He quickly acquires fame and rises to a position of great power in the empire. The message of the book of daniel reaches right through to today for both jew and gentile. The book of daniel is an attentiongrabber with its compelling stories and. From daniel and his three friends, we will learn the power of faith and commitment b. The book of daniel the holy bible complete chapters 1. 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. A plan for interpreting and applying the bible daniel m. 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. As it happens, the book of daniel offers a readymade framework for unpacking its meaning in the workplace. In todays excerpt from the most recent edition in the story of god bible commentary series, author wendy l. Daniel 1 msg daniel was gifted by god it was the bible gateway. There is the angel who had come with the message for daniel, but also one who looked like a man. Daniel chapter 3 is a well known and well loved chapter in the bible.
Understanding the book of daniel free bible booklets. Daniel was gods mouthpiece to the gentile and jewish world, declaring gods current and future plans. The big picture of the book of daniel bible commentary. Its prophecies of worldruling empires are closely related to revelation. The message of the book of daniel is that, just as the god of israel saved daniel and his friends from their. This bible study commentary looks at both and more. One of the more fascinating books of the bible is the book of daniel.
The book of daniel is a 2ndcentury bc biblical apocalypse combining a prophecy of history. Old testament bible quotations update on december 17, 2019 by pastor jack wellman daniel was a jew who lived in captivity, but because of his faith in god he met with success even while living in a foreign land. None were a match for daniel, hananiah, mishael, and azariah. The book of daniel plays several roles in the bible. The book of daniel differs from the majority of hebrew prophecy. Then michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for i had been left. Book of daniel chapter 10 bible study commentary lifting. The head of the palace staff, by gods grace, liked daniel, but he warned him, im afraid of what my master the king will do. Most of the others delve into history and prophecy, but this one is a bit different. Book of daniel bible study commentary chapter 3 daniel chapter 3. As with all of scripture, the book of daniel is profitable for our study 2 ti 3. Daniel is the last of the major prophets the others are isaiah, jeremiah, and ezekiel, and he was a captive of judah. It deals with the core message of the bible, and the book of daniel.
Daniel was a jew who lived far from his homeland, about six hundred years before christ. Belshazzar, heady with the wine, ordered that the gold and silver chalices his father nebuchadnezzar had stolen from gods temple of jerusalem be brought in so that he and. The first six chapters contain accounts of faith that inspire both young and old. The most popular bible verses from daniel found 357 verses daniel 9. The message of daniel bible speaks today wallace, ronald s. Daniel explained that the parts of the image represented a long succession of world powers, starting with babylon as the head of gold. The book of daniel recounts events of worldwide proportion in daniel s own day that continue to have decisive significance for the global church today israels homelessness. 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. The global message of daniel daniel in redemptive history. That framework is a nested parallelism structure in technical terms, a chiasm. This accessible overview of biblical theology traces the development of sixteen key themes from genesis to revelation, showing how each theme contributes to the one main storyline of scripture.
The whole message of the bible in 16 words chris bruno. Daniel prophesies about gods kingdom while in babylon. Angelic warfare and jesus are seen in the very intriguing chapter of daniel chapter 10. Daniel bridges the entire 70 years of the babylonian captivity from 605 to 536 b. The book of daniel recounts events of worldwide proportion in daniels own day that continue to have decisive significance for the global church today israels homelessness.
The book of daniel is particularly concerned with events as they impact daniels people the jews. Use highlighting, underlining, and take notes while you study the bible. Three more kings of persia will show up, and then a fourth will become richer than all of them. The purpose of the bible is to bring us back into harmony with god. 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. 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. From former pastor and professor dale ralph davis, this replacement volume in the bible speaks today old testament commentary series offers a reliable exposition of the visionary book of daniel for pastors and lay commentary readers. Nine of the 12 chapters relate revelation through dreams and visions.
Preachings preachers guide to the best bible reference for 2014 old testament commentaries. The one word that explains the whole message of the bible. Ralf prepared a number of slideshows on the book of daniel, which i hope to put up soon. Daniel who through the book received revelations from god. The book of daniel is a book of the bible which contains an account of the activities and visions of daniel, a noble jew exiled at babylon. The message of daniel, and of dale ralph davis, is meant to bolster faith and faithfulness. The book of daniel begins with king nebuchadnezzar, the ruler of babylon, ransacking jerusalem.
The message and purpose of the book of daniel the primary theme the primary theme of the book of daniel is the revelation of israels future in relation to the gentile kingdoms now that the nation has gone into exile in babylon, and gods exaltation of daniel as a channel of revealing his will. In the hebrew bible, it is found in the ketuvim writings, while in christian bibles it is grouped with the major prophets. He ends up taking back the cream of the crop, the most elite and noble israelites, to serve at his court in babylon. God gave these four young men knowledge and skill in both books and life. Daniel served in the royal court of nebuchadnezzar and several rulers who followed nebuchadnezzar. 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. 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. Daniel bible book with full chapters the message bible. If you are jesus disciple, you are simply called to keep on going, to keep slogging on in your worship of christ, to keep refusing to bow to the latest idol 168. In any case, daniel, like revelation the other booklength apocalypse in the bible provides much valuable material relevant to work. In addition, daniel was gifted in understanding all sorts of visions and dreams. The book of daniel is a lively story about daniel, who is taken from jerusalem by the conquering babylonians, to be brought up in the court of the king, nebuchadnezzar.
In the third year of the reign of jehoiakim king of judah, nebuchadnezzar king of babylon came to jerusalem and besieged it. The message is the bible paraphrased into contemporary english. Daniels life serves as an example of godly integrity. Daniels friends shadrach, meshach and abednego served as advisers to king nebuchadnezzar of babylon. The book of daniel is often read for its contribution to our understanding of endtimes events, but sometimes christians have been so obsessed with. The book of daniel is followed by the prophet hosea, the first of the prophets in the book of the twelve.
The book of daniel records the actions, prophecies, and visions of the prophet daniel. King nebuchadnezzars dream3in the second year of his reign, king nebuchadnezzar started having dreams that disturbed him deeply. Daniel wrote the book of daniel during the sixth century b. At the end of the time set by the king for their training, the head of the royal staff brought them in to nebuchadnezzar. Daniels vision by the tigris 12 do not be afraid, daniel, he said, for from the first day that you purposed to understand and to humble yourself before your god, your words were heard, and i have come in response to them. Book of daniel chapter 3 bible study when things get hot. Whenever the king consulted them on anything, on books or on life, he found them ten. The bible book of daniel with full chapters, footnotes and bible commentary to aid your bible search, reading, and study. In the bible, what is the overall message of the book of. The book of daniel is one of the most significant prophetic books in the bible. The message was true, and it concerned a great conflict. Daniel 11 msg and i, in my turn, have been bible gateway. He is the one who assigned this diet and if he sees that you are not as. The prophet daniel is one of four major prophets in hebrew scripture, along with isaiah, jeremiah, and ezekiel.