What does Daniel 7:1 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel hada a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters."
CHAPTER VII _The prophet having, in the preceding chapters of this book,_ _related some remarkable events concerning himself and his_ _brethren in the captivity, and given proof of his being_ _ena...
IN THE FIRST YEAR OF BELSHAZZAR KING OF BABYLON - On the character and reign of Belshazzar, see Introduction to Daniel 5 Section II. He was the last of the kings of Babylon, and this fact may cast som...
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...
IN THE FIRST YEAR OF BELSHAZZAR. This was 429 B.C. See App-50. Daniel being eighty-four years old. Three years before the events of Daniel 6. Compare Daniel 5:30; Daniel 5:31, and the notes on the oth...
_In the first year of Belshazzar_ The visions (c. 7 12) are not a continuation of the narratives (c. 1 6), but form a series by themselves: the author accordingly no longer adheres to the chronologica...
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...
In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters. This chapter treats of the same su...
BELSHAZZAR KING OF BABYLON] For the historical difficulty see on Daniel 5:1. Belshazzar is clearly regarded as actual king, since the years of his reign are reckoned by both here and in Daniel 8:1....
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...
VII. (1) The date of this and of the following chapter comes in chronological order after the fourth chapter. As St. Jerome has observed, “_In superioribus ordo sequitur historiœ quid sub Nebuchadono...
בִּ שְׁנַ֣ת חֲדָ֗ה לְ בֵלְאשַׁצַּר֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ בָּבֶ֔ל דָּנִיֵּאל֙ חֵ֣לֶם חֲזָ֔ה וְ חֶזְוֵ֥י רֵאשֵׁ֖הּ עַֽל...
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...
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 repre...
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...
In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: (a) then he wrote the dream, [and] told the sum of the matters. (a) Whereas the people of Isra...
_Baltassar. Chaldee: a letter is wanting. (Haydock) --- This Baltassar was slain. (Chap. v.) (Calmet) --- The two visions happened before that event. (Worthington) --- The. Protestant: "visions of his...
CONTENTS The Prophet is here in this Chapter introduced into strong visions of God. He is blessed by one that stood by with an interpretation of what he saw. Daniel 7:1 In the early ages of the Chu...
Hear. Daniel begins to offer instruction peculiar to the Church. For God had formerly appointed him an interpreter and instructor to, profane kings. But he now appoints him a teacher to the Church, th...
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...
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, an...
In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, [and] told the sum of the matters. Ver. 1. _In the first year of Bels...
_In the first year of Belshazzar_, &c. The prophet, having related some remarkable passages concerning himself and his brethren in captivity, and having given proof of his supernatural illumination in...
In the first year of Belshazzar, king of Babylon, who was coregent with his father Nabonidus and the grandson and adopted son of Nebuchadnezzar, according to the most reliable secular accounts, DANIEL...
HAD: Cald. saw MATTERS: Or, words...
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 princes...
OLBHeb; DANIEL CHAPTER 7 Daniel's vision of the four beasts, DANIEL 7:1, and of God's kingdom, DANIEL 7:9. The interpretation thereof, DANIEL 7:15. This prophecy is written in Chaldee, to be a monumen...
Daniel 7:1 first H2298 year H8140 Belshazzar H1113 king H4430 Babylon H895 Daniel H1841 had H2370 (H8754) dream H2493 visions H2376 head H7217 on H5922 bed H4903 Then H116 wrote H3790 (H8754) dream H2...
THE FOUR WORLD EMPIRES (DANIEL 7:1). ‘In the first year of Belshazzar, king of Babylon, Daniel had a dream and visions of his head on his bed. Then he wrote the dream and told the sum of the matters....
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...
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...
_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 bein...
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 Corinthians 12:1; Acts 2:17; Acts 2:18; Amos 3:7; Daniel 2:1; Daniel 2:28; Daniel 2:29; Daniel 4:5; Daniel 5:1; Daniel 5:22;...
In the first year of Belshazzar — This prophecy is written in Chaldee, to be a monument to him, of the reverence his father and grandfather shewed towards God, who had done such mighty works for them....