Background of the book of daniel in the bible

Background to the book of daniel sermon by johnny a. Daniel 1 niv daniels training in babylon bible gateway. 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. 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. Daniel daniel captures the major events in the life of the prophet daniel during israels exile. 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. Summary of the book of daniel the story of the bible. When they came in and stood before the king, 3 he said to them, i have had a dream. The book of daniel was written by, well, daniel, around 537 b. 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.

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. Daniel 2 new international version niv nebuchadnezzars dream. The part left out lays the groundwork for how daniel became so prominent in the land. Please enter the study of daniel only if you are willing to deal with some deep, challenging material. This remarkable piece of scripture has encouraged the faithful for centuries. The book, however, was written in a later time of national crisiswhen the jews were suffering severe persecution under antiochus iv epiphanes. See more ideas about book of daniel, bible and bible pictures. The book of daniel records the actions, prophecies, and visions of the prophet daniel. Book of daniel bible study mike mazzalongo bibletalk.

Books of the bible list order complete new and old testament. 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. He ends up taking back the cream of the crop, the most elite and noble israelites, to serve at his court in babylon. The first part of the book of daniel in the bible tells some stories from the life of daniel and his friends. We know that daniel was a young man of the nobility and was the cream of the crop of the israelites 1.

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. Witness faith and visions come to pass in the book of. 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. The prophet daniel is one of four major prophets in hebrew scripture, along with isaiah, jeremiah, and ezekiel. In any case, daniel, like revelation the other booklength apocalypse in the bible provides much valuable material relevant to work. It also describes the apocalyptic visions given by god, and reveals the events. The big picture of the book of daniel bible commentary. As it happens, the book of daniel offers a readymade framework for unpacking its meaning in the workplace. 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, however, was written in a later time of national crisiswhen the jews were suffering severe persecution under antiochus iv. These he carried off to the temple of his god in babylonia. Daniel identifies himself as the author of the book in daniel 12. Prophecies in daniel 712 make a very challenging study.

The book of daniel is followed by the prophet hosea, the first of the prophets in the book of the twelve. And nowhere in the bible are gods initiative and control expressed more clearly and pervasively than in the book of the prophet ezekiel. Daniel was a contemporary of ezekiel, this kills the third century dating of this book. The book of daniel plays several roles in the bible. The book of daniel is an apocalypse, a literary genre in which a heavenly reality is revealed to a human recipient. The book of daniel has been called the apocalypse of the old testament. Can there ever be faith again in the midst of darkness, rebellion, and gloom.

Daniel wrote the book of daniel during the sixth century b. The books central theme is gods sovereignty over history, empires, and kings 2. Jan 02, 2020 daniel is also well known for the prophetic dreams and visions god gave him, recorded in the book of daniel. The book implies that daniel was its author in several passages, such as 9. Only 12 chapters long, the book of daniel is a mustread. In addition, the captivating prophecy, imagery, and symbolism. The story of daniel motivates faithfulness despite exile in babylon. Many times the people of babylon tried to make them forget the real god and to serve false gods. A young man called daniel was among the people who went to live in babylon. The historical background to the book of daniel by dr. Daniel is the last of the major prophets the others are isaiah, jeremiah, and ezekiel, and he was a captive of judah.

Such historians as josephus attribute this book to daniel in the 6th century. This introductory lesson will situate the historical setting for the book of daniel and its relationship to the book of revelation. However, in the hebrew bible the book of daniel is placed among the poetic books of psalms, proverbs, job, song of. The description of daniel and his three young friends receiving their pagan names is in the very first chapter of the book of daniel. However, the hebrew names of all four are actually used throughout the entire book at various times. Therefore all fulfilled predictions in daniel, it is claimed, had to have been composed no earlier than the maccabean period second century b. Its message is usually not so fastit belongs to god. Daniel 33043399 457362 bce was a celebrated jewish scholar and master interpreter of dreams who was exiled to babylon after the destruction of the holy temple in jerusalem.

A commentary on the book of daniel by cooper abrams. Daniel the prophet of the bible, his life and accomplishments. His life and visions point to gods plans of redemption and sovereign control of history. Daniel and his friendsshadrach, meshach, and abednegohave to navigate between the demands nebuchadnezzar is putting on them and. The book of daniel introduction to the book of daniel in the bible. Affordable and search from millions of royalty free images, photos and vectors. 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 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 life serves as an example of godly integrity. His visions offer hope that god will bring all nations under his rule. 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. At a minimum, daniel would be at least 82 years old when that occurred. 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.

Daniels parents chose a hebrew name for their son meaning god is my judge, testifying of their faith in the one, true god. In many ways, daniel is a book of paradox, offering very straightforward narratives revealing gods greatness and. 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. This workbook was designed for bible class study, family study, or personal study. Wiseman, assyria, international standard bible encyclopedia, 1. 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. That framework is a nested parallelism structure in technical terms, a chiasm.

We know that daniel was a young man of the nobility and was the cream of the crop of. There are some striking similarities between the life of daniel and that of jacobs son joseph. 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. 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. Daniel 1 new international version niv daniels training in babylon.

Book of daniel bible study commentary chapter 1 daniel chapter 1. Intro to daniel biblica the international bible society. 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. The genre of the book of daniel is narrative history, prophetic oracle, and it includes apocalyptic material. Book of daniel from the king james version of the bible.

Paul tanner introductory comments the following notes are intendedtosupply the student withsuffic ient informationonthe historical developments that relate tothe book of daniel. Through a series of dreams and visions and their interpretations daniel is shown an outline of future kingdoms of the world. Daniel served in the royal court of nebuchadnezzar and several rulers who followed nebuchadnezzar. Lori hatcher is a blogger, womens ministry speaker, and author of the christian. His visions paint a prophetic landscape for daniels contemporaries.

After an introductory chapter in hebrew, daniel switches to aramaic in chapter 27. The book of daniel begins with king nebuchadnezzar, the ruler of babylon, ransacking jerusalem. The book of daniel, together with the book of revelation, marvelously unfolds future events as god has ordained them in the program of. Book of daniel chapter 1 bible study stranded in babylon. Background a little background on the book of daniel itself may be helpful. In the new testament, peter instructs us that prophecy should inspire the christian to personal piety see 2 peter 3. 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.