As with all of scripture, the book of daniel is profitable for our study 2 ti 3. Daniel asked permission not to defile himself with food and drink from king nebuchadnezzars royal court. Its prophecies of worldruling empires are closely related to revelation. The authenticity of the book of daniel by bill cooper. It was ordained closed by god until the last days had arrived. The main events in the bible book of daniel hubpages.
Daniel chapter 3 kjv king james version what a mighty god we serve. And daniel remained there until the first year of king cyrus. By the time you finish reading daniel, youll probably be wondering how all these babylonian and persian kings could be so incredibly thick. This board book is perfectly sized for small hands, with short text for a parent or teacher to read to the child. Many, many heads of state and historical events are referred to in daniel s life and visions. For me, any book that divides in such a way deserves a good reading, for it has enflamed the passions of readers. The bible remembers him as the destroyer of solomons temple and the initiator of the babylonian captivity.
Daniel and the other three israelite young men are selected to serve king nebuchadnezzar in his royal court. The message was true, and it concerned a great conflict. Book of daniel read, study bible verses online bible study tools. The book of daniel is one of the most significant prophetic books in the bible. This is the same cyrus who decrees that the israelite exiles may return to jerusalem and rebuild the temple that nebuchadnezzar destroyed ezra 1. Darius was the second successor to cyrus after cambyses and he darius ascended the persian throne in 522 bce. Although it does not actually claim to have been written in the sixth century bce, the book of daniel gives clear internal dates such as the third year of the reign of. The original purpose of the book of daniel was to comfort and encourage persecuted jews during the maccabean revolt. He is an important character in the book of daniel. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. King cyrus of persia, part 1 gods kingdom ministries.
The most comprehensive englishlanguage commentary on daniel in 65 years. One who claims that the book of daniel is a product of the maccabean age thereby denies that it is a work of true predictive prophecy as it purports to be. Vision of the kings of north and south chapters 1012. The book of daniel is an apocalypse, a literary genre in which a heavenly reality is revealed to a human recipient. In the first year of darius son of xerxes a mede by descent, who was made ruler over the babylonian kingdom in the first year of his reign, i, daniel, understood from the scriptures, according to the word of the lord given to jeremiah the proph. Collins situates the old testament in its historical context and offers a full explanation of the text, especially its religious imagery. Daniel god my judge, which accords with the character and contents of the book. One feature of this section is daniels reliance on heavenly figures to interpret and explain his visions. This is the same god who took 3 men into a fiery furnace and brought them. Jerusalem was conquered by the babylonians and many of their best young men were taken into captivity, including daniel. Furthermore he makes no mention of the fact that it was the edict of cyrus of 538 bce.
As i explained this earlier, in the structure of the book, these two chapters are d and d in the middle of the parallelism. The four visions of chapters seven to twelve are an early example of apocalyptic literature and, in contrast to the earlier chapters, are introduced in the first person. That framework is a nested parallelism structure in technical terms, a chiasm. Numerous inaccuracies connected with the exilic period no deportation occurred in 605 bc. The book of daniel with its socalled additions has a special place in the septuagint because, along with a few other books, it is extant in two complete, ancient versions. Darius the mede is mentioned in the book of daniel as king of babylon between belshazzar and cyrus the great, but he is not known to history, and no additional king can be placed between the known figures of belshazzar and cyrus. Strictly speaking, the book does not belong to the prophetic writings but rather to a distinctive type of literature known as apocalyptic, of which it is an early specimen. The book 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. As it happens, the book of daniel offers a readymade framework for unpacking its meaning in the workplace. Each verse and each sentence is dissected to unveil great prophecies which are coming to fruition today. Furthermore, if the book of daniel comes from the age of the maccabees, i do not see how it is possible to escape the conclusion that the book. Daniels prayer, and the vision of the seventy weeks 9. Here is a table of names and dates of the period from about 600 bc to 150 bc. The book of daniel is a 2ndcentury bc biblical apocalypse combining a prophecy of history with an eschatology cosmic in scope and political in focus.
He is mentioned 23 times by name and alluded to several times more. The last mention of daniel in the book of daniel is in the third year of cyrus daniel 10. Study scripture verses with commentary, concordances, and use highlighting, underlining, take notes in the bible. How could such apparent errors have crept into the sacred record. Attacks against the book of daniel daniel is the most attacked book in the entire bible more than book of genesis more than book of the revelation but why do the critics of the bible find it necessary to attack this book. And the understanding of the message was given to him in a vision.
Daniel 10 niv bible in the third year of cyrus king of. From daniel and his three friends, we will learn the power of faith and commitment b. Daniel 9 niv bible in the first year of darius son of. The key to the book is revealed in the relationship between the future gentile dominion and the jewish historical context. But now, in our own time, it is opening for the very first time to human understanding. Daniels training in babylon in the third year of the reign of jehoiakim king of judah, nebuchadnezzar king of babylon came to jerusalem and. Darius was a successor of cyrus, not a predecessor. Rabbinic sources suppose that he was still alive during the reign of the. The book was originally written in hebrew except daniel 2. Daniel 1 new international version uk nivuk daniels training in babylon. Daniels companions in the fiery furnace chapter 3 d. The author of the book of daniel seems to place the rule of cyrus after that of darius, again an inexplicable error for an author contemporary with these events.
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. Babylonian victory over egypt at carchemish junaug. The kings chief of staff gives daniel and his three israelite friends new names including belshazzar, shadrach, meshach, and abednego. Herein, he explores the historical evidence for the book of daniel being truth. The clock of god, chapter 27, the book of daniel unsealed.
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 their enemies, so. The widely held view that the book of daniel is largely fictional rests. Jan 17, 2018 daniel pinks when shows the importance of timing throughout life nprs mary louise kelly talks with author daniel pink about his new book when. The book is organized very logically once the context and purpose of the book are known. Spirituality, the second coming of the lord, the return of the messiah, proclamation of the state of israel. This book takes its name not from the author, who is actually unknown, but from its hero, who was allegedly among the first jews deported to babylon, where he lived at least until 538 b. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The book of daniel stands as a unique mix in the old testament, for while it begins with history, it makes a strong transition at chapter 7, where it contains visions of future events significant to the jews.
Daniels friends shadrach, meshach and abednego served as advisers to king nebuchadnezzar of babylon. 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. Fall of jerusalem to nebuchadnezzar daniel companions taken captive sep 7. It does not say these years were concluded before the events of ch. Some complained that the book was too religious while others moaned about how the novel was sacrilegious.
It cannot be overemphasized how relevant this book is to our current generation. This biblical epic tells the heroic and timeless stories of daniel as told in the bible. Many, many heads of state and historical events are referred to in daniels life and visions. Daniel 4 and 5 speak of the first and last kings of babylon. The earlier og translation, of which few witnesses remain, had been supplanted by the th version by the first or second century ce. Daniel is captured as a young man in nebuchadnezzar s first siege of jerusalem, and he lives in babylon right into the reign of cyrus the persian.
Join facebook to connect with daniel cyrus and others you may know. The authenticity of the book of daniel by bill cooper is another title in the brilliant authenticity series. In other words, understand what god was doing with the jews and the world, and youll understand the book of daniel. 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. Such a view of course denies the power of god to reveal what he has predetermined. The following is a brief outline concerning the number of days in reference to the tribulation period, as recorded in the book of daniel.
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. In the course of the books opening stories, the kings keep realizing that daniels god is, in fact, everybodys god, or the only godand then they immediately do something entirely disrespectful and ridiculous like drinking. C as we have it, it is written partly in hebrew and partly in aramaic. It has often been conjectured that it was daniel who showed to cyrus the prophecies of isaiah.
In any case, daniel, like revelation the other booklength apocalypse in the bible provides much valuable material relevant to work. It all began in december of 167 bc, when the seleucid emperor antiochus epiphanes desecrated the. Book of daniel overview insight for living ministries. The failure of his prediction refutes evangelical claims that the bible is inerrant and prophecy proves its divine inspiration.
It features fullcolor photographic spreads of the characters from the awardwinning big bible storybook. Daniel 1 niv daniels training in babylon in the bible gateway. The big picture of the book of daniel bible commentary. The first part contains stories about daniel, a jewish exile in the babylonian captivity, and his companions.
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