The leopard beast in daniel 7 has four heads and four wings that symbolize the four subkingdoms. An amazing prophecy in the book of daniel is found in daniel 8. Daniels training in babylon in the third year of the reign of jehoiakim king of judah, nebuchadnezzar king of babylon came to jerusalem and. Daniel s prophetic ministry came at the the times of the gentiles, where judah had been ruled over by gentiles and daniel was there to minister these leaders and his own people. This reference by ezekiel to daniel is clearly to the same daniel presented in the book by that name. Alexander the great was a mighty macedonian conqueror that visited jerusalem around 332 bc. Daniel s book prophesied events fulfilled many centuries ago as well as major events yet to come. Josephus said that alexander the great, during his war with persia, came to jerusalem, where the priests showed him a copy of the book of daniel. Even the great cyrus was a mede, while persians are not spoken of independently of media. It was a dream of a great statue with a head of gold, arms and chest of silver, belly and thighs of bronze, legs of iron, and feet of mingled iron and clay.
Ungers bible dictionary describes the theory of two daniels as highly plausible but certainly unsound. According to the critical view, only 30 years after it was written, the book of daniel was received into the canon and carried to alexandria, approximately 300 miles away, and there translated into greek. Josephus on alexander the great and the book of daniel by jmh on november 26, 2010 in bible and theology, history a good deal of biblical scholarship on the book of daniel assumes that daniel 712 was written after 165 b. However, the book of daniel found in the hebrew bible is a combination of. In the jewish canon, it is included with the writings, not in the prophets. An obvious reason for critics to claim a late date for daniel is the meticulous accuracy in which daniel through prophetic vision from god, lays out the historical events of the persian period, the time of alexander the great, and the kings that followed, right up to antiochus ephiphanes in 175164 b. The jewish leaders knew that alexander of macedonia. However, the prophets daniel and zechariah wrote prophecies concerning greece and alexanders macedonian empire. The 4 parts were thrace, macedonia, syria, and egypt. The book of daniel portrays him as the babylonian king in the first year of whose reign daniel has his dream of the four great beasts. 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. World history from darius to the time of the end article contributed by. Alexander the great comes to jerusalem prophecies of daniel. Daniel at the great books new revised standard version.
The original purpose of the book of daniel was to comfort and encourage persecuted jews during the maccabean revolt. After alexander the great conquered that whole area of the near east, he left behind him a number of successor kingdoms, one of which was based in syria. Alexander the greats biblical connection ancient pages. Another amazing fact about the book of daniel is that in 1947 the first of the dead sea scrolls were discovered. How do i prove to someone that alexander the great was. Though alexander the great is not mentioned specifically in the bible, daniel and zechariah both prophesied about the rise of the macedonian empire out of greece. The greek ruler antiochus epiphanes was the king of the north who first fulfilled this. Did daniel accurately predict a succession of nations. Although alexander the great conquered syria, lebanon, egypt and surrounding countries, modern historians have little to say of him visiting the holy land. These historians know that alexander the great conquered egypt, syria, palestine, and the known world of his day. Its surprising to people just how often alexander the great pops up in prophecy. Alexander reads about himself in the book of daniel. The book of daniel full text from, also available in. The narrative of bel and the dragon is incorporated as chapter 14 of the extended book of daniel.
The book of daniel kjv audio bible full by alexander. According to rabbi shlomo ben yitzchak, jewish years 48004865 or 10401105 ce, known as rashi and one of the most brilliant jewish commentators of the bible and the talmud. With a account you will be able to save items to read and study later. Alexander the great reads about himself in the book of daniel. Alexander the great and jerusalem amazing bible timeline. The symbol of the leopard is a fitting symbol for the kingdom of grecia in view of the swiftness of its conquest. Daniel 1 niv daniels training in babylon in the bible gateway. The origin of middle east conflict and the foundation for understanding eschatology, we examined the original enmity between sarah and hagar. Daniel 11 reveals the geographic location of the antichrists rise to power by p2alm 10. The leopard daniel 7 alexander the great bible prophecy.
Daniel 8 the eighth chapter of the book of daniel tells of daniel s vision of a twohorned ram destroyed by a onehorned goat a possible allegory for the transition from the persian to the greek eras in the near east, followed by the history of the little horn, which is daniel s codeword for. How do i prove to someone that alexander the great was shown the bible book of daniel. The story of daniel motivates faithfulness despite exile in babylon. Were working our way through the amazingly detailed prophecies found in daniel 11. It reveals a history of the region, written in advance, from daniel s time right up to the return of jesus christ. When alexander the great was shown daniels prophecy by the priests in jerusalem, he acknowledged that this was a prophecy about himself. The original septuagint text in greek survives in a single manuscript, codex chisianus, while the standard text is due to theodotion, the 2ndcentury ad revisor. Gods mighty messenger angel shares with daniel the battles future empires will engage in over the intertestamental centuries leading up to jesus first. When alexander the great was shown daniel s prophecy by the priests in jerusalem, he acknowledged that this was a prophecy about himself. The book of daniel stands as powerful evidence for the genuineness of bible prophecy. He came up to the ram that had the two horns, which i had seen standing in front of the canal, and rushed at him in his mighty wrath. For example, josephus identifies the reference of the great horn in daniel 8 as alexander the great.
Furthermore, years before this, hed personally seen, in a dream, these ones in jerusalem, dressed in priestial robes, coming to meet him. The widely held view that the book of daniel is largely fictional rests. If so, a second century date for daniel is impossible. By karen thompson second in a threepart series this is our second post in a threepart series on alexander the great in prophecy. These questions and others are addressed in alexander the great. They contained fragments of all the books of the old testament except the book of esther. The rabbis of israel are all unanimous that the typology of the shaggy hegoat of daniel represents the lightning assault of the macedonian forces of alexander the great.
Archaeological evidence for the bibles book of daniel. Daniel prophesied that a successor to one of alexander the great s generals would set up an abomination of desolation daniel 11. Approximately 200 years before alexander began his campaign to conquer the world, the hebrew prophet daniel was inspired to write of a series of beasts that represented great empires. Alexander the great s kingdom has now been broken into 4 parts.
The subsequent description of the little horn indicates that it is a man who opposes god 8. The name alexander or alexander the great, referring to the macedonian king, never appears in the bible. Daniel the prophet of the bible, his life and accomplishments. Alexander the great was mentioned in the bibleand he. Old testament survey unit 9 quiz 3 flashcards quizlet. Actually, alexander and his grecian empire are very important to end time prophecy. The language of the original text now switches from aramaic back to hebrew. The failure of his prediction refutes evangelical claims that the bible is inerrant and prophecy proves its divine inspiration.
Daniel the prophet chapter eight the ram, the goat, and the future king daniel 8. God had inspired the prophet daniel to write his book back in 535 b. The grecia referred to in daniel 8 should not be confused with the greece of the classical period that preceded the fall of persia. Daniel 2 tells how daniel interpreted a dream of nebuchadnezzar ii, king of babylon. When alexander the great came to jerusalem bible reading. Nebuchadnezzers dream was that of a great statue made up of various. Understanding the book of daniel free bible booklets.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Suddenly, from the west a goat with one large horn ran at the ram with furious power and trampled him. Although we dont meet alexander the great directly in the bible record, bible students recognise him clearly in bible prophecy. The book of daniel is a 2ndcentury bc biblical apocalypse combining a prophecy of history. He regards daniel as one of the greatest prophets, distinguished by the fact that he not only prophesied future things but fixed the time at which they would come to pass and also prophesied good tidings collins, 84. Josephus says that he was told about daniel, and the fact that his reign was predicted some 200 years earlier by the great prophet, daniel. Alexander the great s campaign reached jerusalem in about 332 b. In this book, daniel ogden discusses the mythologizing of procreation and. The book of daniel was understood as a prophecy by josephus. The four empires of daniels prophecies united church of god. Although alexander the great conquered syria, lebanon, egypt and surrounding countries, modern historians have. The purpose of the book of daniel in the book of daniel the scriptures foretell how the lord will deal with the people of daniel the jews and the gentile nations. Josephus on alexander the great and the book of daniel. Why did alexander the great like the book of daniel.
This is being aired by permission of the holder litchfield associates, all rights. Book of daniel read, study bible verses online bible study tools. True or false daniel s book is primarily about the gentile nations. Daniel saw a vision of a powerful ram that had pushed westward, northward and southward. In each alexander was described as a leopard, a goat, a great horn and as a great king. Alexander the great in prophecy end time mysteries. It thus is a convincing demonstration of the divine origin of the scriptures. Watch our overview video on the book of daniel, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. This date is very difficult to reconcile with the actual historical evidence. Daniels prophecies are so direct that some scholars have tried to move his historical lifetime closer to alexanders to explain their accuracy. Daniel foretold the rise of empires such as greece and. When he arrived in the famed city of jerusalem he was greeted by the jewish people with respect and awe.
The overall theme of the book of daniel is gods sovereignty over history. This chapter, along with chapter, is considered deuterocanonical. The book of daniel, as it now stands in the ordinary hebrew bibles, is generally. The book of the prophet daniel jesus christ our savior. Through a series of dreams and visions and their interpretations daniel is shown an outline of future kingdoms of the world. Media is clearly seen within the book of daniel as a kingdom unto itself that is. A story from josephuss writings confirms that daniels prophecies were received centuries before alexander the great conquered the world. It all began in december of 167 bc, when the seleucid emperor antiochus epiphanes desecrated the. First fulfillment of the abomination of desolation.
Daniel is now about to receive one of the most specific prophetic visions about the future recorded in the bible. Historians agree that would have been around 535 b. Alexander the great reads about himself in daniel chapter. Alexander the great comes to jerusalem i n daniel chapter 8, the coming of alexander the great and the empire of the greeks were specifically predicted, 200 years before it actually happened.
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