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Daniel 7 niv daniels dream of four beasts in bible gateway. And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another. Chapters 27 are addressed to gentile rulers and deal with gentile nations so they are addressed in aramaic. Home ecourses the book of daniel ecourse daniel chapter 7 lesson quiz daniel chapter 7 lesson please login to save you quiz you can move back and forth between the quiz and the lesson to perfect your selection of answers. Book of daniel from the king james version of the bible. It is used for those who will be saved during the tribulation revelation. 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 book of daniel is partly historical, relating various circumstances which befel himself and the jews, at babylon. Lion babylonian empire bear medopersian empire leopard greek empire 4th beast roman empire this explanation of the four beasts prophecy is easily derived. In addition to very clearly depicting the modern nations of the world, daniels vision also foretells of the events leading up to the return of jesus christ. As daniel watches, the wings are torn off the beast, and the creature stands erect like a man and a human mind is given to it.

Chapter 7 of daniel describes four beasts coming up from the mediterranean sea. Previous index next the book of daniel chapter seven in the first year of belshazzar 552 b. The prophetic chapters of the book of daniel date to 167164 bc, with daniel 7 dated somewhat earlier than the rest. Now the book changes from one category of literature to another. This chapter continues the aramaic section, which unites the two obvious literary divisions chapters 16 and 712 of daniel. 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. Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, king darius, live for ever. The languages are closely related, indeed, but why the shift. The vision predicts major world empires and events from the time of daniel to the second coming of christ. The book of daniel begins with king nebuchadnezzar, the ruler of babylon, ransacking jerusalem. Book of daniel bible study commentary chapter 7 the times of the gentiles the earthly scene. Thank god for the visions and dreams given in the book of daniel. 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. Have we studied anything in the book of daniel so far that seems even remotely similar.

The book is named for a character from the babylonian exile see eras of jewish history exile and. Daniel and his friendsshadrach, meshach, and abednegohave to navigate between the demands nebuchadnezzar is putting on them and. They depict four distinct principalities of government, contemporary one with the. In my vision at night i looked, and there before me were the four winds of heaven churning up the great sea. In the first year of belshazzar king of babylon daniel had a dream and visions of his. You really ought to dig into daniel with a bible study and commentary to learn about this character for yourself, but for starters, heres 12 biblical facts about daniel that dont get. The two sets of dreams and visions were about 50 years apart. In my vision at night i looked, and there before me were the f.

As the expositors bible commentary explains, the lion symbol was. 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. Book of daniel chapter 7 bible study times of the gentiles earthly. Daniel 7 this chapter presents a vision of four beasts arising from the sea. The interpretation describes persecution by elements of the fourth beast kingdom, with ultimate. 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. Daniel 7, new living translation nlt the bible app. Daniel chapter 7 commentary northwest college of the bible. Concise presentation notes by charles dailey black underlined words match words in the bible text. The vision ended with daniel saying, my thoughts greatly troubled me, and my. But thou, 0 daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end. Daniel 7 kjv in the first year of belshazzar king of bible gateway.

Few bible characters have the kind of status that daniel does. In fact it is so easily derived that anyone with a basic grasp of history could have easily reached this arrangement. His vision of gods throne of government and judgment, daniel 7. The book of daniel is written in hebrewexcept for most of chapter 2 and all of chapters 37. The bible tells us in chapter 7 of the book of daniel, that god gave daniel a vision of four beasts rising from the sea. The first of daniels four beasts is like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle daniel 7. Baruch is the senior lecturer at the zera avraham institute based in israel. Many scholars have felt the references in daniel apply to jewish saints only. Then he wrote down the dream and told the sum of the matter.

The second involves a judgment by the ancient of days, and the coronation of the son of man 914. This prophecy elaborates on the metallic man revealed in chapter two. The vision to be exposed in chapter 7 is dated during the year 553 b. An angelic guide interprets the beasts as kingdoms and kings, the last of whom will make war on the holy ones. The interpretation of these visions, given him by an angel that stood by, daniel 7. 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. To the four succeeding world kingdoms, babylonian, median, persian, and greek, is opposed the heavenly kingdom of god and the.

The first one has to do with gentile dominion and describes the kingdoms who would rule the world from daniels time until now. The antichrist daniel 7 and revelation bible universe. In order of events, the vision described in daniel 7 took place during the time between daniel chapters 4 and 5. In the first year of belshazzar king of babylon daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed. We get to see what man is doing on earth and we get to see what god is doing in heaven. The great iron teeth of the beast have a reference to the iron legs of the dreamimage which appeared to nebuchadnezzar. Then said these men, we shall not find any occasion against this daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his god. We see this is dated at the beginning of the reign of belshazzar, but it is not the dream of belshazzar. Daniel spake and said, i saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea. Hes a righteous and wise hero of the old testament whose decisions save the lives of many.

Now, chapter 7 is split up into an earthly and a heavenly scene. What insight do we get about the meaning of the sea. Daniel 7, new american standard bible nasb the bible app. Daniel spake and said, i saw in my vision by night and behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea. The 4 beasts vision of daniel chapter 7 are commonly explained as follows. David guzik commentary on daniel 7 explains the vision king belshazzar has about four. Part of the section of the bible referred to as ketuvim the writings see the torah, it is an apocalyptic book, like the book of revelations in the new testament. By perusing the book of daniel in chapters 57, instead of skimming, it might leave the reader with a question. Daniel had a dream and saw visions as he lay in his bed. An indepth look at the four great beasts of daniel 7. He ends up taking back the cream of the crop, the most elite and noble israelites, to serve at his court in babylon.

Daniel 7 new american bible revised edition nabre ii. Bible teaching from the book of daniel chapter 7 verses 112. Daniel 7 niv bible in the first year of belshazzar. Daniel 7 tells of daniels vision of four worldkingdoms replaced by the kingdom of god. The six former chapters of this book were historical. 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 remaining chapters are addressed specifically to gods people and are in hebrew. Daniel 7 the seventh chapter of the book of daniel tells of daniels vision of four worldkingdoms replaced by the kingdom of god. The formula of introduction, i saw in the night visions, occurs here, as at daniel 7. His writing is called his speaking, to teach us to receive the writings of the prophets and apostles with no less reverence than if we had heard them speak with their own mouths. Bible teaching from the book of daniel chapter 7 verses 2128. The next chapter shows clearly that the writer regarded the medopersian power as one, but as having two dominant races.