Daniel 7:1–14 — Daniyel’s vision of four creatures (7:1–12:13)

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Daniyel’s visions

(7:1–12:13)

7:1 Daniyel’s vision of four creatures

7 Previously, in Babylonian King Belshatsar’s (Belshazzar) first year, Daniyel had seen a dream and visions in his mind while lying on his bed. Then he wrote the dream down and gave a summary of it. 2 He explained:

In my vision at night I was looking, and suddenly, the four winds were stirring up the massive ocean, 3 and four huge creatures, each one different from the other, were coming up out of it.[ref]

4 The first one was like a lion[ref] but had the wings of an eagle. But as I watched, its wings were torn off, and it was lifted up and made to stand on two feet like a man, and then it was given a human mind.
5 The second creature resembled a bear with one arm raised. It was chomping on three ribs and it was told to go and gorge itself on more meat.
6 Next I saw another creature that resembled a leopard, but with four wings (like birds’ wings) attached to its back, and with four heads. It was given the authority to rule people.
7 The final creature that I saw in the vision was dreadful and terrifying. It was extremely strong with large iron teeth and it was devouring things then trampling and crushing the remainder. Another difference from the other creatures was that it had ten horns on its head.[ref]

8 While I was considering the horns, suddenly another horn, a little one, came up among the others and three of the first horns that were in its way got pulled completely out. Incredibly, this new had eyes like a person and a mouth that had a lot of incredible things to say.[ref]

9 I kept looking in the vision while thrones were set up[ref] and the ancient one took his seat. His clothing was as white as snow, and his hair looked like pure wool.[ref] His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were burning fire. 10 A river of fire was coming out and flowing along in front of him. Thousands and thousands served him, and myriads upon myriads were standing in front of him.[ref] The court sat in session and the documents were opened.[ref]

11 Then I continued looking because of the amazing things that the horn was saying. I kept looking until that final creature was killed and its body destroyed in the fire. 12 As for the other creatures, their authority to rule was taken away, but an extension of life was given to them for a season and a time.

13 I was looking in the visions of the night, and suddenly, someone like a human male was coming with the clouds,[ref] and he came to the ancient one and was presented to him. 14 He was given authority to rule and splendour and a kingdom, so that all the peoples, nations, and ethnic groups will serve him. His authority will never end, and his kingdom will never be destroyed.[ref]

7:3: Rev 13:1; 17:8.

7:4-6: Rev 13:2.

7:7: Rev 12:3; 13:1; 17:3.

7:13: Mat 24:30; 26:64; Mrk 13:26; 14:62; Luk 21:27; Rev 1:7 ,13; 14:14.

7:14: Rev 11:15.

7 In_year one of_Bēləshaʼʦʦar the _king _of Bāⱱel Dāniyy^ʼēl a _dream he _saw and_visions _of his _head on bed _of_his in_then the_dream he _wrote the_head _of matters he _said.

2 Dāniyy^ʼēl was_replying and_saying(ms) seeing I _was in_vision _of_my with the_night and_lo the _four the _winds _of the_heavens were_stirring _up DOM_the_sea (the)_great.

3 And_four beasts great were_coming _up from the_sea they_were_different this_one from this_one.

4 The_first was_like_a _lion and_wings of an _eagle were_to_it seeing I _was until that wings _of_its they _were _plucked _off and_it _was _lifted away _from the_earth and_on two _feet like_a _human it _was _made _to _stand and_a _heart _of a _human it _was _given to_it.

5 And_lo a _beast another a _second was_like DOM_a_bear and_to_a _side one it _was _raised and_three ribs were_in_mouth _of_its between mmm[fn] and_thus/so/as _follows they_were_saying to arise devour flesh much.

6 After this seeing I _was and_lo another like_a _leopard and_to_it wings four of a _bird were_on mmm[fn] and_four heads were_to_the_beast and_dominion it _was _given mmm.

7 After this seeing I _was the _visions _of the_night and_lo a _beast fourth[fn] was_terrible and_terrible and_strong exceedingly and_teeth of iron were_to_it great it_was_devouring and_it_was_shattering and_the_rest in/on/at/with[fn] it_was_trampling and_she was_different from all _of the_beasts which were_before_it and_horns ten were_to_it.

8 Considering I _was (in)_the_horns and_lo a _horn another small it _came _up mmm[fn] and_three of the_horns (the)_former they _were _uprooted[fn] from mmm[fn] and_lo eyes like_the _eyes _of (the)_humankind were_on_the_horn this and_a _mouth speaking great_things.

9 Seeing I _was until that thrones they _were _placed and_one_ancient _of days he _sat clothing _of_his like_snow was_white and_the _hair _of his _head like_wool was_pure throne _of_his was_flames of fire wheels _of_its were_fire burning.

10 A _river of fire was_flowing and_coming _out from before_him a _thousand _of thousands[fn] they_were _ministering _to _him and_a _myriad _of myriads[fn] before_him they _were _standing the_court it _sat and_books they _were _opened.

11 Seeing I _was in_then from the _sound _of the _words/messages (the)_great which the_horn was_speaking seeing I _was until that the_beast it _was _killed and_ body _of_its _it _was _destroyed and_it _was _given to_the_burning _of fire.

12 And_the _rest _of the _beasts they _removed dominion _of_their and_a _prolonging in_life(s) it _was _given to_them until a _time and_a _time.

13 Seeing I _was in_the _visions _of the_night and_lo with the _clouds _of the_heavens like_a _son _of man coming he _was and_unto the_one_ancient _of the_days he _reached and_before_him they_brought _him _near.

14 And_to_him dominion and_glory/honour and_a _kingdom it _was _given and_all/each/any/every the_peoples the_nations and_the_languages to_him/it they _will _pay _reverence dominion _of_his was_a _dominion _of perpetuity which not it _will _pass _away and_kingdom _of_his which not it _will _be _destroyed.

7:5 OSHB variant note: שני/ה: (x-qere) ’שִׁנַּ֑/הּ’: lemma=8128 n=1 morph=ANcfsc/Sp3fs id=27KbS שִׁנַּ֑/הּ

7:6 OSHB variant note: גבי/ה: (x-qere) ’גַּבַּ֑/הּ’: lemma=1355 n=1 morph=ANcmsc/Sp3fs id=278Um גַּבַּ֑/הּ

7:7 OSHB variant note: רביעיה: (x-qere) ’רְֽבִיעָאָ֡ה’: lemma=7244 n=1.2.1.1 morph=AAofsa id=27MpC רְֽבִיעָאָ֡ה

7:7 OSHB variant note: ב/רגלי/ה: (x-qere) ’בְּ/רַגְלַ֣/הּ’: lemma=b/7271 morph=AR/Ncfsc/Sp3fs id=2786G בְּ/רַגְלַ֣/הּ

7:8 OSHB variant note: ביני/הון: (x-qere) ’בֵּֽינֵי/הֵ֔ן’: lemma=997 n=1.2 morph=AR/Sp3fp id=27Tmi בֵּֽינֵי/הֵ֔ן

7:8 OSHB variant note: אתעקרו: (x-qere) ’אֶתְעֲקַ֖רָה’: lemma=6132 n=1.0 morph=AVip3mp id=27gBP אֶתְעֲקַ֖רָה

7:8 OSHB variant note: קדמי/ה: (x-qere) ’קֳדָמַ֑/הּ’: lemma=6925 n=1 morph=AR/Sp3fs id=271kz קֳדָמַ֑/הּ

7:10 OSHB variant note: אלפים: (x-qere) ’אַלְפִין֙’: lemma=506 n=1.1.0 morph=AAcmpa id=27nt9 אַלְפִין֙

7:10 OSHB variant note: רבון: (x-qere) ’רִבְבָ֖ן’: lemma=7240 n=1.0 morph=AAcfpa id=27dSA רִבְבָ֖ן

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Prophets of the Old Testament after 800 B.C.

If you ask someone today what biblical prophets did, they will likely tell you that they divinely foretold of future events. While this was often the case, most prophets in the Bible focused as much on “forthtelling” God’s messages as they did on “foretelling” the future. That is, their primary role was to simply “forthtell” divinely acquired messages to leaders and groups of people, and at times that included foretelling of coming judgment, blessing, rescue, etc. Also, though plenty of prophets (sometimes called “seers” in Scripture) often spoke in confrontational or eccentric language that put them at odds with kings and religious leaders, the biblical writers also applied the term prophet to people who communicated God’s messages in ways that many readers today might not think of as prophecy, such as worship leaders appointed by David to “prophesy with lyres, harps, and cymbals” (1 Chronicles 25:1). Similarly, the books of Joshua, Judges, 1 & 2 Samuel, and 1 & 2 Kings are typically categorized as history by Christians, but in the Hebrew canon they belong to the category of Former Prophets. The Lord raised up prophets throughout all of biblical history, from the giving of the law under Moses to the revelation of the last days by the apostle John, and the kings of Israel and Judah often recognized and supported specific people as official prophets of the royal court and consulted them to find out God’s perspective about official matters. Following is a list of nearly everyone designated as prophet or seer in the Old Testament and the primary area of their ministry.

• Zechariah (796 B.C.) [2 Chronicles 24:20] => Jerusalem
• Jonah (780 B.C.) [2 Kings 14:25; Jonah 1:1] => Gath-hepher, Nineveh
• Hosea (770 B.C.) [Hosea 1:1] => Samaria?
• Amos (760 B.C.) [Amos 1:1] => Bethel
• Isaiah (730 B.C.) [2 Kings 19:2; 20:1; 2 Chronicles 26:22; 32:20, 32; Isaiah 1:1] => Jerusalem
• Micah (730 B.C.) [Jeremiah 26:18; Micah 1:1] => Moresheth
• Nahum (650 B.C.) [Nahum 1:1] => Elkosh (Capernaum?)
• Zephaniah (630 B.C.) [Zephaniah 1:1] => Jerusalem?
• Huldah (630 B.C.) [2 Kings 22:14] => Jerusalem
• Habakkuk (600 B.C.) [Habakkuk 1:1; 3:1] => Jerusalem?
• Ezekiel (592 B.C.) [Ezekiel 1:3] => Babylonia/Chebar River
• Uriah (600 B.C.) [Jeremiah 26:20] => Kiriath-jearim
• Jeremiah (587 B.C.) [2 Chronicles 36:12; Jeremiah 1:1; 19:14] => Jerusalem
• Obadiah (586 B.C.) [Obadiah 1:1] => Jerusalem
• Daniel (560 B.C.) [Daniel 7:1; Matthew 24:15] => Babylon
• Haggai (520 B.C.) [Ezra 5:1; Haggai 1:1] => Jerusalem
• Zechariah (520 B.C.) [Ezra 5:1; Zechariah 1:1] => Jerusalem
• Malachi (432 B.C.) [Malachi 1:1] => Jerusalem?

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Daniyel’s vision of four creatures (7:1–12:13)

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Daniyel’s vision of four creatures (7:1–12:13)

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