Book of daniel chapter 7

So this is an important chapter in understanding the rest of this book. Chronologically this chapter takes place between chapters 4 and 5. Daniel 7 daniels vision of the four beasts duration. The book of daniel chapter seven in the first year of belshazzar 552 b. In the first year of belshazzar king of babylon daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed. These chapters can be summarized in pairs says john phillips and jerry vines in their book on exploring the book of daniel. The book of daniel verse by verse chapter 7 daniels.

Daniel 7, new international version niv the bible app. The six former chapters of this book were historical. By perusing the book of daniel in chapters 57, instead of. Oct 19, 2017 the book of daniel lays the basis for the book of revelation. Daniel 7 commentary commentary critical and explanatory. In this chapter, daniel sees a vision, which maps out the course of nations, leading to the kingdom of god. Then he wrote down the dream and told the sum of the matter. The beast imagery of this chapter has been used extensively in the book of revelation, where it is applied to the roman empire, the persecutor of the church.

Commentary on daniel chapters 710 ministers of the new. Daniel had a dream and saw visions as he lay in his bed. The other view rests on a division between the median and the persian empires, which is contradicted by any fair interpretation of this book. Daniel spake and said, i saw in my vision by night and behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea. Daniels dream of four beasts in the first year of belshazzar king of babylon, daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he was lying in bed.

The dream of daniel 7 moves far beyond daniel s day to the coming of israel s king to end all gentile kingdoms and to establish his eternal kingdom. Daniel 7 kjv in the first year of belshazzar king of bible gateway. Chapters 7 and 8 occur after chapter 4, but before chapter 5. This is so different from the preceding three, and so terrible in appearance, that daniel can hardly find words to describe it. David guzik commentary on daniel 7 explains the vision king belshazzar has. The antichrist daniel 7 and revelation bible universe. Daniel 7 niv daniels dream of four beasts in bible gateway. As with all of scripture, the book of daniel is profitable for our study 2 ti 3. These 4 beasts are possibly, the kingdoms of the image in chapter 2 of daniel. Daniel 7 the seventh chapter of the book of daniel tells of daniels vision of four worldkingdoms replaced by the kingdom of god. Bible teaching from the book of daniel chapter 7 verses 112. Further, the next chapter shows that the writer of daniel regarded the empire of the diadochi as really a continuation of that of alexander the great.

This means also that the same critical errors alleged in their interpretations of. The division is reinforced by the chiastic arrangement of the aramaic chapters see below, and by a chronological progression in chapters 16 from babylonian to median rule, and from. Next chapter of daniel the book of daniel, chapter 7 we hope that you find the content of the book of daniel, chapter 7 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. These bible trivia questions daniel chapter 7 are free, interactive, and printable. The use of aramaic and its place in the chiasm link it to the first half, while the use of daniel as firstperson narrator and its emphasis on visions link it to the second. The phrase son of man is retained here because of its use in the new testament as a title of jesus, probably based largely on this verse. The book of daniel is divided between the court tales of chapters 16 and the apocalyptic visions of 712, and between the hebrew of chapters 1 and 812 and the aramaic of chapters 27. The historical section of this book is now essentially complete and we are into a series of visions and. 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 7 commentary northwest college of the bible. I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was.

Nov 12, 2012 daniel 7 daniels vision of the four beasts duration. And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another. Daniel 7 the seventh chapter of the book of daniel tells of daniel s vision of four worldkingdoms replaced by the kingdom of god. Book of daniel chapter 7 bible study times of the gentiles. The vision to be exposed in chapter 7 is dated during the year 553 b. If you would like to know gods program for the future, it is essential that you understand this book of daniel. What did daniel s vision represent, and what does it mean for us today. Daniel 7 in the first year of belshazzar king of babylon.

Daniel 7 niv daniels dream of four beasts in bible. The four empires are the same as nebuchadnezzar saw in his dream in daniel 2, although in that dream they are pictured as various metals in a statue. Daniel chapter 7 explained discover the 66 books of the. I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a mans heart was given to.

This chapter treats of the same subject as the second chapter. Daniel 7 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. After this chapter, the book returns to the hebrew language. Daniel 7, new living translation nlt the bible app. Chapter 7 is pivotal to the larger structure of the entire book, acting as a bridge between the tales of chapters 16 and the visions of 712. In this chapter, daniel sees a vision, which maps out the course of nations, leading to the kingdom of god chronologically this chapter takes place between chapters 4 and 5. Daniels prayer, and the vision of the seventy weeks 9. Chapter 7 is a foundational chapter in understanding bible prophecy and gods plan for the nations. Daniel 7 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. Daniel 7 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. I was watching in my visions during the night, and look.

The book of daniel begins with king nebuchadnezzar, the ruler of babylon, ransacking jerusalem. Practically all scholars, whether liberal or conservative, are convinced that the prophecy of this chapter follows the same pattern as that in daniel 2, and that the four beasts appearing here are to be identified with the four parts of the great image with the head of gold which appeared in daniel 2. Four beasts come out of the sea, the ancient of days sits in judgement over them, and one like a son of man is given eternal kingship. The second involves a judgment by the ancient of days, and the coronation of the son of man 914. Then he wrote down the dream, telling 2 the main facts. The outward political history had been shown in its general features to the world. These later chapters consist of four prophetic dreamsvisions given to daniel but it is this first one, here in chapter 7, that provides the foundation and basis of the subsequent revelation. Daniel spake and said, i saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.

An angelic guide interprets the beasts as kingdoms and kings, the last of whom will make war on the holy ones of god, but he. He wrote down the substance of his dream2 daniel said. In the first year of belshazzar king of babylon daniel had a dream and visions of his. Commentary on daniel chapters 710 ministers of the. With chapter 7 the book of daniel shifts from a chronological account of the prophets life in babylon to a series of prophetic visions he received. Chapter 7 of daniel describes four beasts coming up from the mediterranean sea. In daniel 7 the prophet records a night vision that god gave him concerning four world empires, symbolized as four beasts daniel 7. He approached the ancient one and was led into his presence. That takes us back to the time frame of chapter 5 and the handwriting on the wall. What did daniels vision represent, and what does it mean for us today. The book of daniel lays the basis for the book of revelation.

In my vision at night i looked, and there before me were the four winds of heaven churning up the great sea. Thus, this is not chronological for we know chapter 6 dealt with the reign of. The seventh chapter of the book of daniel records an unusual vision that he received in the first year of the babylonian king belshazzar 555556 b. Four great beasts, each different from the others, came up out of. But there the four kingdoms, and messiahs final kingdom, were regarded according to their external political aspect, but here according to the mind of god concerning them, and their moral features. The distinguishing feature of it is the power which it possesses of breaking and stamping out all that it meets. In the first year of belshazzar king of babylon daniel saw a dream and visions in his mind as he lay on his bed. He approached the ancient of days and was led into his presence.