If i remember correctly,it was the major prophets first and then all the books after that are. A study of the book of daniel the church of christ in. The book of psalms is a collection of 150 songs and poems written to god. The name daniel means either god is judge or god is my judge. Isaiah, jeremiah, ezekiel, and daniel are considered the major prophets because they are the longest prophetic books in the old testament. Sir isaac newton declared, to reject daniel is to reject the christian religion. 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 messianic time table according to daniel the prophet jews.
A documentary about bible prophecy that investigates shocking predictions of current global events. It cannot be overemphasized how relevant this book is to our current generation. Here he looks at the writings of nahum, habakkuk, zephaniah, and jeremiah. Each verse and each sentence is dissected to unveil great prophesies which are coming to fruition today. In english and greek bible translations, daniel is considered one of the major prophets.
The book of daniel recounts events of worldwide proportion in daniels own day that continue to have decisive significance for the global church today israels homelessness. Book of daniel overview insight for living ministries. The failure of daniels prophecies 2007 chris sandoval. He calls him a son of the gods, which is an amazing insight for a pagan king. 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. These are often subdivided into major prophets and minor prophets. 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. The greek and latin form of the hebrew name is daniel. In addition, the captivating prophecy, imagery, and symbolism make the book of daniel one of the. The book of obadiah is the shortest of all the prophets, consisting of only 21 verses. The book of daniel is s prophecy given by god to daniel 600 years before christ that reaches clear down to the end of earths history. The book of daniel can be divided into two partsstories and prophecies. Born to a noble jewish family, daniel was taken into captivity by king nebuchadnezzar of babylon in about 604 bce. In more mundane language, it is an account of the activities and visions of daniel, a noble jew exiled at babylon, its message being that just as the god of israel saved daniel and his friends from their enemies, so.
The days of the church age are rapidly drawing to a close and the shadows of the endtimes are approaching. The book of daniel was written thousands of years ago and is full with vital information for todays world. Jan 09, 2008 in daniel 2 and 7 we see prophecies about four great gentile empires that would arise in the period between the time of daniel and the coming establishment of the kingdom of god daniel 2. There are some striking similarities between the life of daniel and that of. The stories reveal how to be ready for earths final days. The prophet daniel received words from god about the kingdoms that shaped world history and daniel also learned the key identifying antichrist. The prophetic seal on the book of daniel is unsealing right before our very eyes. May 30, 2014 it was moved to the prophets in the septuagint greek old testament, whose book order our english bibles largely follow. The second prophecy of 1260 days is about the fall and. For example, daniel speaks of one like a son of man who comes in great power and glory dan. The new testament makes one reference to daniel at matthew 24. Pastors, teachers, and any christian who wants to learn how to faithfully understand the book of daniel without getting derailed by hero worship or prophetic. Many people think that biblical prophecies about the end of the world and the battle of armageddon are a christian thing. Apr 30, 2014 psalms is the mostread book of the bible, and its the one jesus quotes most often.
Seven prophecies that must be fulfilled before jesus christs. The book of daniel is a study, a commentary of the book of daniel in the bible. Seven prophecies that must be fulfilled before jesus. That daniel was indeed a prophet is well substantiated. In both the greek version of the septuagint and the vulgate, the book of daniel is mentioned as the fourth of the major prophets, after ezekiel. While the book of daniel claims to be written roughly around 530 bc, critics of the ot claim that it was written in 167 bc, during the maccabean era.
In the hebrew bible, it is found in the ketuvim writings, while in christian bibles it is grouped with the major prophets. We felt that the the distinctive kind of literature represented in the book of daniel could be best recognized if that book were once again placed among the writings, which we grouped according to literary type in the books. End of days bible study of the prophet daniel by h. It was moved to the prophets in the septuagint greek old testament, whose book order our english bibles largely follow. Old testament bible quotations update on december 17, 2019 by pastor jack wellman daniel was a jew who lived in captivity, but because of his faith in god he met with success even while living in a foreign land. In the septuagint, the vulgate, and many other ancient and modern translations of the bible, it comprises both its proto and its deuterocanonical parts, both of which have an equal right to be considered as inspired, and to be included in a treatment of the book of daniel. From daniel and his three friends, we will learn the power of faith and commitment b. In daniel 2 and 7 we see prophecies about four great gentile empires that would arise in the period between the time of daniel and the coming establishment of the kingdom of god daniel 2. The book of daniel as i related in part one of this series was written approximately around 530 b. What other books daniel may have been studying we cannot know with certainty. More significantly, we know from josephus description of the jewish canon, dating from the 1st century ad, that the book of daniel was indeed counted as one of the prophets josephus, against apion 1. One fourth of the books in the bible are of prophetic nature.
The book of daniel contains the crucial foundational passages concerning israel and the coming of the messiah, jesus christ. Once you understand the meaning of the symbol, bible prophecy becomes plain. Ezekielwas the prophet to the jews for the jews in captivity. Instead, he saw them walking around, unharmed and unbound, and a fourth man walking with them. In these chapters you will find one of the most dominant prophecies. If he is wrong in his interpretation of the book, then he must be less than the omniscient, inerrant god incarnate. The book of daniel is an excellent prediction of the coming of the messiah and the triumph of his messianic kingdom 2. This book offers a most fascinating study from several.
Did daniel the prophet accurately predict the timing of. To cite a parallel example, the book of mormon prophets, who purportedly flourished between 600 bc and 400 ad, supposedly gave explicit predictions about jesus christs career in firstcentury palestine. Unsealing daniels mysteries lesson 1 prophetic symbols. The book of daniel, also called the prophecy of daniel, a book of the old. There are two prophecies, after 1260 days of war, the romans destroyed the temple and 30 days later it was the fall of jerusalem in 70 ad. A study of the book of daniel the church of christ in zion. Daniel knows that the seventy years is coming to an end soon since it is 539 b. Daniel thewas prophet to the gentiles for the gentiles. Daniels name is a key to a full understanding of the book.
Daniel the prophet was the hero and traditional author of the book of daniel. In repeated appearances, he prepared joseph smith for his ministry, including the translation of the book of mormon. The prophet daniel lived more than 500 years before the birth of jesus. The prophecies reveal when these lastday events will occur.
In fact sir, daniel is in the prophets section of the bible, he is in the latter section, known as the minor prophets, due to the size of those books. Chapter 9 is devoted to the prophets who ministered during the seventh century b. Christ in the book of danielwe cannot consider the prophetic scriptures without coming eventually to the one who is the spirit of prophecy, the lord jesus christ. But endtimes prophecy is not just a christian thing. Jul 10, 2010 chapter 9 is devoted to the prophets who ministered during the seventh century b. As josephus list predated that given by the masoretes by at least six centuries, so arguments based on the latters division of the. Malachi spoke of elijah turning the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers. In the hebrew bible, and in most recent protestant versions, the book of daniel is limited to its protocanonical portions. Daniel mentioned that he was studying books, and we can see for one that he had been studying the writings of jeremiah. The book of daniel is included in the listing of major prophets. When nebuchadnezzar looked into the flames in daniel 3. To experience the full impact of the book, we must understand its theme.
We are jews who believe in jesus as the jewish messiah. Gods son is the one who shall come to destroy gentile dominion. The book of revelation reveals the steps that will occur prior to christ s return to establish the kingdom of god on earth. Psalms is the mostread book of the bible, and its the one jesus quotes most often. How daniels prophecy foretells the messiahs arrival. The name daniel comes from the hebrew name daniyel meaning, god is my judge. In chapters 10 and 11, the prophets who ministered during the exile are examined, namely, ezekiel and daniel. The hebrew includes it among the ketubim writings, between ezra and esther, but only its protocanonical part chap. Further evidence of the book s date is in the fact that daniel is excluded from the hebrew bibles canon of the prophets, which was closed around 200 bc, and the wisdom of sirach, a work dating from around 180 bc, draws on almost every book of the old testament except daniel, leading scholars to suppose that its author was unaware of it. Without a doubt, daniels book demonstrates the overarching sovereignty of god. While some scholars place it 900 years before christ, most feel that it was likely written between 400 and 500 b. The book of daniel is the fifth of the five books of the major prophets in the old testament. The book of daniel is a 2ndcentury bc biblical apocalypse combining a prophecy of history.
Dec 11, 2018 daniel the prophet was the hero and traditional author of the book of daniel. Daniel was a jew who lived far from his homeland, about six hundred years before christ. It also provides more details and explanation of gods judgment upon all people through the resurrection of the deada concept briefly mentioned by daniel daniel 12. The book of daniel our english versions of the old testament have the books arranged in sections. The life of daniel can be read in his own writings in the book of daniel and in ezekiel 14. Daniel 2, 7, 9, 12 the coming of messiah the prince. Some of the visions shown actually came true during daniel s lifetime as was recorded within the book of daniel itself upon the fall of the babylonian empire to the medopersian empire in 619 b. The book of daniel is followed by the prophet hosea, the first of the prophets in the book of the twelve. Unlike the other prophets, such as ezekiel who ministered directly to the people, he was. Why is daniel not among the prophets in the books of the. Daniels prayer, and the vision of the seventy weeks 9. It is especially applicable to our day, pointing out the immediate future. Since other prophecies found in the book of daniel, such as the 70year prophecy of jeremiah and the 70weeks prophecy indicating the year of the appearance of the messiah, were fulfilled exactly as predicted, we can have confidence that god also provided the details found in this prophecy in daniel 11 long before they took place. You should know and understand that from the issuing of the word to restore and to rebuild jerusalem until messiah the leader.
Nevertheless, jehovah revealed to daniel information that would make it possible to pinpoint the time when jesus would be anointed, or appointed, as the messiah, or christ. The messianic time table according to daniel the prophet. The book of daniel is unsealing middle east and prophecy. Prophet daniel was trained in the kings court and then elevated to a high rank in the babylonian and persian kingdoms. David penned half of them, and the rest were written by temple worship leaders like the sons of asaph, wise men like solomon, and some unknown poets like. You know, for religious fanatics and other societal oddballs.
The book of daniel opens with a major conflict in the middle east. In addition, the captivating prophecy, imagery, and symbolism make the book of daniel one of the most read. Actually, daniel would still be a false prophet even if the evangelical interpretation were correct. Yea, the whole book of daniel is not about prophecy though it does marvelously contain it, not about babylon though it does contain it in several modes, not about nebuchadnezzar or kingdoms though it does contain them, not even about daniel or his three friends though they are part of it, but rather the whole book is about christ jesus, the very godlordmost high god throughout the. The context of this passage is where daniel considers the prophecy in jeremiah jeremiah 25. The old persian empire encompassed the areas of presentday iraq, iran, syria, kuwait, afghanistan and pakistan and also presentday turkey, palestine. Daniel was a young man of jewish nobility taken into captivity by nebuchadnezzar in the third year of jehoiakim and renamed belteshazzar. Finally, the book of daniel plays its role, along with every other old testament book, in preparing us for the coming messiah, jesus christ. Mostly because of their size, the latter prophets are subdivided into the major prophets isaiah, jeremiah, and ezekiel, and the twelve minor prophets, whose writings could all be included in one large scroll which came to be known in greek as the dodecapropheton, the twelveprophet book. Under this theory, the roman empire was to be the last world empire before jesus second coming, and all four were important to the author of daniel because they controlled judah and jerusalem. Sep 03, 2016 the life of daniel can be read in his own writings in the book of daniel and in ezekiel 14.
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