Daniel 7
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In the first year of Belshazzar - This is the same Belshazzar who was slain at the taking of Babylon, as we have seen at the conclusion of chap. 5. That chapter should have followed both this and the succeeding. The reason why the fifth chapter was put in an improper place was, that all the historic parts might be together, and the prophetic be by themselves; and, accordingly, the former end with the preceding chapter, and the latter with this. The division therefore is not chronological but merely artificial. Told the sum of the matters - That he might not forget this extraordinary dream, he wrote down the leading particulars when he arose.
Quelle öffnen ↗VISION OF THE FOUR BEASTS. (Dan. 7:1-28) Belshazzar--Good Hebrew manuscripts have "Belshazzar"; meaning "Bel is to be burnt with hostile fire" (Jer 50:2; Jer 51:44). In the history he is called by his ordinary name; in the prophecy, which gives his true destiny, he is called a corresponding name, by the change of a letter. visions of his head--not confused "dreams," but distinct images seen while his mind was collected. sum--a "summary." In predictions, generally, details are not given so fully as to leave no scope for free agency, faith, and patient waiting for God manifesting His will in the event. He "wrote" it for the Church in all ages; he "told" it for the comfort of his captive fellow countrymen.
Quelle öffnen ↗In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon,.... Daniel having finished the historical part of his book, and committed to writing what was necessary concerning himself and his three companions, and concerning Nebuchadnezzar, Belshazzar, and Darius the Mede, proceeds to the prophetic part, and goes back to the first year of Belshazzar's reign, seventeen years before his death, and the fall of the Babylonish monarchy last mentioned; for so long Belshazzar reigned, according to Josephus (u); and with which agrees the canon of Ptolemy, who ascribes so many years to the reign of Nabonadius, the same, with Belshazzar: he began to reign, according to Bishop Usher (w), Dean Prideaux (x), and Mr, Whiston (y), in the year of the world 3449 A.M., and 555 B.C.; and in the first year of his reign Daniel had the dream of the four monarchies, as follows: Daniel had a dream: as Nebuchadnezzar before had, concerning the same things, the four monarchies of the world, and the kingdom of Christ, only represented in a different manner: or, "saw a dream" (z); in his dream he had a vision, and objects were presented to his fancy as if he really saw them, as follows: and visions of his head came upon his bed; as he lay upon his bed, and deep sleep was fallen on him, things in a visionary way were exhibited to him very wonderful and surprising, and which made strong impressions upon him: then he wrote the dream: awaking out of his sleep, and perfectly remembering the dream he had dreamed, and recollecting the several things he had seen in it; that they might not be lost, but transmitted to posterity for their use and benefit, he immediately committed them to writing: and told the sum of the matters; the whole of what he had dreamt and seen; or however the sum and substance of it, the more p…
Quelle öffnen ↗The time here indicated, "in the first year of Belshazzar," which cannot, as is evident, mean "shortly before the reign of Belshazzar" (Hitz.), but that Daniel received the following revelation in the course of the first year of the reign of this king, stands related to the contest of the revelation. This vision accords not only in many respects with the dream of Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 2), but has the same subject. This subject, however, the representation of the world-power in its principal forms, is differently given in the two chapters. In Daniel 2 it is represented according to its whole character as an image of a man whose different parts consist of different metals, and in Daniel 7 under the figure of four beasts which arise one after the other out of the sea. In the former its destruction is represented by a stone breaking the image in pieces, while in the latter it is effected by a solemn act of judgment. This further difference also is to be observed, that in this chapter, the first, but chiefly the fourth world-kingdom, in its development and relation to the people of God, is much more clearly exhibited than in Daniel 2. These differences have their principal reason in the difference of the recipients of the divine revelation: Nebuchadnezzar, the founder of the world-power, saw this power in its imposing greatness and glory; while Daniel, the prophet of God, saw it in its opposition to God in the form of ravenous beasts of prey. Nebuchadnezzar had his dream in the second year of his reign, when he had just founded his world-monarchy; while Daniel had his vision of the world-kingdoms and of the judgment against them in the first year of Belshazzar, i.e., Evilmerodach, the son and successor of Nebuchadnezzar, when with the death of the golden head of the world-m…
Quelle öffnen ↗The date of this chapter places it before ch. 5, which was in the last year of Belshazzar, and ch. 6, which was in the first of Darius; for Daniel had those visions in the first year of Belshazzar, when the captivity of the Jews in Babylon was drawing near a period. Belshazzar's name here is, in the original, spelt differently from what it used to be; before it was Bel-she-azar - Bel is he that treasures up riches. But this is Bel-eshe-zar - Bel is on fire by the enemy. Bel was the god of the Chaldeans; he had prospered, but is now to be consumed. We have, in these verses, Daniel's vision of the four monarchies that were oppressive to the Jews. Observe, I. The circumstances of this vision. Daniel had interpreted Nebuchadnezzar's dream, and now he is himself honoured with similar divine discoveries (Dan 7:1): He had visions of his head upon his bed, when he was asleep; so God sometimes revealed himself and his mind to the children of men, when deep sleep fell upon them (Job 33:15); for when we are most retired from the world, and taken off from the things of sense, we are most fit for communion with God. But when he was awake he wrote the dream for his own use, lest he should forget it as a dream which passes away; and he told the sum of the matters to his brethren the Jews for their use, and gave it to them in writing, that it might be communicated to those at a distance and preserved for their children after them, who shall see these things accomplished. The Jews, misunderstanding some of the prophecies of Jeremiah and Ezekiel, flattered themselves with hopes that, after their return to their own land, they should enjoy a complete and uninterrupted tranquility; but that they might not so deceive themselves, and their calamities be made doubly grievous by the disappoint…
Quelle öffnen ↗7:1–12:13 The second half of the book features visions given to Daniel. These visions showed Daniel and his people, both those in exile and those who had returned to Judea, that the future is securely in God’s hands. All empires will ultimately fall before the Kingdom of Heaven. Daniel’s people will be rescued from all their troubles (12:1-3), and God will resurrect and judge all humankind (see 12:13). Daniel interpreted these visions with help from divine messengers (7:10; 8:15; 9:22; 10:14; 12:7). 7:1-28 This chapter contains a terrifying vision (7:2-14) and its interpretation (7:17-27). The sequence of kingdoms recalls Nebuchadnezzar’s dream some forty-five years earlier (2:1-45). 7:1 Earlier: This vision occurred before the events in ch 6. • Daniel wrote down this vision.
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חַד (chad, H2298) — as card. one; as article single; as an ordinal, first; adverbially, at once שְׁנָה (shᵉnâh, H8140) — {a year (as a revolution of time)} בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר (Bêlshaʼtstsar, H1113) — {Belshatstsar, a Babylonian king} מֶלֶךְ (melek, H4430) — a king בַּבֶל (Babel, H895) — {Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire} דָּנִיֵּאל (Dânîyêʼl, H1841) — Danijel, the Hebrew prophet חֲזָא (chăzâʼ, H2370) — to gaze upon; mentally to dream, be usual (i.e. seem) חֵלֶם (chêlem, H2493) — a dream חֵזֵו (chêzêv, H2376) — a sight רֵאשׁ (rêʼsh, H7217) — the head; figuratively, the sum עַל (ʻal, H5922) — {above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect)… מִשְׁכַּב (mishkab, H4903) — a bed אֱדַיִן (ʼĕdayin, H116) — then (of time) כְּתַב (kᵉthab, H3790) — {to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)}
Quelle öffnen ↗דָּנִיֵּאל (Dânîyêʼl, H1841) — Danijel, the Hebrew prophet עֲנָה (ʻănâh, H6032) — {properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond;… אֲמַר (ʼămar, H560) — {to say (used with great latitude)} חֲזָא (chăzâʼ, H2370) — to gaze upon; mentally to dream, be usual (i.e. seem) הָוָא (hâvâʼ, H1934) — to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other… חֵזֵו (chêzêv, H2376) — a sight עִם (ʻim, H5974) — {adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications;… לֵילְיָא (lêylᵉyâʼ, H3916) — {Lael an Israelite} אֲרוּ (ʼărûw, H718) — lo! אַרְבַּע (ʼarbaʻ, H703) — {four} רוּחַ (rûwach, H7308) — {wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively,… שָׁמַיִן (shâmayin, H8065) — {the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds… גִּיחַ (gîyach, H1519) — to rush forth רַב (rab, H7229) — {abundant}
Quelle öffnen ↗אַרְבַּע (ʼarbaʻ, H703) — {four} רַבְרַב (rabrab, H7260) — huge (in size); domineering (in character) חֵיוָא (chêyvâʼ, H2423) — an animal סְלִק (çᵉliq, H5559) — to ascend מִן (min, H4481) — {properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of} יָם (yâm, H3221) — {a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the… שְׁנָא (shᵉnâʼ, H8133) — {to alter} דָּא (dâʼ, H1668) — this
Quelle öffnen ↗קַדְמַי (qadmay, H6933) — first אַרְיֵה (ʼaryêh, H744) — {a lion} נְשַׁר (nᵉshar, H5403) — an eagle גַּף (gaph, H1611) — a wing הָוָא (hâvâʼ, H1934) — to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other… חֲזָא (chăzâʼ, H2370) — to gaze upon; mentally to dream, be usual (i.e. seem) עַד (ʻad, H5705) — {as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while,… מְרַט (mᵉraṭ, H4804) — to pull off נְטַל (nᵉṭal, H5191) — to raise מִן (min, H4481) — {properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of} אֲרַע (ʼăraʻ, H772) — the earth; by implication (figuratively) low קוּם (qûwm, H6966) — {to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)} עַל (ʻal, H5922) — {above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect)… רְגַל (rᵉgal, H7271) — {a foot, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda}
Quelle öffnen ↗אֲרוּ (ʼărûw, H718) — lo! אׇחֳרִי (ʼochŏrîy, H317) — other חֵיוָא (chêyvâʼ, H2423) — an animal תִּנְיָן (tinyân, H8578) — second דְּמָה (dᵉmâh, H1821) — to resemble דֹּב (dôb, H1678) — {the bear (as slow)} קוּם (qûwm, H6966) — {to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)} חַד (chad, H2298) — as card. one; as article single; as an ordinal, first; adverbially, at once שְׁטַר (shᵉṭar, H7859) — a side תְּלָת (tᵉlâth, H8532) — three or third עֲלַע (ʻălaʻ, H5967) — a rib פֻּם (pum, H6433) — the mouth (literally or figuratively) בֵּין (bêyn, H997) — {between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction,… שֵׁן (shên, H8128) — a tooth
Quelle öffnen ↗אֲתַר (ʼăthar, H870) — a place; (adverb) after דֵּן (dên, H1836) — this הָוָא (hâvâʼ, H1934) — to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other… חֲזָא (chăzâʼ, H2370) — to gaze upon; mentally to dream, be usual (i.e. seem) אֲרוּ (ʼărûw, H718) — lo! אׇחֳרִי (ʼochŏrîy, H317) — other נְמַר (nᵉmar, H5245) — {a leopard (from its stripes)} עַל (ʻal, H5922) — {above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect)… גַּב (gab, H1355) — {the back (as rounded); by analogy, the top or rim, a boss, a vault, arch of eye,… אַרְבַּע (ʼarbaʻ, H703) — {four} גַּף (gaph, H1611) — a wing עוֹף (ʻôwph, H5776) — {a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively} חֵיוָא (chêyvâʼ, H2423) — an animal רֵאשׁ (rêʼsh, H7217) — the head; figuratively, the sum
Quelle öffnen ↗אֲתַר (ʼăthar, H870) — a place; (adverb) after דֵּן (dên, H1836) — this הָוָא (hâvâʼ, H1934) — to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other… חֲזָא (chăzâʼ, H2370) — to gaze upon; mentally to dream, be usual (i.e. seem) לֵילְיָא (lêylᵉyâʼ, H3916) — {Lael an Israelite} חֵזֵו (chêzêv, H2376) — a sight אֲרוּ (ʼărûw, H718) — lo! רְבִיעַי (rᵉbîyʻay, H7244) — {fourth; also (fractionally) a fourth} חֵיוָא (chêyvâʼ, H2423) — an animal דְּחַל (dᵉchal, H1763) — to slink, i.e. (by implication) to fear, or (causatively) be formidable אֵמְתָּנִי (ʼêmᵉtânîy, H574) — well-loined (i.e. burly) or mighty תַּקִּיף (taqqîyph, H8624) — {powerful} יַתִּיר (yattîyr, H3493) — preeminent; as an adverb, very רַבְרַב (rabrab, H7260) — huge (in size); domineering (in character)
Quelle öffnen ↗הָוָא (hâvâʼ, H1934) — to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other… שְׂכַל (sᵉkal, H7920) — {to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent} קֶרֶן (qeren, H7162) — a horn (literally or for sound) אֲלוּ (ʼălûw, H431) — lo! סְלִק (çᵉliq, H5559) — to ascend בֵּין (bêyn, H997) — {between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction,… אׇחֳרִי (ʼochŏrîy, H317) — other זְעֵיר (zᵉʻêyr, H2192) — {small} קֳדָם (qŏdâm, H6925) — before מִן (min, H4481) — {properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of} תְּלָת (tᵉlâth, H8532) — three or third קַדְמַי (qadmay, H6933) — first עֲקַר (ʻăqar, H6132) — {to pluck up (especially by the roots); specifically, to hamstring; figuratively, to… דָּא (dâʼ, H1668) — this
Quelle öffnen ↗הָוָא (hâvâʼ, H1934) — to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other… חֲזָא (chăzâʼ, H2370) — to gaze upon; mentally to dream, be usual (i.e. seem) עַד (ʻad, H5705) — {as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while,… כׇּרְסֵא (korçêʼ, H3764) — a throne רְמָה (rᵉmâh, H7412) — to throw, set, (figuratively) assess עַתִּיק (ʻattîyq, H6268) — venerable יוֹם (yôwm, H3118) — a day יְתִב (yᵉthib, H3488) — to sit or dwell לְבוּשׁ (lᵉbûwsh, H3831) — {a garment (literally or figuratively); by implication (euphemistically) a wife} חִוָּר (chivvâr, H2358) — white תְּלַג (tᵉlag, H8517) — snow שְׂעַר (sᵉʻar, H8177) — hair רֵאשׁ (rêʼsh, H7217) — the head; figuratively, the sum נְקֵא (nᵉqêʼ, H5343) — clean
Quelle öffnen ↗נוּר (nûwr, H5135) — fire נְהַר (nᵉhar, H5103) — a river, especially the Euphrates נְגַד (nᵉgad, H5047) — to flow (through the idea of clearing the way) נְפַק (nᵉphaq, H5312) — to issue; causatively, to bring out מִן (min, H4481) — {properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of} קֳדָם (qŏdâm, H6925) — before אֲלַף (ʼălaph, H506) — {hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as… שְׁמַשׁ (shᵉmash, H8120) — to serve רִבּוֹ (ribbôw, H7240) — {a myriad, i.e. indefinitely, large number} קוּם (qûwm, H6966) — {to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)} דִּין (dîyn, H1780) — {judgement (the suit, justice, sentence or tribunal); by implication also strife} יְתִב (yᵉthib, H3488) — to sit or dwell סְפַר (çᵉphar, H5609) — a book פְּתַח (pᵉthach, H6606) — to open
Quelle öffnen ↗הָוָא (hâvâʼ, H1934) — to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other… חֲזָא (chăzâʼ, H2370) — to gaze upon; mentally to dream, be usual (i.e. seem) אֱדַיִן (ʼĕdayin, H116) — then (of time) מִן (min, H4481) — {properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of} קָל (qâl, H7032) — {a voice or sound} רַבְרַב (rabrab, H7260) — huge (in size); domineering (in character) מִלָּה (millâh, H4406) — a word, command, discourse, or subject קֶרֶן (qeren, H7162) — a horn (literally or for sound) מְלַל (mᵉlal, H4449) — to speak עַד (ʻad, H5705) — {as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while,… חֵיוָא (chêyvâʼ, H2423) — an animal קְטַל (qᵉṭal, H6992) — to kill גֶּשֶׁם (geshem, H1655) — used in a peculiar sense, the body (probably for the (figuratively) idea of a hard rain) אֲבַד (ʼăbad, H7) — {properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative,…
Quelle öffnen ↗שְׁאָר (shᵉʼâr, H7606) — {a remainder} חֵיוָא (chêyvâʼ, H2423) — an animal שׇׁלְטָן (sholṭân, H7985) — empire (abstractly or concretely) עֲדָא (ʻădâʼ, H5709) — {to advance, i.e. pass on or continue; causatively, to remove; specifically, to bedeck… חַי (chay, H2417) — alive; also (as noun in plural) life יְהַב (yᵉhab, H3052) — {to give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive)… עַד (ʻad, H5705) — {as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while,… זְמָן (zᵉmân, H2166) — {an appointed occasion} עִדָּן (ʻiddân, H5732) — a set time; technically, a year
Quelle öffnen ↗הָוָא (hâvâʼ, H1934) — to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other… חֲזָא (chăzâʼ, H2370) — to gaze upon; mentally to dream, be usual (i.e. seem) לֵילְיָא (lêylᵉyâʼ, H3916) — {Lael an Israelite} חֵזֵו (chêzêv, H2376) — a sight אֲרוּ (ʼărûw, H718) — lo! בַּר (bar, H1247) — a son, grandson, etc. אֱנָשׁ (ʼĕnâsh, H606) — a man אָתָה (ʼâthâh, H858) — {to arrive} עִם (ʻim, H5974) — {adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications;… עֲנַן (ʻănan, H6050) — {a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e. the nimbus or thunder-cloud} שָׁמַיִן (shâmayin, H8065) — {the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds… מְטָא (mᵉṭâʼ, H4291) — to arrive, extend or happen עַד (ʻad, H5705) — {as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while,… עַתִּיק (ʻattîyq, H6268) — venerable
Quelle öffnen ↗יְהַב (yᵉhab, H3052) — {to give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive)… שׇׁלְטָן (sholṭân, H7985) — empire (abstractly or concretely) יְקָר (yᵉqâr, H3367) — {value, i.e. (concretely) wealth; abstractly, costliness, dignity} מַלְכוּ (malkûw, H4437) — dominion (abstractly or concretely) כֹּל (kôl, H3606) — {properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a… עַם (ʻam, H5972) — {a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence… אֻמָּה (ʼummâh, H524) — {a collection, i.e. community of persons} לִשָּׁן (lishshân, H3961) — speech, i.e. a nation פְּלַח (pᵉlach, H6399) — to serve or worship עָלַם (ʻâlam, H5957) — remote time, i.e. the future or past indefinitely; often adverb, forever לָא (lâʼ, H3809) — {not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no;} עֲדָא (ʻădâʼ, H5709) — {to advance, i.e. pass on or continue; causatively, to remove; specifically, to bedeck… חֲבַל (chăbal, H2255) — to ruin
Quelle öffnen ↗Querverweise
Andere Stellen, die die Gemeinschaft am häufigsten mit dieser verbindet. Zum Lesen antippen.
Und Gott gab diesen vier Jünglingen Kenntnis und Verständnis für allerlei Schriften und Weisheit; vorzüglich aber machte er Daniel verständig in allen Gesichten und Träumen.
König Belsazar machte ein großes Mahl seinen tausend Gewaltigen und trank vor den Tausenden Wein.
bis zuletzt Daniel vor mich kam, der Beltsazar heißt nach dem Namen meines Gottes, und in welchem der Geist der heiligen Götter ist; vor dem erzählte ich meinen Traum:
Nein, Gott, der HERR tut nichts, er offenbare denn sein Geheimnis seinen Knechten, den Propheten.
Der Prophet, der einen Traum hat, erzähle den Traum; wer aber mein Wort hat, der predige mein Wort wahrhaftig! Was hat das Stroh mit dem Weizen gemein? spricht der HERR.
Schreibe nun, was du gesehen hast, und was ist, und was darnach geschehen soll:
Und im zweiten Jahre der Regierung Nebukadnezars hatte Nebukadnezar Träume, also daß sein Geist sich beunruhigte und der Schlaf ihn floh.
Ich sah in den Nachtgesichten und siehe, es kam einer mit den Wolken des Himmels, gleich einem Menschensohn; der gelangte bis zu dem Hochbetagten und wurde vor ihn gebracht.
Als sie nun beide hinausgingen, sprach er: Höret doch meine Worte: Ist jemand unter euch ein Prophet, dem will ich, der HERR, mich in einem Gesicht offenbaren, oder ich will in einem Traum mit ihm reden.
Da ich, Daniel, deshalb in meinem Geist beunruhigt ward und die Gesichte meines Hauptes mich ängstigten,