The book of daniel is an apocalypse, a literary genre in which a heavenly reality is revealed to a human recipient. Chapters and 14, which are not included in all versions of the book of daniel, are included in this summary. Since the end of the span was near, he prayed for gods. I, daniel, perceived in the books the number of years that, according to f the. Gabriel informeth him of the seventy weeks, and of the time and death of the messiah, and of the succeeding troubles, daniel 9. Jul 22, 2017 the interssation prayer that has helped me through all the years of interceeding for my family, nation, nations and the world as the lord givee me the grace. The time would be long before all would be accomplished. Daniel 4 niv nebuchadnezzars dream of a tree bible gateway. Book of daniel bible study chapter commentary 9 part 2 daniels 70 weeks. 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.
By the time you finish reading daniel, youll probably be wondering how all these babylonian and persian kings could be so incredibly thick. This chapter relates the beginning of daniels last vision, which is continued to the end of the book. Daniels prayer in the first year of darius son of xerxes a mede by descent, who was made ruler over the babylonian kingdom in the first. Just wanted to hear from some of our esteemed brothers and sisters on the board to see if any. Daniel 3, new living translation nlt the bible app. A careful study of the text helps reveal the identity of this supernatural being.
In the first year of his reign i daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the lord came to jeremiah the prophet, that he would. The book of daniel is a clear revelation of the meaning of history. Daniels study of the books focused on the years prophesied for the captivity by jeremiah in jerusalem. Daniel, considering the time of the captivity, daniel 9. This chapter relates the beginning of daniel s last vision, which is continued to the end of the book. Strongs exhaustive concordance of the bible, numbered to the hebrew, chaldee, and greek, and english, coded to the strongs concordance numbers. Daniel gains renown as an interpreter of dreams and receives a series of apocalyptic visions. King nebuchadnezzar made himself a giant statue of gold and summoned all the officials and rulers of the provinces to come to the dedication of the statue. Daniel 9 kjv in the first year of darius the son of bible gateway.
We need go go back to daniel chapter 9 for a while. In the first year of belshazzar king of babylon daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed. Daniel asks that gods wrath be turned away from thy city jerusalem. Daniel 9 new international version niv daniels prayer. Next chapter of daniel the book of daniel, chapter 9 we hope that you find the content of the book of daniel, chapter 9 from the douay rheims version of the catholic bible helpful to your bible studies and for references which allow you to read the books and individual verses of this chapter. He ruled over babylon, after babylon fell to the medes and persians. Book of daniel chapter 9 bible study daniels 70 weeks part 2. Maybe you remember that in the class on daniel chapter 7, i said it was like we were going to climb up into the mountains of bible prophecy. 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, and. Later, in verse 24, gabriel will call it daniel s city.
Nebuchadnezzars dream of a tree king nebuchadnezzar, to the nations and peoples of every language, who live in all the earth. 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. Daniel 9 1 in the first year of darius son of xerxes a mede by descent, who was made ruler over the babylonian kingdom 2 in the first year of his reign, i, daniel, understood from the scriptures, according to the word of the lord given to jeremiah the prophet. Daniel 9 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. 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. In the first year of his reign i daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the lord came to jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the. In the bible, the prophecy of seventy weeks chapter 9 of the book of daniel is a prophecy given to daniel by the angel gabriel in response to daniels prayer for god to act on behalf of his people and city i. Daniel s prayer for the restoration of israel, ver. The angel informs him that seventy weeks have been decreed for them, and then gives a detailed but cryptic description of those weeks. Gods promises are to encourage our prayers, not to make them needless. Since there has been a jump in time from the preceding chapter, we must deal with the question, who is belshazzar. Daniel 9 niv daniels prayer in the first year bible gateway. As with all of scripture, the book of daniel is profitable for our study 2 ti 3. 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.
Although other major prophets received detailed information concerning the nations and gods program for salvation, daniel alone was given the comprehensive program for both the gentiles, as revealed to daniel in preceding chapters, and for israel, as recorded in daniel. Daniel chapter 1 daniel pastor tom luitwieler 08162015. Aug 22, 2015 daniel chapter 1 daniel pastor tom luitwieler 08162015. Daniels prayer, and the vision of the seventy weeks 9. Concise presentation notes by charles dailey black underlined words match words in the bible text. The story recounts how daniel and his companions are taken captive from judea and trained as oracles for the king of babylon. Book of daniel overview insight for living ministries. The detail study of revelation will uncover many new prophecies and understandings of the end times. This is the clearest prophecy of the messiah in all the old testament. Darius, the mede, had been a friend of daniel, and elevated him to high office in his kingdom. This period is called the great tribulation by jesus in matthew 24. Chapter 15 of acts tells of all they were to do in the way of a doctrine. Next chapter of daniel the book of daniel, chapter 3 we hope that you find the content of the book of daniel, chapter 3 from the douay rheims version of the catholic bible helpful to your bible studies and for references which allow you to read the books and individual verses of this chapter. 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.
We saw in the last study that daniel had been reading the prophecies of jeremiah when he saw that israel would be in exile for 70 years. The prophecy of the seventy weeks article contributed by. From daniel and his three friends, we will learn the power of faith and commitment b. The book of daniel niv audio holy bible high quality and best speed book 27 duration. The eighth chapter of daniel features an astounding vision of. The reason i am asking is that i heard frank harpera baptist preacher on the radio from colleyville,texassay that nebby wrote chapter 4. Daniel chapter 9 explained discover the 66 books of the.
In the first year of darius the son of ahasuerus, of the seed of the medes, which was made king over the realm of the chaldeans. The books of reference used for this study of the book of daniel were the bible, king james version, called the companion bible, publisher kregel. And what is more, it tells us how to live for god in ungodly times, like our own some approach this book as if it were a puzzle given to stretch our minds and to challenge us to compare scripture with scripture, to figure things out. This is the text version of my video, daniel chapter 8. Years ago, when in bible college, i was astonished at the attacks of the critics in relation to the dating of many books of the bible. Now get your bible and let us prove from scripture just how unique this book really is, and how miraculous and so interesting to study. The revelation concerning the coming of the messiah. Daniel gives the meaning of history more clearly than any other portion of the bible. In chapter 3, we find the amazing deliverance of daniels three friends from the fiery furnace. In chapter 2, we find the miraculous disclosure to daniel of the contents of nebuchadnezzars dream. 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 chapter 9 commentary northwest college of the bible. 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 christian canon.
In the midst of political change the first year of a new king from a different nationality, daniel encounters a prophetic word about seventy years of exile 9. Now the book changes from one category of literature to another. The phrase ancient of days is unique to the book of 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 their enemies, so. This chapter 9 is one of the most powerful chapters of prophecy in the entire bible. This chapter was not written by daniel, but by nebuchadnezzar. Daniel spake and said, i saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.
This prophecy elaborates on the metallic man revealed in chapter two. 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. Yes,but after he was in the fields for 7 years didnt he surrender to god. T his is our fourth class on bible prophecy and this time we are looking at daniel chapter 8. In chapter 1, we find the surpassing health of daniel and his three companions after ten days of a simple healthy diet. Daniel 9 is one of the most amazing and significant prophetic passages in the bible, and it begins with daniels understanding and. Daniel chapter 4 is a story about a man who was called by god.
In the bible, the prophecy of seventy weeks chapter 9 of the book of daniel is a prophecy given to daniel by the angel gabriel in response to daniels prayer. I, daniel, perceived in the books the number of years that, according to fthe. 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. Before we begin in the book of romans we need to look at the penman, paul. Arthur chapter books by marc brown, stephen krensky, sheilarae carpentier lau, et al.
The book of daniel niv audio holy bible high quality and best speed book 27. The famous handwriting on the wall in chapter 5 was a prediction of belshazzars fall, since the city was taken that night oct. The book of daniel begins with king nebuchadnezzar, the ruler of babylon, ransacking jerusalem. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. We know its our fault that this has happened, all because of our sins and our parents sins, and now were an embarrassment to everyone around us. During belshazzars rule daniel had the vision of the four beasts chapter 7, and the vision of the ram and the male goat in chapter 8. The book of daniel serves as the major apocalyptic book of the old testament, as chapters 712 foretell the end times. He ends up taking back the cream of the crop, the most elite and noble israelites, to serve at his court in babylon. Daniel, chapter 9 king james version christian answers webbible. Belshazzar the king made a great feast for a thousand of his lords, and drank wine in the presence of the thousand. Daniel 9, new international version niv the bible app. The interssation prayer that has helped me through all the years of interceeding for my family, nation, nations and the world as the lord givee me the. Daniel chapter 9 bible study concerning the all important prophecy of daniels 70 weeks.
The eighth chapter of daniel features an astounding vision of a male sheep and a male goat. Its a portion of scripture that is almost impossible to exhaust. What did daniels vision represent, and what does it mean for us today. Chapter 9 can be distinguished from the second half of the book of daniel by the following two facts. Daniel chapter 7 commentary northwest college of the bible. Daniel 9 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Daniel chapter 4 sermon by bruce shields, daniel 4. Daniel takes care to see his companions are given prestigious positions in the city, but daniel remains a close confidant of the king. The jews had recourse to him often because he was the most respected of them all. Chapter 4 is nebuchadnezzars conversion story, a heathen king transformed by gods power. Later, in verse 24, gabriel will call it daniels city. It is my pleasure to tell you about the miraculous signs and wonders that the most high god has performed for me. The first half of the book chapters 16 contains stories in the third person about the experiences of daniel and his.
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