You must be logged in to view your newly purchased content. The book of daniel is an american drama television series that was broadcast on nbc. In the second year of his reign, nebuchadnezzar had dreams. Three more kings will arise in persia, and then a fourth, who will be far richer than all the others. In 2012 he made a series for the bbc called in the footsteps of st paul. Daniel 11 niv and in the first year of darius the bible gateway. Daniel 2 new international version niv nebuchadnezzars dream. Millers commentary on daniel is based on a thorough but reverent analysis of the hebrew and aramaic text. Free, online access to study passages and verses contained in the chapters and verses of the book of daniel for bible study or sunday school lessons. Daniel 1 1 in the third year of the reign of jehoiakim king of judah, nebuchadnezzar king of babylon came to jerusalem and besieged it. Is this sole writer the prophet daniel who composed the work during the exile 586536 b. When he has gained power by his wealth, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of greece. New international commentary on the old testament best. Daniel 1 new international version daniel 1 daniel 2 the education of daniel and his friends.
Logos bible software forums forums for logos bible software users including product information, support topics, and user tips. Daniel, however, quickly redirected the kings attention from himself and placed it where it belonged, on god who revealed the future. The book of daniel is followed by the prophet hosea, the first of the prophets in the book of the twelve. Its prophecies of worldruling empires are closely related to revelation. In the third year of the reign of jehoiakim king of judah, nebuchadnezzar king of babylon came to jerusalem and besieged it. The last six chapters are filled with apocalyptic visions that challenge even the most advanced bible students and scholars 2. Questions and answers for daniel chapters 112 new king james version daniel chapter 1 daniel s capture. Daniel 9 niv bible in the first year of darius son of. The niv bible was produced by more than one hundred scholars working from the best available hebrew, aramaic, and greek texts.
The anchor bible series offers new, book by book translations of the old and new testament and the apocrypha. The book of daniel goes far beyond your typical bible study tool. King nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, sixty cubits high and six cubits wide, and set it up on the plain of dura in the province of babylon. The position of the book in the third part of the threefold division of the old testament canon laws and writings, shows that it was written too late to be placed in the collection of the prophets. It does not say these years were concluded before the events of ch. Daniel 4, new international version niv the bible app. Daniel s prayer 1in the first year of darius son of xerxes hebrew ahasuerus a mede by descent, who was made ruler over the babylonian or chaldean kingdom 2in the first year of his reign, i, daniel, understood from the. The book of daniel begins with king nebuchadnezzar, the ruler of babylon, ransacking jerusalem.
Jan 02, 2020 daniel served in the royal court of nebuchadnezzar and several rulers who followed nebuchadnezzar. Whether youre new to the bible, a longtime student of scripture, or somewhere in between, youll appreciate the many ways the smart guide to the bible. This speaks of the midst of daniel s seventieth week. Ezekiel offered us jerusalem with its temple, which became desolate due to corruption. Daniel s aramaic is closer to eastern aramaic rather than western aramaic much like that which is found in the elephantine papyri fifthcentury b. You can also order the paper lesson in various formats from your adventist book center call 18007656955.
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 book of daniel new international version youtube. The two prophets have completed their ministry, and the 144,000 are about to be delivered by the baptism of the holy ghost or new birth then martyred. The new international commentary on the old testament. Daniel 6 niv read the new international version online. The book of daniel the anchor yale bible commentaries. Daniel 2 niv bible in the second year of his reign. Daniel chapter 1 kjv king james version in verse 3 the word eunuchs and the king spake unto ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of israel, and of the kings seed, and of the princes. One of the more fascinating books of the bible is the book of daniel.
The book of daniel is an apocalypse, a literary genre in which a heavenly reality is revealed to a human recipient. In todays excerpt from the most recent edition in the story of god bible commentary series, author wendy l. The book tells of how daniel, a judean exile at the court of nebuchadnezzar ii 605 to 562 bc, the ruler of babylon, becomes a high government official and delivers various visions. Its sad and harrowing and breaks your heart with its sincerity cruelty, and deft perception and revelation of the human condition striped of all pretensions. The book of ezekiel, chapters 124 new international commentary. Apr 12, 1971 the book of daniel is a work of genius like no other.
Daniel bible book with full chapters new international. Daniel used a new name for one of these groups of seers here. The niv was one of the first english translations of the modern era to consciously depart from the king james bible tradition. The book of ezekiel, chapters 124 new international commentary on the old testament block, daniel i. In fact, vasella is the only physician to lead a major drug company, a distinction lending his public image a certain gravity. Daniel 12 new international version niv the end times. The revelation to john new international version the prologue 1. The book contains many examples of historical events that occurred long after the time of the traditional date for daniel. The show had been proposed for nbcs 2005 fall lineup, but was rescheduled as a 2006 midseason replacement. Daniel 1 new international version uk nivuk daniels training in babylon. The book of daniel is a 2ndcentury bc biblical apocalypse combining a prophecy of history. 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. Table 10 shows the number allusions made by new testament writers to the book of daniel.
The story of daniel motivates faithfulness despite exile in babylon. The book of daniel from the new international version on. The book of daniel focuses on the sovereign hand of god in human history. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of daniel in the bible new international version. Book of daniel from the king james version of the bible.
Daniel, as many other authors of the antiquity and the bible, writes of himself in the third person throughout the first part of the book. Questions and answers for daniel chapters 112 new king. Daniel 2, new international version niv the bible app. The book of daniel is one of the most significant prophetic books in the bible. Daniel 1 niv daniels training in babylon in the bible gateway. Daniel 1, new international version niv the bible app. These are all of the chapters of the book of daniel. Gods word for the biblicallyinept gods word for the biblicallyinept series. In the hebrew bible, it is found in the ketuvim writings, while in christian bibles it is grouped with the major prophets. Introduction to the book of daniel daniel was contemporary to ezekiel the prophet, and younger in age. War will continue until the end, and desolations have been decreed. There are a number of good conservative commentaries on the book of daniel, but i still find the older work of e. The hero of the book of daniel in the ketuvim section of the bible is one of the jews exiled in babylonia, a soothsayer at the babylonian court under nebuchadnezzar who died in 562 b.
Doctorows 1971 novel the book of daniel is both a fictionalization of the then controversial execution of julius and ethel rosenberg as atom bomb spies for the soviet union in the cold war and anticommunist hysteria in the usa of the early 1950s and the mccarthy era, as well as an intriguing piece of fiction in its own right, a novel about a young man and his struggle to come to. The book of daniel the anchor yale bible commentaries louis f. Vagelos set a precedent for pharma philanthropy in the developing world in 1988 when he ordered merck to donate its drug for river blindness free of charge until the disease is eliminated. Jul 27, 2016 watch our overview video on the book of daniel, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. The kindle version is downloadable now, in time for the new quarter. The book of daniel records the actions, prophecies, and visions of the prophet daniel. Daniel chapter 5 kjv king james version the holy spirit spoke through daniel. Daniel thewas prophet to the gentiles for the gentiles. Porphyrius designates the book of daniel as the work of a jew of the 2nd century bc. The book of daniel new international version erica smith. The lords power exceeds that of the worlds greatest empires, and his loving care for his people is unmatched on earth. Once it is admitted that the book of daniel is the work of one single author, there naturally arises the important question. I looked, and there before me stood a tree in the middle of the land.
The first half of the book chapters 16 contains stories in the third person about the experiences of daniel and his. Read and study daniel in the new international version. Let the animals flee from under it and the birds from its branches. Daniel s friends shadrach, meshach and abednego served as advisers to king nebuchadnezzar of babylon. The first attacks go back to the heathen new platonist porphyrius of tyre 3rd century ac. In the same time, he saw with the spirit of prophecy, not only the return from the captivity but the erection of a new. No human being, neither the babylonian wise men nor himself, could provide what the king required. The first six chapters contain accounts of faith that inspire both young and old b. He ends up taking back the cream of the crop, the most elite and noble israelites, to serve at his court in babylon. Ezekielwas the prophet to the jews for the jews in captivity. In the internal sense, daniel deals with the end of a church, and the raising up of a new church in its place.
This section of the catholic bible contains the complete content of the book of daniel with numbers, chapters and text of individual verses from the douay rheims version of the catholic bible. 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. Daniel the inner meaning of the book of daniel what does this story mean and how does it apply to my life. The book is named for a character from the babylonian exile see eras of jewish history exile and diaspora named daniel.
Daniel 9 niv read the new international version online. 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 refuses to eat kings food, passes three year training course. The seventy sevens 20 while i was speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people israel and making my request to the lord my god for his holy hill 21 while i was still in prayer, gabriel, the man i had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice. 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. New american standard version 1995 in the first year of his reign i, daniel, understood by the books the number of the years whereof the word of jehovah came to jeremiah the prophet, for the accomplishing of the desolations of jerusalem, even seventy years. When it comes to the book of daniel, it is doubtful that any reader will agree with every conclusion of a single commentator, and i disagree with young on a few. New international version about the new international version the new international version was undertaken by an independent committee in after a general consensus that there was a need for a new, contemporary english translation of the bible. It has scholarly depth but is also rich with practical application.
The book of revelation is particularly indebted to daniel, though it is worth remembering that the writer was drawing on a much wider range of sources than modern christians are familiar with. Maneuvering through levitical laws, bloodshed in joshua, or daniel s apocalyptic visions, sincere readers often wonder what the old testament means and how it can be the word of god. There will be a time of distress such as has not happened from the beginning of nations until then. Daniel god my judge, which accords with the character and contents of the book. About prophesies in the book of daniel biblical hermeneutics. It pleased darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom, 2with three administrators over them, one of whom was daniel. In 1967, the new york bible society now biblica generously undertook the financial sponsorship of creating a contemporary english translation of the bible. And the lord delivered jehoiakim king of judah into his hand, along. In the first year of darius son of xerxes a mede by descent, who was made ruler over the babylonian kingdom in the first year of his reign, i, daniel, understood from the scriptures, according to the word of the lord given to jeremiah the proph. In addition, the captivating prophecy, imagery, and symbolism make the book of daniel one of the most read of hebrew scripture, our old testament of the bible.
Youll get this book and many others when you join bible gateway plus. But at that time your peopleeveryone whose name is found written in the book will be delivered. Taken into slavery after the fall of jerusalem in 605 b. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant john, 2 who testifies to eve rything he sawthat is, the word of god and the testimony of jesus christ. While you are at amazon, you may want to try amazon prime 30day free trial and get free 2day shipping on most items plus other benefits. The network promoted it as a serious drama about christians and the christian faith, but it was controversial with some christians. Daniel, as many other authors of the antiquity and the bible, writes of himself in the third person. Daniels friends shadrach, meshach and abednego served as advisers to king nebuchadnezzar of babylon. The book of daniel has been the object of unbelieving criticism for ages. Daniel bible book with full chapters new international version. 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. The satraps were made accountable to them so that the king might not suffer loss.
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