Introduction the book of daniel falls roughly into two sections. Study the bible online using commentary on daniel 1 and more. The word biblical commentary delivers the best in biblical scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a commitment to scripture as divine revelation. He was there taught the learning of the chaldeans, and held high offices, both. The prophet daniel lived in the sixth century before the birth of jesus. Book of daniel bible study commentary chapter 1 daniel chapter 1. Daniel was born to the royal family and of noble birth dan. Events leading the daniel and the hebrew boys being taken captive. This series emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural, and theological evidence. Augustine, barnes, bengel, benson, bliss, bonar, calvin, cambridge, chadwick, chrysostom. Daniel 1, new living translation nlt the bible app. Daniel 1 commentary john gills exposition of the bible. Daniel 1 commentary spurgeons verse expositions of the. This summary of the book of daniel provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of daniel.
The second section chapters 712 is apocalyptic and contains prophecies which are attributed to this. Daniel 1 commentary spurgeons verse expositions of the bible. Romans 1 corinthians 2 corinthians galatians ephesians philippians colossians 1 2 thessalonians pastoral epistles philemon. James 1 kjv james, a servant of god and of the lord bible. Daniel interpretation is part of the interpretation commentary series, and i have now read more than a dozen selections in this volume. For each story about daniel and his friends, it fills in the historical background and develops spiritual applications. Commentary, bible, prophecy, daniel, church of christ, don rudd, restoration. Some readers may wish to consult the books of 1 and 2 maccabees, to learn all they can about the maccabeean wars and the festival of hanukkah or dedication as it was later called.
Jan 10, 2009 an examination of the best commentaries can be helpful in sorting through the issues. All kjv books old testament only new testament only apocrypha only. In 2003, he earned his juris doctorate, magna cum laude, from capital university law school, where he received the order of the curia. Yet most people today have never heard of john gill. This page contains three lists of old testament commentaries. The book of daniel cambridge bible commentaries on the old. The book of daniel is his companion commentary published posthumously ten years later in 1929. For each story about daniel and his friends, it fills in the historical background and. Many hundreds of ot commentaries are around, but here i list only a handful for each ot book. Jehoiakim came to the throne at the end of the year, which jeremiah reckons as the first year, but which daniel leaves out of count, being an incomplete year.
T his was the fourth year as a jew would reckon because they considered a part as a whole. Study the bible online using commentary on james 1 and more. Revelation revelation 1 revelation 2 revelation 3 revelation 4 revelation 5 revelation 6 revelation 7 revelation 8. Employing the name of the ancient patriach enoch, the aramaic text was. In the first year of his rule, he allowed the jews to return to jerusalem ezra 1. Since he prophesied the coming babylonian army and. Brother don rudd gives a commentary on the book of daniel. The book of daniel was also popular with the qumran community whose library dated from early in the second century b. Expositors bible now in commentary format news latest. He was an old man and he had probably retired daniel 1.
Romans 1 corinthians 2 corinthians galatians ephesians philippians colossians 12 thessalonians pastoral epistles philemon. This one volume commentary was prepared by robert jamieson, a. James, a servant of god and of the lord jesus christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. Daniel was of noble birth, if not one of the royal family of judah. By this isaiahs prophecy to king hezekiah was fulfilled which was spoken of around 100 years before daniel s time. Daniel book of in the kjv bible king james version. Daniel 1 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. Generally speaking i am a big fan of the series and i expect anyone involved in preaching, teaching, bible study or christian education will find many valuable pearls of practical wisdom in this book. Biblical commentary on the old testament internet archive. A good question to ask, when beginning the study of a book in the bible, is what the content of the book adds to the understanding of gods revelation of himself. He is ordained in the episcopal church and is the author of numerous books, including old testament theology, volumes 1 3, as well as commentaries on daniel, isaiah, the psalms, and with pamela scalise the minor prophets. Daniel identifies himself as the author of the book in daniel 12. These are not necessarily the best commentaries, because every readers needs are different and because newer works may not have yet gained due attention. However, in the hebrew bible the book of daniel is placed among the poetic books of psalms, proverbs, job, song of solomon, ruth, lamentations, ecclesiastes, ester, daniel, ezra, nehemiah, 12 chronicles.
The book of daniel cambridge bible commentaries on the. The first exhaustive commentary on this work since 1773 1 enoch is one of the most intriguing books in the pseudepigrapha israelite works outside the hebrew canon. Commentary on the book of daniel by matthew henry old. With 39 old testament books, and numerous new commentaries pouring off the press each year, it is hard to keep up with the latest and the best. The book of revelation is clarence larkins commentary on revelation which he published in 1919, one year after the first edition his more famous book dispensational truth became available. The book implies that daniel was its author in several passages, such as 9. He was carried captive to babylon in the fourth year of jehoiachin, b. Nt primary source material nt canon nt criticism nt textual criticism nt hermeneutics nt introductions nt theology nt theological dictionaries.
The result is judicious and balanced insight into the meanings of the text in the framework of biblical theology. A commentary on the book of daniel southside christian. Jude 1 bible commentary matthew henry concise christianity. Larkins book of daniel and book of revelation commentaries. My study of revelation piqued my interest about daniel and zechariah ot apocalypses. 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. David guzik commentary on james 1 talks about how the believer can make it. King james version bible commentary and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Hebrews james 1 peter 2 peterjude johannine epistles revelation. James 1 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Daniel 1 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary is from the most widely read and often quoted preacher in history, charles haddon spurgeon. Daniel explained a commentary on the book of daniel overview. A commentary on the book of daniel by cooper abrams.
Is the main purpose of a commentary to 1 defend a bible books author and historical setting daniel as a sixth century b. This is unfortunate, since his works contain priceless gems of information that are found nowhere except in the ancient writings of the jews. Daniel 1 bible commentary john gills exposition of the bible. Daniel also knew that the royal diet would not be good for his health. In cases such as luke, we read each chapter that did not have a scripture label and noted the scriptures the chapter referenced. There are so many good ones from varying perspectives available. This document has been generated from xsl extensible stylesheet language source with renderx xep formatter, version 3. There are a number of good conservative commentaries on the book of daniel, but i still find the older work of e. The first section chapters 16 is narrative and focuses on the story of daniel, a jew who was carried into exile as a youth by the babylonians in 605 b. It was originally written in aramaic and is comprised of several smaller works, incorporating traditions from the three centuries before the common era. He was there taught the learning of the chaldeans, and held high offices, both under the babylonian and persian empires. Instead of choice food daniel asked for pulseplant foods such as grains, fruits and vegetablesand.
The author has drawn on the ablest scholars and the best books available to him to give a very understandable commentary. This chapter begins with an account of the first captivity of the jews, in the times of jehoiakim. They have been the scriptural source for the differing theories of how to interpret many parts of the new testament. John 1 kjv in the beginning was the word, and the bible gateway. A commentary on the book of daniel by pastor galen l. Commentaries, history books, and more are linked to this page. Daniel with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. The book of daniel was written by, well, daniel, around 537 b. The following are five of the most helpful commentaries on the book of daniel. Study jude 1 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. King nebuchadnezzar of babylon came to jerusalem and besieged it. It is amazing what you learn when you actually study complete books of the bible. Recommended old testament commentaries culturewatch. Read daniel 1 commentary using john gills exposition of the bible.
Today we begin a new book of the bible, a book i am excited about studying, and one which i believe we can learn a great deal from. Commentary on daniel chapters 1 6 matthew janzen serve yahweh in all circumstances daniel pt. Expositors bible now in commentary format news latest e. Doughty southside christian church june 2015 introduction. The vast majority of the text did fit acceptably but several volumes like 1 and 2 chronicles and luke did not naturally conform to an esword style book, chapter, or verse commentary. An examination of the best commentaries can be helpful in sorting through the issues. This commentary is based upon my personal devotional notes and reflections on. It is a book that finds a great deal of work for the critics. Some think the book of james isnt important for christians, and some quote. Daniel 1 bible commentary john gills exposition of the. Those who are disposed to look into these may consult the first book of irenaeus against.
Malick received a masters of theology in bible exposition, with honors, from dallas theological seminary in 1984. Opening statement i have asked myself again and again, why write another commentary on daniel. In the third year of the reign of jehoiakim king of judah came nebuchadnezzar king of babylon unto jerusalem, and besieged it. Daniel 1 kjv in the third year of the reign of bible gateway. In the third year of the reign of jehoiakim this king was raised to the throne of judea in the place of his brother jehoahaz, by pharaohnecho, king of egypt, 2 kings 23. Book of daniel chapter 1 bible study stranded in babylon. The book of daniel covers his life from a teenager to his death as a captive in babylon. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. A helpful versebyverse commentary enlivened by the authors unique charts. Daniels prayer for the restoration of the jews who were in captivity, in which he confesses sin, and acknowledges the justice of god in their calamities, but pleads gods promises of mercy which he had yet in store for them, dan. You can find the best commentary on daniel for you using the tools on the right side. According to this gift given to daniel, we find him, in this book, all along employed about dreams and visions, interpreting or entertaining them. We dont know much about the prophet habakkuk from any other book in the bible. Amazon links are provided for your convenience and my income.
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