Man. The emperors of Babylon were forced to confess that they were nothing more. (Calmet) --- Their cruel and rapid conquests (Worthington) are denoted by this monstrous animal. Its wings shew how the lands were divided between the Medes and Persians. Perhaps Neriglissor, &c. shared a part. (Chap. v. 1.) (Calmet)
Verse Daniel 7:4. _THE FIRST_ WAS _LIKE A LION, AND HAD EAGLE'S WINGS_] Bp. _Newton_ well remarks, that these _great beasts_, as explained by the angel, Daniel 7:17, are _kingdoms_. They arise out of...
THE FIRST WAS LIKE A LION - It is to be assumed, in explaining and applying these symbols, that they are significant - that is, that there was some adaptedness or propriety in using these symbols to d...
II. THE GREAT PROPHECIES OF DANIEL CHAPTER 7 The night visions of Daniel _ 1. The night vision of the three beasts (Daniel 7:1)_ 2. The night vision of the fourth beast (Daniel 7:7) 3. The judgmen...
DANIEL 7. THE VISION OF THE FOUR BEASTS. From this point onwards the Book becomes purely apocalyptic. The vision of the four beasts is parallel to the vision of the image in Daniel 2. The beasts rise...
THE FIRST, &C. Cannot be Babylon, for this had already arisen, and was within two years of its end (see notes on Daniel 7:1). Daniel could not see that kingdom arise now. He had said, "Thou art this h...
The first beast. _eagle's wings_ The -eagle" (_nesher_) of the O.T., as Tristram has shewn (_Nat. Hist. of the Bible_, p. 172 ff.), is properly a VULTURE, though not the ordinary carrion vulture, but...
DANIEL 7:4. _THE FIRST WAS LIKE A LION_— This is the kingdom of the Babylonians; and the king of Babylon is in like manner compared to a lion, Jeremiah 5:6 and said to fly as an _eagle,_ Jeremiah 48:4...
Part ThreeDaniel's ForeknowledgeChapter s 7-12 CHAPTER SEVEN I. BEASTS AND THE BEAUTYDaniel 7:1-28 a. MALEVOLENT BEAST TEXT: Daniel 7:1-8 1 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel h...
The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: 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 man's heart was given...
THE VISION OF THE FOUR BEASTS In the first year of Belshazzar Daniel sees in a dream four beasts rising out of the sea (Daniel 7:1). The first is like a lion, with eagle's wings (Daniel 7:4), the seco...
THE FIRST] beast is either the Babylonian empire, or more probably Nebuchadnezzar himself (see on Daniel 2:38), the changing of the beast from the brute to the human condition referring possibly to Ne...
THE MEN WHO WERE LOYAL TO GOD DANIEL _ROBERT BRYCE_ CHAPTER 7 V1 It was the first year that king Belshazzar ruled Babylon. Daniel had a dream. He saw pictures in his head as he lay on his bed. An...
THE FIRST WAS LIKE A LION. — The lion and the eagle are chosen as being emblems of strength and swiftness respectively. They characterise the empire of Nebuchadnezzar, and correspond to the golden hea...
קַדְמָיְתָ֣א כְ אַרְיֵ֔ה וְ גַפִּ֥ין דִּֽי ־נ
VISION OF THE FOUR WILD BEASTS WE now enter upon the second division of the Book of Daniel-the apocalyptic. It is unquestionably inferior to the first part in grandeur and importance as a whole, but i...
GOD'S EVERLASTING DOMINION Daniel 7:1-14 This chapter enumerates the succession of world-empires and rulers which bridge the gulf of centuries from the Captivity to the Second Advent. The lion repres...
We come now to the second half of the Book, which consists of visions, with their interpretations, granted to Daniel through three reigns. During the reign of Belshazzar two visions were granted to hi...
The first [was] like a (c) lion, and had eagle's wings: 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 man's heart was...
There can be no doubt, but that what is here described under the figure and similitude of beasts, relates to kingdoms of the earth. And explaining these prophecies by the events which have followed, i...
It is clear that the four monarchies are here depicted. But it is not agreed upon among all writers which monarchy is the last, and which the third. With regard to the first, all agree in understandin...
We come now to the communications made to Daniel himself, which contain not merely general principles, but details relative to God's people, and the Gentiles who oppressed them -historical details, th...
THE FIRST WAS LIKE A LION,.... That which rose up first, the kingdom of the Babylonians, as the Syriac version expresses it; or the Assyrian monarchy, founded by Nimrod, increased by the Assyrians, an...
_The first [was] like a lion, and had eagle's wings: 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 man's heart was giv...
_The first was like a lion_ The Chaldean or Babylonian empire: compared to the head of gold, the chief of metals, in the image represented to Nebuchadnezzar in his dream, Daniel 2:32; Daniel 2:37, is...
The first was like a lion and had eagle's wings, emblem of kingly power and authority; I BEHELD TILL THE WINGS THEREOF WERE PLUCKED, taking from the beast the ability to fly. AND IT WAS LIFTED UP FROM...
THE VISION OF THE FOUR BEASTS...
AND IT WAS: Or, wherewith...
1-8 This vision contains the same prophetic representations with Nebuchadnezzar's dream. The great sea agitated by the winds, represented the earth and the dwellers on it troubled by ambitious prince...
LION, AND EAGLE; one the king of beasts, the other the king of birds, for which he is called the golden head, as DANIEL 2:32,38. This was the Chaldean or Assyrian; whose seat was first at Babylon, aft...
Daniel 7:4 first H6933 lion H744 eagles H5403 wings H1611 watched H1934 (H8754) H2370 (H8751) till...
Daniel 7:1 The principles which underlie this prophecy are at once profoundly suggestive and exceedingly important. I. Foremost among them we find the terribly significant truth that earthly power i...
CONTENTS: The beast vision of Daniel, forecasting the four world empires and the final heading up under anti-Christ. Vision of Christ coming in glory. Interpretation of the beast vision. CHARACTERS:...
Daniel 7:1. _In the first year of Belshazzar._ The book of Daniel is divided into two parts; the first six Chapter s being historic, and the latter prophetic. This dream of Daniel's has a connection w...
_And four great beasts came up from the sea._ THE FOUR BEASTS I. THE ELEMENT OUT OF WHICH THE WORLD-KINGDOMS CAME INTO EXISTENCE. “Four beasts came up from the sea.” The sea, when looked at in some...
DANIEL 7:1 The Visions of Daniel. These chapters describe Daniel’s apocalyptic visions, which reassure God’s people that, in spite of exile and persecution, God is still in control of history and will...
DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 7:4 The FIRST beast was LIKE A LION with EAGLES’ WINGS; it had the strength and majesty of a lion combined with the speed and power of an eagle. This beast had his wings...
_HOMILETICS_ SECT. XXII.—THE VISION OF THE FOUR BEASTS (Chap. Daniel 7:1) We now come to the second and principal part of the Book of Daniel, the prophetical portion, the narratives it contains being...
EXPOSITION DANIEL 7:1 THE VISION OF THE FOUR BEASTS. This chapter begins the second section of the book. All before this has been narrative; visions are introduced into the narrative, but they were...
Now at this point we come to, more or less, the end of the historic part of the book of Daniel. And beginning with chapter 7, we are now gonna go back and deal with visions that Daniel had during prev...
2 Samuel 1:23; Daniel 4:30; Daniel 4:31; Daniel 4:32; Daniel 4:36;...
The first — This was the Chaldean, or Assyrian; whose seat was first at Babylon, afterwards at Nineveh, and then at Babylon again. Eagle's wings — They were swift, over — running many countries, and b...