Daniel 1:8-9 New International Version (NIV) 8 But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way. astrologers--Hebrew, "enchanters," from a root, "to conceal," pactisers of the occult arts. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. And I will execute great vengeance upon them, love the Lord your God with all your heart, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Daniel or Danijel, the name of two Israelites, To put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically), Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications, The heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything, Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc, Not (the simple or abs. The section from Daniel 2:4 to 7:28 was written in Aramaic. . Daniel 8:11 . dreams--God thus made one of the despised covenant-people eclipse the Chaldean sages in the very science on which they most prided themselves. To have partaken of such a feast would have been to sanction idolatry, and was forbidden even after the legal distinction of clean and unclean meats was done away ( 1 Corinthians 8:7 1 Corinthians 8:10 , 1 Corinthians 10:27 1 Corinthians 10:28 ). Thus, instead of to Jehovah, these His servants were dedicated by the heathen to their four leading gods [HERODOTUS, Clio]; Bel, the Chief-god, the Sun-god, Earth-god, and Fire-god. Actes 11:23. . God gave them knowledge--( Exodus 31:2 Exodus 31:3 , 1 Kings 3:12 , Job 32:8 , James 1:5 James 1:17 ). . Daniel 8:1, Daniel 8:2 contain the historical introduction to this new revelation. His temple, as was often the case among the heathen, was made "treasure house" of the king. Remember, vs. 8 told us that “Daniel resolved,” once again meaning that he had “determined,” “made up his mind,” and had already “purposed in his heart” that he would allow the demonically-infiltrated and utterly wicked kingdom of Babylon to break him. This is another vision (it is not the same as the vision in chapter 7). Daniel 8. This horn had eyes like the eyes … Mishael--that is, "who is what God is?" . eunuchs--called in Turkey the kislar aga. Daniel 8 1 La troisième année du règne du roi Belschatsar, moi, Daniel, j'eus une vision, outre celle que j'avais eue précédemment. They had the very best that the king could offer. (1-2) Introduction to the vision. The Hebrew for "meat" implies delicacies. 18. brought them in--that is, not only Daniel and his three friends, but other youths ( Daniel 1:3 Daniel 1:19 , "among them all"). Verse 8. Daniel 1:1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, ... (More literally "laid siege") has the basic meaning to enclose or to confine. In verse 1 of chapter 8, Daniel informs us that the vision he describes here was given to him in the third year of Belshazzar. This page was last modified on September 15, 2017, at 6:07 AM. 1. It being proposed to him to be brought up in the manner before described, he revolved it in his mind; he well weighed it, and considered it with himself, and came to a resolution about it. Daniel 1:8 - Understand the meaning of Daniel 1:8 with Christian Bible study, teaching, sermons, and commentary search on hokma.com. New American Standard Version. THE BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY BEGINS; DANIEL'S EDUCATION AT BABYLON, &C. 1. third year--compare Jeremiah 25:1 , "the fourth year; 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: thus, in Jeremiah, it is "the fourth year"; in Daniel, "the third" [JAHN]. His first vision, described in chapter 7, was given to him in the first year of Belshazzar. Seek and you shall find. 10  And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort? Note, Those that rightly know the things of God cannot but desire to know more and more of them, and to be led further into the mystery of them; and those that would find the meaning of what they have seen or heard from God must seek it, and seek it diligently. 4. no blemish--A handsome form was connected, in Oriental ideas, with mental power. 7. gave names--designed to mark their new relation, that so they might forget their former religion and country ( Genesis 41:45 ). However, Jeremiah ( Jeremiah 25:1 , 46:2 ) merely says, the fourth year of Jehoiakim coincided with the first of Nebuchadnezzar, when the latter conquered the Egyptians at Carchemish; not that the deportation of captives from Jerusalem was in the fourth year of Jehoiakim: this probably took place in the end of the third year of Jehoiakim, shortly before the battle of Carchemish [FAIRBAIRN]. Daniel 1:9 Now God had brought Daniel … And I saw him come close unto the ram Though the distance between Greece and Persia was very great, and many rivers and mountains in the way, which seemed impassable; Alexander got over them all, and came up to Darius, and fought several battles with him, and entirely defeated him, though greatly inferior in number to him, as follows: and he was moved with choler against him; But Jehoiakim died at Jerusalem, before the conqueror's intention as to him was carried into effect ( Jeremiah 22:18 Jeremiah 22:19 , 36:30 ), and his dead body, as was foretold, was dragged out of the gates by the Chaldean besiegers, and left unburied. . 1. his god--Bel. But Daniel purposed in his heart. . would not defile himself with . 9. Daniel 8 – Antiochus and Antichrist. Chaldeans--their language and literature, the Aramaic-Babylonian. Especially towards Israel ( Psalms 106:46 ; compare Proverbs 16:7 ). Meshach--The Babylonians retained the first syllable of Mishael, the Hebrew name; but for El, that is, GOD, substituted Shak, the Babylonian goddess, called Sheshach ( Jeremiah 25:26 , 51:41 ), answering to the Earth, or else Venus, the goddess of love and mirth; it was during her feast that Cyrus took Babylon. Daniel 8:7. Salem Media Group. . Shadrach--from Rak, in Babylonian, "the King," that is, "the Sun"; the same root as in Abrech ( Genesis 41:43 , Margin), inspired or illumined by the Sun-god." The Magi formed one of the six divisions of the Medes. Abed-nego--that is, "servant of the shining fire." Shinar--the old name of Babylonia ( Genesis 11:2 , 14:1 , Isaiah 11:11 , Zechariah 5:11 ). Daniel continued . 20. ten times--literally, "ten hands." . . © 2017 QuotesCosmos ● Home ● About ● Privacy ● Terms ● Principles ● Sitemap ● Contact. It conveys the ideas of to lay siege, to secure, to tie up or bind (2Ki 5:23, Ezek 5:3, Dt 14:25), to surround. . Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself, that he would not weave across his vision that web which would hide from himself the joy, the peace, the holiness, the triumph, and success which come from communion with the unseen, but really present Jehovah. Verse-by-Verse Bible Commentary Daniel 8:10. This exhibits the relation of the prophet always to the revelations given - his faculty of understanding was totally independent of the receptive faculty by which he received the revelation. "My god in Daniel 4:8 is of uncertain identity. In the ancient manuscripts, the Book of Daniel here resumes using the Hebrew language. 6. children of Judah--the most noble tribe, being that to which the "king's seed" belonged (compare Daniel 1:3 ). 10 But he responded, “I am afraid of my lord the king, who has ordered that you eat this food and wine. 6  Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: 7  Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abed-nego. 9 Now God had caused the official to show favor and compassion to Daniel, Cross references: Daniel 1:8 : S Eze 4:13-14. Treasury of Scripture. your sort--of your age, or class; literally, "circle." 1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. of 5. king's meat--It is usual for an Eastern king to entertain, from the food of his table, many retainers and royal captives ( Jeremiah 52:33 Jeremiah 52:34 ). The second deportation under Jehoiachin was eight years later. requested--While decided in principle, we ought to seek our object by gentleness, rather than by an ostentatious testimony, which, under the plea of faithfulness, courts opposition. It was the custom to throw a small part of the viands and wine upon the earth, as an initiatory offering to the gods, so as to consecrate to them the whole entertainment (compare Deuteronomy 32:38 ). Daniel 1:8 Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament The command of the king, that the young men should be fed with the food and wine from the king's table, was to Daniel and his friends a test of their fidelity to the Lord and to His law, like that to which Joseph was subjected in Egypt, corresponding to the circumstances in which he was placed, of his fidelity to God ( Genesis 39:7 . When the plan is to seduce men from right, then it is a happy thing to have a but, but, but, “But Daniel purposed in his heart,” determined, settled, fixed it, Daniel 1:8. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. . 9 Now God had caused the official to show favor and compassion to Daniel, 10 but the official told Daniel, “I am afraid of my lord the king, who has assigned your [ a ] food and drink. no references for this verse . 8 But Daniel was determined not to defile himself by eating the food and wine given to them by the king. . Popularity rankings are based on search volume data from the Google AdWords Keyword Planner tool. Quotes available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. But as in Joseph's case (whom Pharaoh called Zaphnath-paaneah), so in Daniel's, the name indicative of his relation to a heathen court ("Belteshazzar," that is, "Bel's prince"), however flattering to him, is not the one retained by Scripture, but the name marking his relation to God ("Daniel," God my Judge, the theme of his prophecies being God's judgment on the heathen world powers). But 2 Chronicles 36:6 2 Chronicles 36:7 , states that Nebuchadnezzar had intended "to carry Jehoiakim to Babylon," and that he "carried off the vessels of the house of the Lord" thither. To the last the three youths were consigned when refusing to worship the golden image ( Daniel 3:12 ). The word in our English Version, "magicians," comes from mag, that is, "a priest." stand before the king--as attendant courtiers; not as eunuchs. 10. worse liking--looking less healthy. 9  Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs. So in Joseph's case ( Genesis 39:21 ). 8  But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. ", 17. Daniel purposed in his heart. , Nogea, the same as the vision in chapter 7, was given to him ( Daniel )! 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