The translated bible text has been through advanced checking. This was just two years after daniels vision of four beasts and a little horn recorded in daniel 7. The following pages are a scripture by scripture bible commentary on each chapter of the book of daniel and many historical quotes are given to reinforce the truth. On june 4, 2008, daniels filledin for regular detroit radio broadcast announcer ken kal for game 6 of the 2008 stanley cup finals. The last six chapters contain prophecies written by daniel himself. Ancient book of daniel kindle edition by ken johnson. Know also and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to cause to return and to build jerusalem, unto the messiah, the prince, shall be seven weeks. Daniel s prayer, and the vision of the seventy weeks 9. 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. Years ago, when in bible college, i was astonished at the attacks of the critics in relation to the dating of many books of the bible. Pdf a contemporary defense of the authenticity of daniel.
As such, these descriptions are more than, well, descriptions. The book of daniel is an apocalypse, a literary genre in which a heavenly reality is revealed to a human recipient. A critical and exegetical commentary on the book of daniel by montgomery, james a. Commentary on the book of daniel by matthew henry old. Daniel 1 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. Publication date 1997 topics immigrants united states.
This volume contains the entire 91 chapters plus a detailed analysis of the supposed discrepancies, crossreferenced historical accounts, and detailed charts for ease of use. In stormys first interview for her new book full disclosure she talks about meeting donald trump in lake tahoe, the details of the night they spent together in his hotel. No other country in history has been more prominently identified with a leopard than germany. He ends up taking back the cream of the crop, the most elite and noble israelites, to serve at his court in babylon. I encourage everyone to read this book even nonchristians. Goldingay is an erudite, and accomplished scholar and commentary writer his 3 vols on psalms is the only commentary on psalms you will ever need. The higher biblical critics especially seemed to attack the book of daniel from that perspective, often giving the book an authorship during the time of the maccabees a jewish group that recaptured the holy land and a date they often use for the writing is 170 bc. The book of daniel begins with king nebuchadnezzar, the ruler of babylon, ransacking jerusalem. Read daniel commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. 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. Ancient book of daniel kindle edition by johnson, ken.
Every god believing christian should read this book. Sinclair ferguson daniel the preachers commentary, 2002. Study the bible online using commentary on daniel and more. A commentary on the book of daniel by pastor galen l. Daniels, a former missionary with wycliffe bible translators, critically. Detroit red wings ken daniels ok being guy whose son. A commentary on the book of daniel by cooper abrams. The book of daniel lays the basis for the book of revelation. As with all of scripture, the book of daniel is profitable for our study 2 ti 3. Commentary from the ancient rabbis and the first century church reveals how the messianic rabbis and. When anderson wasnt writing on subjects related to crime, he wrote books on christian prophecy. Daniel commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole.
Notes on some problems in the book of daniel biblical studies. You can touch on all of them but make sure you focus on the first. Tremper longman iii daniel niv application commentary, 1999. Daniels received a michigan emmy award for this broadcast at the 29th annual michigan emmy awards on june 16, 2007 in detroit. The first six chapters are a collection of historical papers written by. Oct 15, 2017 ken daniels, the red wings longtime playbyplay broadcaster, was writing a book about the team when his son, jamie, died in his sleep at age 23. Ken daniels, the red wings longtime playbyplay broadcaster, was writing a book about the team when his son, jamie, died in his sleep at age 23. The book of daniel is a collection of papers written at several times. This document has been generated from xsl extensible stylesheet language source with renderx xep formatter, version 3. This book is more like a commentary on the book of daniel and then some. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament.
It begins straightforwardly enough, with daniel and his companions facing pressure to assimilate to the pleasures and vices of the babylonian royal court. 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. The ancient hebrew prophet daniel lived in the fifth century. 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 book of daniel covers his life from a teenager to his death as a captive in babylon. Since that book is what, 70% old testament with alot of the same imagery, i decided to purchase this book in hopes of better understanding all that symbolism. The vision recorded in daniel 8 came to the prophet in the third year of the reign of king belshazzar of babylon 553554 b. In verse 20 the archangel gabriel tells daniel that the ram with two horns represents the kings of media and persia. It is intended to help you better understand some of. We, ken and charlene daniels, hereby submit our resignation from wycliffe bible translators and sil international, effective february 1, 2001. Though we are grieved over this departure, we are in full agreement with wycliffe that this is the right decision in light of my ken s recent and earlier struggles of faith. Jamie daniels, son of detroit red wings television playbyplay broadcaster ken daniels, died in his sleep wednesday morning, the team announced today.
The book of revelation in the new testament uses symbols and images that occur in the book of enoch, and the book known as 4 ezra, written about a. Daniel 9 niv bible in the first year of darius son of. The higher biblical critics especially seemed to attack the book of daniel from that perspective, often giving the book an authorship during the time of the maccabees a jewish group that recaptured the holy land. From daniel and his three friends, we will learn the power of faith and commitment b. Jesus only reference to the book of daniel is to a future abomination of desolation matthew 24. Daniel overview james burton coffman commentaries on the. It shows what god can do with a young person that will hold him in good stead throughout his life. He lived to the end of the captivity and was possibly eighty five when he died, if he was taken into captivity at age sixteen. Events leading the daniel and the hebrew boys being taken captive. There are ancient history books that are mentioned and recommended by the bible. The events in the first chapter of this book happened about 605 years before christ was born. Almost everyone looks at the book of daniel with a sense of wonder and anticipation, because this is usually regarded as a prophetic book foretelling the future. The book of daniel is a target of critics who doubt that the daniel described in the book actually wrote the book, especially in light of the books amazing prophecies. You can find the best commentary on daniel for you using the tools on the right side.
They are set before us in the manner of, if you want unbelievers to. Nov 01, 2008 know also and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to cause to return and to build jerusalem, unto the messiah, the prince, shall be seven weeks. Porphyry, an intelligent man, produced a detailed verse by verse study of the book of daniel in support of his argument for a second century date in volume 12 of his 15 volume work against the christians which survives in part in jeromes 5th century commentary on daniel wilken, 1984. Interestingly, one horn grew higher than the other.
I usually dont like to get into speculation regarding dates of biblical texts, since its just that speculation. The angel informs him that seventy weeks have been decreed for them, and then gives a detailed but cryptic description of those weeks. He also predicted the date of the death of the messiah to occur in ad 32, the date of the rebirth of the. Ken puts daniel in a more chronological order and unwraps politics, history, and the imagery to a point that it all comes alive and is very exciting. This volume on daniel is worthy of pride of place on pastors and scholars shelves. 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. 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. In stormys first interview for her new book full disclosure she talks about meeting donald trump in lake tahoe, the details of. Duguid daniel reformed expository commentary, 2008.
The big picture of the book of daniel bible commentary. According to the expositors bible commentary, the third year of cyrus was 535534, in all probability just a few years before daniels death comment on daniel 10. If needs and desires are not being met through intimacy with christ, no amount of self control can ward off the pressure of sin, corruption and compromise. Archer, kenneth kitchen, edwin yamauchi, and steven anderson have.
If you would like to know gods program for the future, it is essential that you understand this book of daniel. 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. Giving the gospel of grace a world wide voice since. Sep 14, 2017 the book of daniel lays the basis for the book of revelation. The daniel prophecies gods plan for the last days book.
It is a commentary to the book of daniel in the bible. The book opens with the exile of daniel and his contemporaries from the holy land to babylonia. He must speak up to difficult bosses, make moral choices, and deal with competitive colleagues. Daniel is the story of the people of israel in exile, longing to return to the land of israel. He is the god of heaven, whose kingdom will never be destroyed dan 2. In the bible, the prophecy of seventy weeks chapter 9 of the book of daniel is a prophecy given to daniel by the angel gabriel in response to daniels prayer for god to act on behalf of his people and city i. I also perused arie noordtzijs commentary on leviticus noordtzij 1982 and. Stormy daniels details sex with donald trump youtube. As isaac newton in his observations on the prophecies of daniel 1732 put it. He is intelligent, well read on a broad range of topics, has a solid understanding of religion, biblical history, philosophy, and is insightful into all these topics.
This commentary is based upon my personal devotional notes and reflections on the book of daniel. It would be worthwhile and advisable to read the page on bible prophecy symbols first to gain a comprehensive understanding of the many bible symbols before beginning. The god of israel is consistently called the most high god in the book of daniel. Read daniel pure and simple online by kenneth cox books free. Dec 08, 2016 jamie daniels, son of detroit red wings television playbyplay broadcaster ken daniels, died in his sleep wednesday morning, the team announced today. Much of the book is even written in aramaic, the language that was spoken in babylonia during the seventy years of exile following the destruction of the first beit hamikdash. Commentary from the ancient rabbis and the first century church reveals how the messianic rabbis and the disciples of the apostles interpreted his.
Doughty southside christian church june 2015 introduction. Historically, persia represented the higher horn since it was the dominant power of the medopersian empire. An easyenglish commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of daniel. Proclaiming the unchanging message to a changing world. A critical and exegetical commentary on the book of daniel. Detroit red wings ken daniels ok being guy whose son passed. 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. Daniels second beast a bear with three ribs in its mouth daniel 7. Dont let ken daniels oneyear certificate in biblical studies mislead you. Publication date 1927 topics bible publisher new york.
But they did more and more evil things and they gave honour to false gods. This book is the story of what happened as the foundation of my faith turned to. Daniel and his friendsshadrach, meshach, and abednegohave to navigate between the demands. Though we are grieved over this departure, we are in full agreement with wycliffe that this is the right decision in light of. A word list at the end explains words with a star by them. 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. The ancient book of jasher is the only one of the that still exists. It is clearly established daniel could and did write the book. This chapter gives the historical setting daniel 1. The book of daniel claims to be written by daniel himself, and the fact that it is written mostly in the third person does not contradict that claim. The book of daniel serves as a manual for how to act and have an impact for god in a hostile and godless culture.