Remember from our previous study that seleucus and ptolemy were two of the four generals who assumed power at the death of alexander the great and divided the. Strengthened by his riches, he shall stir up all kingdoms, even that of greece. Daniel, chapter 9 united states conference of catholic bishops. This chapter recounts the prophecy of the seventy weeks, probably the most debated portion of the whole prophecy. In the bible, the prophecy of seventy weeks is a prophecy given to daniel by the angel gabriel. Choose from 500 different sets of daniel chapter 4 flashcards on quizlet. Daniel reads in the books that the desolation of jerusalem must last for seventy. Genesis exodus leviticus numbers deuteronomy joshua. In the third year of cyrus king of persia a message was revealed to daniel, who was named belteshazzar. Verses of daniel chapter 12 king james bible verse. The book of daniel is divided between the court tales of chapters 16 and the.
Nov 01, 2017 the book of daniel lays the basis for the book of revelation. Daniel 9 niv daniels prayer in the first year bible gateway. Remember, cyrus had conquered babylon in fulfillment of a prophecy god had given to isaiah over 100 years earlier isaiah 44. A commentary on the book of daniel daniel chapter twelve. He must soon return to the combat, but first he will tell daniel what is written in the book of truth. I, daniel, perceived in the books the number of years the lord had decreed to the. This term characterizes daniel s prayer for the mercy of yhwh. It was the real sanctuary, even the one in heaven, that. The detail study of revelation will uncover many new prophecies and understandings of the end times. The book of daniel begins with king nebuchadnezzar, the ruler of babylon, ransacking jerusalem. Learn daniel chapter 4 with free interactive flashcards. In the first year of belshazzar king of babylon daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed. The book of daniel is a 2ndcentury bc biblical apocalypse combining a prophecy of history. Daniel with book summary versebyverse bible commentary.
But this was not the real and final restoration that god envisioned, for daniel was told that the jewish temple would again be destroyed daniel 9. The only thing that was not interpreted for him was chapter 8. The nasb 1995 update appropriately has lord here in v. The king saw a gigantic statue made of four metals, from its gold head to its feet of mingled iron and clay. This is the clearest prophecy of the messiah in all the old testament. Similarly, the distribution of the weeks in the following verses indicates only. The prophecy of daniel 11 includes amazing details about great empires, political developments and endtime powers that would affect the jewish people. The book of daniel lays the basis for the book of revelation. In other words, the events of belshazzars feast in chapter 5 occurred between the visions of chapters 8 and 9. The book of daniel verse by verse chapter 9 daniels. The end times according to daniel part three, chapters 1012. In the first year of darius the son of ahasuerus, of the lineage of the medes, who was made king over the realm of the chaldeans. In this chapter gabriel tells him about a period of 490 years concerning the messiah, the jewish nation, and the temple.
Daniel chapter 9 commentary northwest college of the bible. In the third year of cyrus the persian conqueror of babylon daniel sees a vision of a man but clearly a supernatural being who tells him that he is currently engaged in a battle with the prince of persia, in which he is assisted by michael, your prince. According to the opening verse of chapter 9, the third vision of daniel occurred in the first year of darius the son of ahasuerus, of the seed of the medes. Daniel 9 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. The book of daniel verse by verse chapter 12 the end.
Daniel s prayer for the restoration of israel, ver. God is giving israel the sure hope that in the end they would be saved and gods promises to them fulfilled. Daniels prayer in the first year of darius son of xerxes a mede by descent, who. Extensive verse by verse explanation, illumination and clarification of this prophetic book seen though the lens of middle east culture and the ancient near east. The prophecy of seventy weeks of years verses 2427. Daniel 2 niv nebuchadnezzars dream in the bible gateway. Four times in the chapter verses 5, 8, 11, 15, daniel acknowledges the peoples sin. In chapter 10, daniel tells of a revelation he received in 539 bc concerning a great war that was coming.
Daniel 2 new international version niv nebuchadnezzars dream. 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. Daniel 9 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. Daniel 9, new international version niv the bible app. Baruch is the senior lecturer at the zera avraham institute. It was still over 200 years away and would last nearly 200 years after that, and would pit the seleucids against the ptolemys. In the final verses the remaining time to the end is revealed. Chapter 9 can be distinguished from the other visionary chapters of the book of. The prophet daniel had two years to think about the visions of the 4 beasts of chapter 7 compare 7.
Lehman strauss said this part of the book of daniel is the least read and studied and further, commentators who. Daniel the prophet was not reluctant to consult another prophet. Its interesting that the visions of chapter 8 were given before the handwriting on the wall in chapter 5. God had driven israel out of their land for not keeping the sabbatical year. The revelation concerning the coming of the messiah. Jul 09, 2014 the insights tom has gained from memorizing much of daniel and the entire book of revelation and the great contributions they offer to bible students. This introduction is quite extensiveall of chapter 10. Gods promises are to encourage our prayers, not to make them needless. Bible teaching from the book of daniel chapter 9 verses 2427. This term characterizes daniels prayer for the mercy of yhwh. It occurs seven times in this chapter and nowhere else in daniel. In chapter 10, daniel tells of a revelation he received during the third year of king cyrus of persias reign.
This morning we come to one of the most crucial prophetic passages in scripture for it concerns both events that are still in the future for us and is confirmed by the events predicted that have already taken place. Chapters 10, 11 and 12 in the book of daniel make up daniel s final vision, describing a series of conflicts between the unnamed king of the north and king of the south leading to the time of the end, when israel will be vindicated and the dead raised to shame or glory. Interpretation of jeremiahs prophecy of the seventy weeks 9. When they came in and stood before the king, 3 he said to them, i have had a dream that troubles me and i. Verses daniel learned from the books of the prophets, especially from jeremiah, that the desolation of jerusalem would continue seventy years, which were drawing to a close. Daniel 2 the second chapter of the book of daniel tells how daniel interpreted a dream of nebuchadnezzar ii, king of babylon. He ends up taking back the cream of the crop, the most elite and noble israelites, to serve at his court in babylon. But thou, o daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end. Daniel knows that the seventy years is coming to an end soon since it is 539 b. The introduction to the prophecy of daniel 11 is given in the preceding chapter. In the explanation given in chapter 9, daniel is assured that the jewish sanctuary would be restored at the end of the seventy years.
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