Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
Daniel 1:18
At the three years end, according to the king's command, which Melzar punctually observed, and brought them in before the king.
At the three years end, according to the king's command, which Melzar punctually observed, and brought them in before the king.
Verse 18. _NOW AT THE END OF THE DAYS_] That is, at the end of three years, Daniel 1:5....
NOW AT THE END OF THE DAYS ... - After three years. See Daniel 1:5. THE PRINCE OF THE EUNUCHS BROUGHT THEM IN - Daniel, his three friends, and the others who had been selected and trained for the sam...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. DANIEL IN BABYLON, NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S DREAM, AND HISTORICAL EVENTS CHAPTER 1 Daniel and His Companions in Babylon _ 1. The introduction (Daniel 1:1)_ 2. The king's comman...
DANIEL 1. DANIEL AT THE COURT OF NEBUCHADNEZZAR. This introductory chapter describes the circumstances which brought Daniel to Babylon, introduced him into the Court, and gained him favour with the ki...
NOW AT THE END OF THE DAYS. At the end of the period of three years assigned for their education, they were brought by the prince of the eunuchs before the king to be examined and thus to ascertain w...
At the end of the three years (Daniel 1:5), Daniel and his three companions are brought before the king; and being found by him to be the most proficient of all whom he had directed to be educated, ar...
AND _at the end of the days that the king had_ APPOINTED (Daniel 1:5) FOR BRINGING _them in_(R.V.)] viz. to attend upon the king. -Appointed" is lit. _said_, i.e. commanded, decreed, a common use in...
III. PROSPERITY AWARDED TEXT: Daniel 1:17-21 17 Now as for these four youths, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams,...
Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar. AT THE END OF THE DAYS - at the end of the three ye...
INTRODUCTORY. THE ABSTINENCE OF DANIEL AND HIS FRIENDS FROM UNCLEAN FOOD Daniel is introduced as one of a band of Jews taken captive to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar in the third year of Jehoiakim (Daniel...
THE MEN WHO WERE LOYAL TO GOD DANIEL _ROBERT BRYCE_ ABOUT THIS BOOK The events in the first chapter of this book happened about 605 years before Christ was born. God had told the *Jews that they...
AT THE END OF THE DAYS, _i.e.,_ the three years specified in Daniel 1:5. Before the conclusion of this time, it appears (Daniel 2:1), Daniel was enabled to give a proof of his wisdom. (See Daniel 2:28...
וּ לְ מִ קְצָת֙ הַ יָּמִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר
THE PRELUDE "His loyalty he kept, his faith, his love."-MILTON THE first chapter of the Book of Daniel serves as a beautiful introduction to the whole, and strikes the keynote of faithfulness to the...
MORAL COURAGE REWARDED Daniel 1:1-21 These young men of noble Jewish families were brought to Babylon to receive education for the civil service. Their names were altered to break, so far as possible...
During the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Daniel came into favor and power. The king seems to have been impressed by the people he had conquered. He desired that some of the choicest of their young men be in...
Now at the (t) end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar. (t) Of the three years mentioned above as in (Dani...
Reader! when the Church of God; (which Daniel and his companions represented), is called in to stand before the King; and Jesus himself communes with his redeemed! how fully will it be found, that the...
Now, Daniel relates how he and his companions were brought forward at a fixed time, since three years was appointed by the king for their instruction in all the science of the Chaldees and on that acc...
Chapter 1 sets before us the royalty of Judah, formerly established by God over His people in the person of David, falling under the power of Nebuchadnezzar; and the king, Jehovah's anointed, given up...
Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in,.... That is, at the end of three years; which was the time appointed for their education, and when they were to be brought be...
Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar. Ver. 18. _Now at the end of the days,_] _i.e., _ After...
_Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in_ At the end of three years, see Daniel 1:5, _the prince of the eunuchs brought them in_ According to the king's command. _And...
Now, at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, that is, at the end of the three-year period originally fixed, THEN THE PRINCE OF THE EUNUCHS BROUGHT THEM IN BEFORE NEBUCHA...
DANIEL FAITHFUL TO HIS RELIGIOUS CONVICTIONS...
Daniel 1:18 end H7117 days H3117 king H4428 said H559 (H8804) brought H935 (H8687) chief H8269 eunuchs...
‘And at the completion of the days which the king had appointed for bringing them before him, the prince of the chief officers brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar. And the king had discussions with...
Daniel 1:1 I. We see here how national sins are ever followed by Divine retribution. II. We see here most admirably illustrated the duty of adhering in all circumstances to that course of conduct wh...
Daniel 1:1. _In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it._ Sin always brings its punishment. King Jehoiakim did evil...
CONTENTS: Personal history of Daniel. Reason for appearance of Daniel and his friends before Nebuchadnezzar. CHARACTERS: Nebuchadnezzar, Daniel, Hananiah, Judah, Mishael, Azariah, Ashpenaz, Cyrus, Je...
Daniel 1:1. _In the third year of Jehoiakim Nebuchadnezzar besieged Jerusalem._ Some think that Nebuchadnezzar took Jehoiakim the third year, but that while on his way to Babylon he made submission, a...
DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 1:1 Daniel and the Three Friends at the Babylonian Court. The Hebrew exiles live faithfully to the Lord while serving in the court of Nebuchadnezzar and his successors, from 605...
DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 1:17 God also gave Daniel and his friends exceptional knowledge of Babylonian LITERATURE AND WISDOM. In addition, he gave Daniel the ability to understand ALL VISIONS AND DREAMS....
_HOMILETICS_ SECT. IV.—THE TRIAL (_Chap_. Daniel 1:11). God works by means, and in doing so deals with men’s minds as well as their bodies. Daniel was delivered out of his difficulty in regard to the...
EXPOSITION DANIEL 1:1-27 OCCASION OF DANIEL BEING IN BABYLON. DANIEL 1:1 IN THE THIRD YEAR OF THE REIGN OF JEHOIAKIM KING OF JUDAH. After the defeat and death of Josiah, the people of the land put...
There are men who spend their lifetimes seeking to prove that the Bible is not all that it purports to be. Their whole premise for their doctorates are trying to take some aspect of the Bible and show...
2 Kings 8:6; Daniel 1:3; Genesis 37:36...
DANIEL, THE SEER Daniel 1:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS As we enter the study of Daniel, the Seer, it is well to note the conditions under which Daniel was found in the city of Babylon. The captivity of Isra...