that you find the daniel summary from the kjv bible chapters and verses helpful to your bible studies and for references as a guide to further reference to the book of daniel. Daniel is the story of the people of israel in exile, longing to return to the land of israel. The book is written in a mixture of hebrew and aramaic. A commentary on the book of daniel by cooper abrams.
This commentary is based upon my personal devotional notes and reflections on the book of daniel. Also prophecy most dwells on the end, which is the consummation of the preceding series of events. The first part contains stories about daniel, a jewish exile in the babylonian captivity, and his companions. The book opens with the exile of daniel and his contemporaries from the holy land to babylonia. Revelation 7 is the seventh chapter of the book of revelation or the apocalypse of john in the. The book of daniel cambridge bible commentaries on the. The lack of consensus presents a challenge for the reader, but it is not necessarily an insurmountable one.
Ezekiel 7 is the seventh chapter of the book of ezekiel in the hebrew bible or the old. This volume on the book of daniel has been prepared by two distinguished biblical scholars from the faculty of the catholic university of america. Free bible commentary on the letter of jude in easy english. Its prophecies of worldruling empires are closely related to revelation. Di lella, professor of old testament, and the late louis f. As we leave the first six chapters and enter chapter 7, we are leaving historical narrative behind and entering an apocalyptic section. The foundations and pillars ministry 1204 besstown rd beersheba springs tn 37305. The book of daniel the anchor yale bible commentaries. The book of daniel is one of the most significant prophetic books in the bible. Daily verse and comment, and have biblical truth delivered to your inbox. David guzik commentary on matthew 7, where jesus continues his teaching of. Yet, since he previously spoke of splendor, the word stream will suit the passage very well. Through him god revealed some of the most revealing of all the prophecies of god.
The book is referred to as being the book of revelations of the old testament because both books are apocalyptic. An examination of the best commentaries can be helpful in sorting through the. The number four symbolizes the directions of the compassnorth, south, east, and west. At the great day he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he has ordained. King james version bible commentary and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. And for calvin, the books were opened verse 10 referred to the preaching of the gospel. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. 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. As daniel lived under the kingdom of the first beast, and therefore needed not to describe it, and as the second and third are described fully in the second part of the book, the chief emphasis falls on the fourth.
Much of the book is even written in aramaic, the language that was spoken in babylonia during the seventy years of exile following the destruction of the first beit hamikdash. Isaiah 7 kjv and it came to pass in the days of ahaz bible gateway. A commentary on the book of daniel by pastor galen l. Daniel 7 kjv in the first year of belshazzar king of bible gateway. Study the bible online using commentary on daniel and more. Daniel 7 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. The six former chapters of this book were historical. Commentary on the book of daniel by matthew henry old. Daniel 1 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. Daniel chapter 1 1611 kjv king james version 1 in the thirde yere of the reigne of iehoiakim king of iudah, came nebuchadnezzar king of babylon, vnto ierusalem, and besieged it 2 and the lord gaue iehoiakim king of iudah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of god, which he caried into the land of shinar to the house of his god, and he brought the vessels into the treasure. Daniel 7 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. Like ezekiel, the book of daniel contains a number of enigmatic prophecies. Many new testament predictions of the judgment to come, have plain allusion to this vision.
Attacks against the book of daniel daniel is the most. Daniel commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Daniel 7 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. Nebuchadnezzar, king of babylon, in the first year of his reign, took jerusalem, and carried whom and what he pleased away. Kjv bible verses from daniel offer free, online access, for those of the christian faith, to study scriptural passages for biblical studies, contained in the. Apocalyptic language is composed of symbols that are often lurid in. For the interrelation of the prophetic books, see ap. Verses 1528 matthew henrys commentary bible gateway. The writings these represent the three sections of the hebrew bible.
A proper understanding of daniel, chapters 2 and 7, and of daniel 9. Larkins book of daniel and book of revelation commentaries. The king james version bible commentary is a complete versebyverse commentary. Daniel spake and said, i saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea. It was the first prophecy giving a consecutive history of the world from that time to the end. From this first captivity, most think the seventy years are to be dated. Collins situates the old testament in its historical context and offers a full explanation of the text, especially its religious imagery.
Daniels prophecies are in many respects the most remarkable of any in the sacred record and is the most comprehensive. We have translated the words of the angel as 7 years. The book of daniel was compiled in the second century b. Jude gives examples from the old testament, and from two other ancient books. Biblical commentary on the old testament internet archive. First five books, the pentateuch basic instruction of the o. Therefore, when daniel says something about those in the kingdom in chapter 7, we know approximately what time he is referring to. It is intended to help you better understand some of. Read daniel commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. C as we have it, it is written partly in hebrew and partly in aramaic. The book of daniel, one of the volumes of the bible, is found in the section of scriptures.
This chapter gives the historical setting daniel 1. English translation with parallel latin vulgate online bible at. The power of the kingdom was almost gone, like the animal without its wings. Here is described by what means these changes were to be brought about. Doughty southside christian church june 2015 introduction. In the book that ezekiel the prophet wrote, an eagle means nebuchadnezzar ezekiel 17. Understanding daniel and the revelation plus supplementary material by p. And like ezekiel, the difficult nature of these prophecies has resulted in a wide variety of conflicting interpretations. In the first year of belshazzar king of babylon daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed.
No commentary has yet achieved unanimous agreement, but this book embodies essentially the premillennial approach to the book of daniel. Daniel proceeds with what he commenced in the former verse. Daniel with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Try to study bible with matthew henrys commentary matthew henrys concise commentary on the whole bible is developed from the authors rare ability to. This document has been generated from xsl extensible stylesheet language source with renderx xep formatter, version 3. You can find the best commentary on daniel for you using the tools on the right side. A good question to ask, when beginning the study of a book in the bible, is what the content of the book adds to the understanding of gods revelation of himself. The book of revelation is clarence larkins commentary on revelation which he published in 1919, one year after the first edition his more famous book dispensational truth became available. God will make it appear that he judges in the earth, and will, both in wisdom and in equity, plead his peoples righteous cause. 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. Daniels friends shadrach, meshach and abednego served as advisers to king nebuchadnezzar of babylon.
List of books and articles about book of daniel online. D 100 and which is the first service order book of the. This peace of god is so much greater than we can understand philippians 4. Temple second edition 2011 thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. For references to the pentateuch in the prophetic books, see ap. Actually, in the original language, the words mean 7 times. This daily newsletter provides a starting point for personal study, and gives valuable insight into the verses that make up the word of god. The most comprehensive englishlanguage commentary on daniel in 65 years. The anchor bible series offers new, bookbybook translations of the old and new testament and the apocrypha, with commentary. The book of daniel is his companion commentary published posthumously ten years later in 1929 the swordsearcher larkin commentary module contains both commentaries as well as the 61 charts and. The pulpit commentary suggests that translation as the four winds is doubtless correct.
An easyenglish commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the letter of jude. Daniel 7 commentary commentary critical and explanatory. But if there are ten toes daniel 2 and ten horns daniel 7 and revelation and 17 associated with the rule of this final world ruler, there is no good reason to spiritualize what god has said in at least four different places. This is what we must keep in mind when we interpret the book of daniel. It located the most of its predictions within well defined prophetic periods, though reaching many centuries into the future. When daniel had the dream, this kingdom was nearly finished. Daniel 7 king james version kjv 7 in the first year of belshazzar king of babylon daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed. Daniel 7 kjv in the first year of belshazzar king of.
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