Lori hatcher is a blogger, womens ministry speaker, and author of the christian. Every king we encounterfrom nebuchadnezzar to antiochus iv epiphanes the little hornultimately is humbled in some way, whether by realizing god is above all or by being totally destroyed yep, those are the two alternatives pretty much. The book, however, was written in a later time of national crisiswhen the jews were suffering severe persecution under antiochus iv epiphanes. Book of daniel chapter 1 bible study stranded in babylon. That framework is a nested parallelism structure in technical terms, a chiasm. Oct 29, 2016 the book of daniel makes so much more sense if you read the full version, left out of the protestant bible for some reason which i cannot comprehend. In the new testament, peter instructs us that prophecy should inspire the christian to personal piety see 2 peter 3. Prophecies in daniel 712 make a very challenging study. The genre of the book of daniel is narrative history, prophetic oracle, and it includes apocalyptic material. And nowhere in the bible are gods initiative and control expressed more clearly and pervasively than in the book of the prophet ezekiel. Daniel the prophet of the bible, his life and accomplishments. Please enter the study of daniel only if you are willing to deal with some deep, challenging material. Its message is usually not so fastit belongs to god.
Can there ever be faith again in the midst of darkness, rebellion, and gloom. Daniels life serves as an example of godly integrity. Daniel is the last of the major prophets the others are isaiah, jeremiah, and ezekiel, and he was a captive of judah. The big picture of the book of daniel bible commentary. See more ideas about book of daniel, bible and bible pictures. Witness faith and visions come to pass in the book of daniel. At a minimum, daniel would be at least 82 years old when that occurred.
The story of daniel motivates faithfulness despite exile in babylon. A young man called daniel was among the people who went to live in babylon. The books central theme is gods sovereignty over history, empires, and kings 2. 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.
Background on the book the modern bible places the book of daniel as the first of the minor prophets, as well as did the lxx the septuagint 70, the greek translation of the hebrew old testament and the vulgate latin bible. That jesus concurred is clear from his reference to the abomination that causes desolation, spoken of through the prophet daniel mt 24. The book of daniel was written by, well, daniel, around 537 b. Christ quotes from this book and attributes the quote to daniel. 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. The book of daniel contains some of the most beloved stories as well as some of the most hotly contested, disputed prophecies in all of scripture. The book of daniel has been called the apocalypse of the old testament. The book of daniel begins with king nebuchadnezzar, the ruler of babylon, ransacking jerusalem. God is in control, no matter how things look, and his kingdom will one day fill the earth. The historical background to the book of daniel by dr. We can read about the life of daniel in his own writings in the book of daniel and also in ezekiel 14. Daniel god is judge belteshazzar may bel protect his life ancestry and family life.
This summary of the book of daniel provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of daniel. In addition, the captivating prophecy, imagery, and symbolism. He ends up taking back the cream of the crop, the most elite and noble israelites, to serve at his court in babylon. Book of daniel bible study mike mazzalongo bibletalk. When they came in and stood before the king, 3 he said to them, i have had a dream. Affordable and search from millions of royalty free images, photos and vectors.
Through a series of dreams and visions and their interpretations daniel is shown an outline of future kingdoms of the world. These he carried off to the temple of his god in babylonia. Daniel was a contemporary of ezekiel, this kills the third century dating of this book. 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. Daniel and his friendsshadrach, meshach, and abednegohave to navigate between the demands nebuchadnezzar is putting on them and. It also describes the apocalyptic visions given by god, and reveals the events. This introductory lesson will situate the historical setting for the book of daniel and its relationship to the book of revelation. Daniel daniel captures the major events in the life of the prophet daniel during israels exile. Daniel identifies himself as the author of the book in daniel 12. Only 12 chapters long, the book of daniel is a mustread. Jan 02, 2020 daniel is also well known for the prophetic dreams and visions god gave him, recorded in the book of daniel. The first part of the book of daniel in the bible tells some stories from the life of daniel and his friends. Therefore all fulfilled predictions in daniel, it is claimed, had to have been composed no earlier than the maccabean period second century b.
The book of daniel presents a collection of popular stories about daniel, a loyal jew, and the record of visions granted to him, with the babylonian exile of the 6th century bce as their background. Intro to daniel biblica the international bible society. However, in the hebrew bible the book of daniel is placed among the poetic books of psalms, proverbs, job, song of. Witness faith and visions come to pass in the book of. 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 2 new international version niv nebuchadnezzars dream.
Daniel 1 niv daniels training in babylon bible gateway. The part left out lays the groundwork for how daniel became so prominent in the land. The book of daniel introduction to the book of daniel in the bible. A noble jewish youth of jerusalem, he is taken into captivity by nebuchadnezzar of babylon and serves the king and his successors with loyalty and ability until the time of the persian conqueror cyrus, all the while remaining true.
The description of daniel and his three young friends receiving their pagan names is in the very first chapter of the book of daniel. This remarkable piece of scripture has encouraged the faithful for centuries. But when daniel was a young manaround or 14jerusalem was besieged by nebuchadnezzar, king of babylon, and daniel and many others were taken into captivity. The book, however, was written in a later time of national crisiswhen the jews were suffering severe persecution under antiochus iv. In many ways, daniel is a book of paradox, offering very straightforward narratives revealing gods greatness and. Because the book of daniel contains so many detailed prophecies of things that happened centuries later, some skeptics have suggested that it is a fraud, written much later in history. The book of daniel is an apocalypse, a literary genre in which a heavenly reality is revealed to a human recipient. We know that daniel was a young man of the nobility and was the cream of the crop of the israelites 1.
Apr 01, 2014 the book of daniel, together with the book of revelation, marvelously unfolds future events as god has ordained them in the program of history. His life and visions point to gods plans of redemption and sovereign control of history. His visions paint a prophetic landscape for daniels contemporaries. There are some striking similarities between the life of daniel and that of jacobs son joseph.
The book implies that daniel was its author in several passages, such as 9. However, the hebrew names of all four are actually used throughout the entire book at various times. Book of daniel overview insight for living ministries. In any case, daniel, like revelation the other booklength apocalypse in the bible provides much valuable material relevant to work. His visions offer hope that god will bring all nations under his rule. Daniel served in the royal court of nebuchadnezzar and several rulers who followed nebuchadnezzar. Daniel 1 new international version niv daniels training in babylon.
The book of daniel, together with the book of revelation, marvelously unfolds future events as god has ordained them in the program of. 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. Books of the bible list order complete new and old testament. 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 prophet daniel is one of four major prophets in hebrew scripture, along with isaiah, jeremiah, and ezekiel. Book of daniel from the king james version of the bible.
Wiseman, assyria, international standard bible encyclopedia, 1. Daniel 2 niv nebuchadnezzars dream in the bible gateway. Such historians as josephus attribute this book to daniel in the 6th century. It records the events of daniels life and the visions that he saw from the time of his exile in 605 b. Background a little background on the book of daniel itself may be helpful.
Background to the book of daniel sermon by johnny a. 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. We know that daniel was a young man of the nobility and was the cream of the crop of. The book of daniel plays several roles in the bible. Daniels prophecies cover a broad range of human history, as he predicted the rise and fall of the greek and roman empires and the rise of a powerful king who will do as he pleases. The book of daniel is followed by the prophet hosea, the first of the prophets in the book of the twelve. Daniels parents chose a hebrew name for their son meaning god is my judge, testifying of their faith in the one, true god. A commentary on the book of daniel by cooper abrams. Daniel wrote the book of daniel during the sixth century b. As it happens, the book of daniel offers a readymade framework for unpacking its meaning in the workplace. May 02, 2020 daniel served in the royal court of nebuchadnezzar and several rulers who followed nebuchadnezzar. This workbook was designed for bible class study, family study, or personal study. Book of daniel bible study commentary chapter 1 daniel chapter 1.