Tag: Daniel

Daniel 12 We have some very specific numbers here. I had heard the ” time, times, and an half” before which suggests three and a half time periods, perhaps years, but Daniel was given two specific numbers of days and a reference point. He was told that it would be 1290 days from the time…

Daniel 11 It sounds like Daniel is describing three wicked leaders: one over the principal land who shall withstand constant attacks from the other two. One of the two will be in the north and the other will be in the south. The one in the center shall obtain his position by flattery rather than…

Daniel 10 Daniel’s description of this vision sounds similar to Alma’s description of his encounter with the angel or Saul’s encounter on the road to Damascus. The difference is that Daniel was already living righteously so this was revelatory but not a call for his own repentance. Another difference is that Daniel fasted for this…

Daniel 9 Daniel learned of the seventy year duration of the Babylonian captivity by reading the record of the prophecies of Jeremiah. Daniel was either too young or else already in Babylon when those prophecies are made to have had a first-hand knowledge of them. I believe those progress were made early enough that they…

Daniel 8 This dream comes two years after the dream recorded in the previous chapter but it seems to have the same major topic – the rise and fall of nations leading up to the return of the Messiah. I don’t know about the previous dream but this one was not meant to be shared…

Daniel 6 – 7 Apparently the plot against Daniel was unconnected to his interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream. It came from jealousy among a new set of men when Daniel was favored by another king. They first tried to accuse him on secular grounds but found no fault to accuse him. I’ll bet that in his…

Daniel 5 It sounds like Belshazzar wanted to hear the interpretation of the words from anyone but Daniel. Either that our Daniel was not retained in his court when he replaced Nebuchadnezzar. Daniel refused to engage in priestcraft by taking gifts for calling upon the Lord and receiving answers. I suspect that Belshazzar gave the…

Daniel 4 This appears to be an epistle published by Nebuchadnezzar to the world. If that is the case why would Nebuchadnezzar want people to know what Daniel had told him concerning this dream? The only reason I can think of is because the interpretation indicates that the madness of Nebuchadnezzar wouldn’t be permanent. He…

Daniel 3 This story makes so much more sense when read in historical context rather than in isolation. Why did Nebuchadnezzar build the golden image? Because Daniel had just told him that the golden head from the image in his dream represented him. In his understanding, the golden image was an appropriate way to acknowledge…