Daniel 1 new international version niv daniel s training in babylon 1 in the third year of the reign of jehoiakim king of judah, nebuchadnezzar king of babylon came to jerusalem and besieged it. World history from darius to the time of the end article contributed by. The bible history, old testament by alfred edersheim volume i the world before the flood, and the history of the patriarchs preface dates of events introduction chapter 1 creation man in the garden of eden the fall chapter 2 cain and abel the two ways and the two races chapter 3 seth and his descendants the race of cain. Book of daniel read, study bible verses online bible study tools. Daniel is one of the few bible books that takes place during a period of. Book of daniel from the king james version of the bible. Jehoiakim was able to appease the aggressor by giving him hostages and treasure.
The contents of the book may be analyzed further as follows. In addition, the captivating prophecy, imagery, and symbolism make the book of daniel one of the most read of hebrew scripture, our old testament of the bible. Daniel the prophet of the bible, his life and accomplishments. This introductory lesson will situate the historical setting for the book of daniel and its relationship to the book of revelation. It is one of the additions to daniel, considered apocryphal by protestants.
Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Summary of the book of daniel bible history online. The historicity of the bible is the question of the bible s relationship to history, meaning not just its acceptability as history but our own ability to understand the literary forms of biblical narrative. The prophet daniel is one of four major prophets in hebrew scripture, along with isaiah, jeremiah, and ezekiel. Book of daniel bible study mike mazzalongo bibletalk. Watch our overview video on the book of daniel, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. The long introduction of chapter 10 to the fourth and final vision given to daniel is followed in chapter 11 by the revelation of important events beginning with darius the mede 539 b. The book of daniel originated as a collection of folktales among the jewish community in babylon and mesopotamia in the persian and early hellenistic periods 5th to 3rd centuries bce, before being expanded in the maccabean era mid2nd century by the addition of the visions in chapters 712.
In the final vision, daniel sees a period of history culminating in a struggle between the king of the north and the king of the south in which. Archaeological evidence for the bibles book of daniel. This period is called the times of the gentiles in the nt luke 21. The book of daniel, a book of the old testament found in the ketuvim writings, the third section of the jewish canon, but placed among the prophets in the christian canon. It also describes the apocalyptic visions given by god, and reveals the events and plans for everyones future. Daniel discloses that in the feet and toes of the image, there was a noteworthy change of materials.
Chronological order of the book of daniel chapters 1 thru 4 captivity and interpretation of dreams and visions. The nation first came into prominence in the ninth century b. It is in babylon that daniel and his three friends, out of a tradition of kings, are likely made eunuchs for life. Daniel can be seen in the bible as the empire predicting prophet, because he accurately predicted the world governing empires before they came on the scene, first babylon, second persia, third greece, fourth rome, and in the last days would be another roman empire where. This summary of the book of daniel provides information about the title. This darius ruled for only two years 538536 bc and is best known as the ruler who promoted daniel to a high. There are three references to rulers named darius in the bible. The book of daniel provides the first references to michael and gabriel as named angels in the hebrew bible old testament.
However, the prophets daniel and zechariah wrote prophecies concerning greece and alexanders macedonian empire. The noneschatological prophecies in daniel have proved so reliable that. The jewish historian josephus alludes to this fact in his book on the history of the jews antiquities of the jews, book 10, chapter 10. The first chapter of daniel is a beautifully written, moving story of the early days of daniel and his companions in babylon. The book of daniel is a grand tribute to the providence of god and his lordship of history and the universe. Historical background and summary of the book of daniel in easy to. This can be extended to the question of the christian new testament as an accurate record of the historical jesus and the apostolic age. The genre of the book of daniel is narrative history, prophetic oracle, and it includes apocalyptic material.
The greek translation of the hebrew scriptures the septuagint or lxx c. A documentary about bible prophecy that investigates shocking predictions of current global events. Located in the area south of the caspian sea and east of the zagros mountains, its original domain stretched for 600 miles north and south, and 250 miles east to west. Many times the people of babylon tried to make them forget the real god and to serve false gods. The book is made up primarily of historical narrative found mainly in chs. You see for many years before these artifacts were found, liberal bible critics claimed that the book of daniel could not have been written until the period between the first and second century b. The divided kingdom the northern kingdom of israel the southern kingdom of judah the assyrian captivity the babylonian captivity the return from babylon the prophets the messiah. One of the greatest stories in the bible is found in daniel chapter 2, where nebuchadnezzar king of babylon has a dream which troubles him greatly. Intro to daniel biblica the international bible society. Jehovah could no longer publicly accept his earthly people israel or judah.
The great theme of the book of daniel are the four world empires which rule and will rule the worlds history from after jerusalems destruction up to christs appearing before the millennium. This is a project that has been on my mind for over four and a half years outlining all the books of the bible, from genesis to revelation. The book of daniel is followed by the prophet hosea, the first of the prophets in the book of the twelve. The authenticity of few books in the bible has been more furiously assailed by critics that the book of daniel. The book of daniel is a 2ndcentury bc biblical apocalypse combining a prophecy of history with an eschatology a portrayal of end times which is both cosmic in scope and political in its focus. A bible commentary on the history, captivity and language of prophet daniel robert dick wilson on. The widely held view that the book of daniel is largely fictional rests mainly on the modern philosophical assumption that. In nt prophecy daniel is referred to more than any other ot book.
Moreover, it sets the tone as essentially the history of daniel and his experiences in contrast to the prophetic approach of the other. In brief and condensed form, it records the historical setting for the entire book. Daniel 33043399 457362 bce was a celebrated jewish scholar and master interpreter of dreams who was exiled to babylon after the destruction of the holy temple in jerusalem. Daniel wrote the book of daniel during the sixth century b. Because the book of daniel contains so many detailed prophecies of things that happened centuries later, some skeptics have suggested that it is a fraud, written much later in history. Different religious groups include different books in their biblical canons, in varying orders, and sometimes divide or combine books. The name alexander or alexander the great, referring to the macedonian king, never appears in the bible. Taken into slavery after the fall of jerusalem in 605 b.
Strictly speaking, the book does not belong to the prophetic writings but rather to a distinctive type of literature known as apocalyptic, of which it is an early specimen. The jewish tanakh sometimes called the hebrew bible contains 24 books divided into three parts. Many other critics have tried to discredit the book of daniel, but the bible and history have confirmed that daniel was the author of this book, and therefore was written at the time of the persian empire sixth century bc. Moreover, it contains more fulfilled prophecies than any other book in the bible daniel. The people of babylon even tried to kill daniel and his friends because they would not serve the false gods. Daniels training in babylon in the third year of the reign of jehoiakim king of judah, nebuchadnezzar king of babylon came to jerusalem and. The book of daniel agrees that nebuchadnezzar did not occupy judah in 605. Book of daniel overview insight for living ministries. Dec 26, 2018 it is said to be the most printed book in the history of the world, with more than one billion copies in print.
The story of daniel motivates faithfulness despite exile in babylon. The assyrian periodwill be briefly examinedin order toreveal babylons rise topower,for it was inthe p ower struggle betweenassyria andbabylon that judahandhence daniel became involved. The history of the rise and fall of the medes and the persians forms an important background for over two hundred years of biblical history. It served as a book of encouragement to the babylonian exiles, whose hearts were no doubt lightened by daniels predictions of the ultimate triumph of israel over her enemies. The book of daniel is a 2ndcentury bc biblical apocalypse combining a prophecy of history with an eschatology a portrayal of end times cosmic in scope and political in focus. The book is said to make several historical blunders. The first half of the book chapters 16 contains stories in the third person about the experiences of daniel and his. The book of daniel heavily influenced the gospels references to the son of man and to the angel gabriel. It says only that he approached jerusalem and threatened war. The book of daniel is a 2ndcentury bc biblical apocalypse combining a prophecy of history with an eschatology cosmic. In both the historical and the prophetic sections, daniel presents a strong case for the. This is another confirmation of the fact that the events spoken of in the book of daniel were written down by daniel during the time of his captivity in babylon. The book of daniel thus provides an overview of prophecy regarding these empires unmatched in any other old testament book.
The prophet daniel is one of four major prophets in hebrew scripture, along. The book of daniel stands as a unique mix in the old testament, for while it begins with history, it makes a strong transition at chapter 7, where it contains visions of future events significant to the jews. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Daniel 1 niv daniels training in babylon bible gateway. The first part of the book of daniel in the bible tells some stories from the life of daniel and his friends. Study scripture verses with commentary, concordances, and use highlighting, underlining. Daniel 9 niv bible in the first year of darius son of. However, the prophets daniel and zechariah wrote prophecies concerning greece and alexanders. Support our bible history book bible believers archaeology historical evidence that proves the bible is filled with the best bible proof available.
The widely held view that the book of daniel is largely fictional rests mainly on the modern philosophical assumption that longrange predictive prophecy is impossible. That puts these two famous, historical men about 4000 miles from each. Daniel 1 niv daniels training in babylon in the bible gateway. History of the bible timeline from creation to today.
This book takes its name not from the author, who is actually unknown, but from its hero, who was allegedly among the first jews deported to babylon, where he lived at least until 538 b. Daniel s aramaic is closer to eastern aramaic rather than western aramaic much like that which is found in the elephantine papyri fifthcentury b. The bible is the holy scripture of the christian religion, purporting to tell the history of the earth from its earliest creation to the spread of christianity in the first century a. The book of daniel begins with king nebuchadnezzar, the ruler of babylon, ransacking jerusalem. Oct 30, 2012 this is a project that has been on my mind for over four and a half years outlining all the books of the bible, from genesis to revelation. Whereas modern historicalcritical methods propose the book may have been. He ends up taking back the cream of the crop, the most elite and noble israelites, to serve at his court in babylon. This series is not ment to be an exhaustive, indepth. The first, chronologically, occurs in the book of daniel, where the ruler is called darius the mede daniel 6. Belshazzar, a king of babylon named in the book of daniel, was considered a bible legend, but the nabonidus cylinder, discovered circa 1881, listed the king as the son of nabonidus, verifying the biblical record contained in daniel. In more mundane language, it is an account of the activities and visions of daniel, a noble jew. For the edition of the bible without chapters and verses, see the books of the bible. The book of daniel is written in hebrewexcept for most of chapter 2.