Gave names — That is, other names, relating to the idol — gods. Belteshazzar — So Daniel had the name of Belteshazzar, from the great Babylonian idol Baal or Bell. This was by the king's command, and herein he put forth an act: of his sovereignty.
Verse Daniel 1:7. _UNTO WHOM THE PRINCE OF THE EUNUCHS GAVE NAMES_] This change of names, _Calmet_ properly remarks, was a mark of dominion and authority. It was customary for masters to impose new na...
UNTO WHOM THE PRINCE OF THE EUNUCHS GAVE NAMES - This practice is common in Oriental courts. “The captive youths referred to in the notes on Daniel 1:5, in the Turkish court also receive new names, th...
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...
PRINCE. ruler. Hebrew. _sar_. GAVE NAMES. In token of subjection. See 2 Kings 23:34; 2 Kings 24:17. Compare Genesis 41:45. BELTESHAZZAR. According to Dr. Pinches, this is an abbreviated form of Ba
Among the noble youths thus selected were four belonging to the tribe of Judah, who are named specially as forming the subject of the following narratives....
AND _the prince of the eunuchs_ GAVE NAMES UNTO THEM: UNTO DANIEL HE GAVE, &c. as R.V. -Prince" (Heb. _sar_, i.e. here, governor, superintendent, 1 Kings 9:22 [-rulers"], 1 Kings 22:26) is a synonym...
UNTO WHOM, &C.— This change of names was a mark of dominion and authority: masters imposed new names upon their slaves. _Daniel_ signifies, _God is my judge,_ or _the judgment of God; Belteshazzar—the...
Part OneDaniel's FaithChapter 1 CHAPTER ONE I. DANIEL'S FAITHDaniel 1:1-21 I. PAGANIZATION ATTEMPTED TEXT: Daniel 1:1-7 1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadne...
Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abednego. UNTO WHOM TH...
1:7 Belteshazzar, (b-16) See ch. 4.8....
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...
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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...
Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs (l) gave names: for he gave unto Daniel [the name] of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abednego. (l) That...
_Baltassar, or as Chaldees ((Calmet) or Masorets. (Haydock)) pronounce, Beltesasar, "the treasurer of Baal." The names were changed to testify their subjection, (Calmet) and that they might embrace th...
The change of names could, have no good design. No doubt it was to make them forget both the Lord, and their interest in Him as a covenant God. The custom in Israel, of giving names to their children,...
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...
UNTO WHOM THE PRINCE OF THE EUNUCHS GAVE NAMES,.... Other names, Chaldee names, according to the names of the gods of that country, for honour and glory, as Saadiah observes; which was done either to...
Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel [the name] of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abednego. Ver. 7. _Unt...
_Among these were Daniel, Hananiah_, &c. All their names had some affinity with the name of _Jehovah_, the God whom they worshipped. _Daniel_ signifies, _God is my judge_, or _the judgment of God; Han...
unto whom the prince of the eunuchs, as being in charge of this entire experiment, gave names; FOR HE GAVE UNTO DANIEL THE NAME OF BELTESHAZZAR, AND TO HANANIAH OF SHADRACH, AND TO MISHAEL OF MESHACH,...
DANIEL AND HIS FRIENDS BROUGHT TO BABYLON...
NAMES; that is, other names: this was done by the subtle instigation of Satan, that they might renounce their names received in circumcision, by assuming names imposed relating to the idol gods, being...
Daniel 1:7 chief H8269 eunuchs H5631 gave H7760 (H8799) names H8034 gave H7760 (H8799) Daniel H1840 Belteshazzar...
‘Now among these men were, of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. And the prince of the palace servaants, (nobles, chief officers, eunuchs) gave them names, to Daniel he gave...
BELTESHAZZAR That is, the king's leader, or attendant. (Daniel 2:26); (Daniel 4:8); (Daniel 4:9); (Daniel 4:18); ...
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...
_The Prince of the Eunuchs gave names._ NAMES The highest import of names arises from their association with the highest of all beings. Among Jews and Christians a name gathers round it a halo of bea...
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 1:5 Nebuchadnezzar forced the exiles into adopting Babylonian culture by depriving them of their religious and cultural identity and creating dependence on the royal court. They...
_HOMILETICS_ SECT. II.—THE FOUR CAPTIVE YOUTHS (_Chap_. Daniel 1:3) Among the youths of noble or princely birth taken from Jerusalem to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar as trophies of his conquest [7], and...
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 23:34; 2 Kings 24:17; Daniel 2:49; Daniel 3:12; Daniel 4:8;...
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...