Daniel • Chapter 4 (37 verses)
Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you. I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me. How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his king... Mentions: Daniel , Babylon .
Old Testament • 12 Chapters
Daniel (Old Testament, 12 chapters). Key figures: Jehoiakim (or Eliakim ), Judah , Jacob/Israel , Daniel, Azariah (or Uzziah ), Elam . Key places: Babylon , Jerusalem , Shinar , Dura , Elam , Ulai . Opens with: "In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem , and besieged it...."
Wiki Article • Prophets & Wisdom
Spanning the eighth to fifth centuries BCE, the Major Prophets ( Isaiah , Jeremiah , Ezekiel , Daniel ) and the Twelve Minor Prophets ( Hosea through Malachi ) called Israel and Judah back to covenant righteousness while foretelling redemption and the coming Messiah.
son (Bar Enash in Daniel 7:13)
Son; essential component of the premier Messianic apocalyptic title Bar Enash ('Son of Man', Daniel 7:13).
Derivation: Aramaic corresponding to בֵּן (H1121).
Matthew • Chapter 24 (51 verses)
And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, Daniel , Noah .
Ezekiel • Chapter 14 (23 verses)
Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me. And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be enquired of at all by the... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Noah , Daniel , Jerusalem .
God (Biblical Aramaic for God)
Aramaic equivalent of Hebrew Eloah; used in Daniel and Ezra for the God of heaven and earth (Elah Shemayya).
Derivation: Aramaic corresponding to אֱלוֹהַּ (H433).
generation, age
Generation, epoch; 'His kingdom is from generation to generation' (Daniel 4:3, 34).
Derivation: Aramaic corresponding to דּוֹר (H1755).
dream, revelatory prophetic vision
Dream; sovereign vehicle of divine revelation to pagan emperors interpreted by Daniel (Daniel 2:4, 4:5).
Derivation: Aramaic corresponding to חֲלוֹם (H2472).
decree, command, royal mandate
Decree, royal edict issued by earthly sovereigns and sovereignly overridden by God (Ezra 4:19, 6:14, Daniel 3:10).
Derivation: From טְעַם (H2941) to taste, understand.
queen, queen mother
Queen, queen mother who reminds the king of Daniel's God-given wisdom (Daniel 5:10).
Derivation: Aramaic corresponding to מַלְכָּה (H4436).
kingdom, sovereign dominion, reign
Kingdom, empire, royal rule; the indestructible everlasting kingdom set up by the God of heaven breaking in pieces all human kingdoms (Daniel 2:44, 7:14).
Derivation: Aramaic corresponding to מַלְכוּת (H4438).
to pay homage, worship, bow down
To prostrate in worship, pay religious homage (tested in the fiery furnace, Daniel 3:5, 12).
Derivation: Aramaic corresponding to סָגַד (H5456).
the Most High (Aramaic Elyon)
Most High, Supreme Deity; sovereign title of God celebrated by Nebuchadnezzar and Daniel (Daniel 4:17, 34).
Derivation: Aramaic corresponding to עֶלְיוֹן (H5945).
the Most High, Highest One
The Highest, Most High; plural of majesty designating God as sovereign possessor of the eternal kingdom ('saints of the Most High', Daniel 7:18, 22, 25, 27).
Derivation: Plural of עִלָּי (H5943).
peace (Aramaic shalom)
Peace, prosperity, wholeness; royal epistolary greeting: 'Peace be multiplied unto you' (Ezra 4:17, Daniel 4:1, 6:25).
Derivation: Aramaic corresponding to שָׁלוֹם (H7965).
dream, revelatory dream
Dream; legitimate channel of divine communication to patriarchs and prophets (Jacob, Joseph, Solomon, Daniel).
Derivation: From חָלַם (H2492) to dream.
sight, appearance, vision
Visual appearance, theophanic manifestation (Ezekiel's vision of chariot, Daniel 8:16).
Derivation: From רָאָה (H7200).
forgiveness, pardon
Forgiveness, plenary pardon; 'There is forgiveness with You, that You may be feared' (Psalm 130:4, Nehemiah 9:17, Daniel 9:9).
Derivation: From סָלַח (H5545).
Old Testament • 48 Chapters
Ezekiel (Old Testament, 48 chapters). Key figures: Jehoiachin (or Jeconiah ), Jacob/Israel , Judah , Noah , Daniel , Canaan . Key places: Chebar , Jerusalem , Chaldea , Babylon , Canaan , Samaria . Opens with: "Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of C..."
Interactive 3D Glazed Brick Relief • Daniel 4:30 & Daniel 7:4
Molded polychrome glazed brick relief panel of a striding roaring lion from the facade of King Nebuchadnezzar II's Throne Room and Processional Way in Babylon —symbolizing royal Babylonian power as echoed in Jeremiah 50:17 and Daniel 7:4 .
writing, inscription, scripture
Writing, royal decree, scripture; the divine inscription on the wall (Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin, Daniel 5:7, 8, 15, 24).
Derivation: Aramaic corresponding to כְּתָב (H3791).
to serve, revere, minister to (God)
To serve, worship, minister religiously to God; used of the universal worship rendered to the Son of Man ('all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him', Daniel 7:14, 27).
Derivation: Aramaic corresponding to פָּלַח (H6398).
interpretation, solution of mystery
Interpretation, decoding of divine mystery; term central to Dead Sea Scrolls Pesharim and Daniel 2:4.
Derivation: Aramaic corresponding to פִּתְרוֹן (H6623).
holy, holy ones, saints
Holy; applied to the angels ('holy watcher', Daniel 4:13) and the redeemed saints who inherit the eternal kingdom ('the saints of the Most High', Daniel 7:18, 22).
Derivation: Aramaic corresponding to קָדוֹשׁ (H6918).
spirit, Holy Spirit
Spirit; in Daniel applied to the Holy Spirit dwelling in Daniel ('in whom is the spirit of the holy gods', Daniel 4:8, 5:11).
Derivation: Aramaic corresponding to רוּחַ (H7307).
mystery, divine secret revealed by God
Mystery, divine eschatological secret beyond human intelligence, revealed exclusively by the God of heaven to His prophets (Daniel 2:18, 19, 27, 28, 47).
Derivation: From Persian origin.
prosperity, peace, tranquillity
Tranquillity, prosperous peace granted by God or deceitfully enjoyed by proud rulers (Daniel 4:27).
Derivation: Aramaic corresponding to שַׁלְוָה (H7962).
to rule, exercise dominion
To exercise authority, rule over realms; 'The Most High rules in the kingdom of men' (Daniel 4:17, 25).
Derivation: Aramaic corresponding to שָׁלַט (H7980).
dominion, sovereign rule, everlasting dominion
Dominion, sovereign imperial rule; applied to the everlasting, indestructible dominion given to the Son of Man (Daniel 7:14, 27).
Derivation: Aramaic corresponding to שָׁלְטָן (H7983).
heavens, sovereign realm of Heaven
Heavens; realm of God's transcendent rule: 'The heavens do rule' (Daniel 4:26), origin of phrase 'Kingdom of Heaven'.
Derivation: Aramaic corresponding to שָׁמַיִם (H8064).
end, termination, consummation
End, boundary limit of time, eschatological consummation of worldly empires (Daniel 12:4, 9, 13; Ezekiel 7:2).
Derivation: From קָצַץ (H7112) to cut off.
Daniel 12, Second Temple Sectarian Views, The Bema Seat, and The Great White Throne
Direct biblical certainty on the bodily resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous ( Dan 12:2 , John 5:28-29 , Acts 24:15 ) and universal divine judgment according to truth ( Rom 2:5-11 , Rev 20:11-15 ). Theories on the intermediate state (conscious rest/torment vs soul sleep vs purgatorial cleansing) represent scholarly debate.
Interactive 3D Museum Relief • 2 Kings 18:13–17
Assyrian carved gypsum wall relief from King Sennacherib's South-West Palace at Nineveh depicting the 701 BC siege of the fortified Judean city of Lachish during the reign of King Hezekiah ( 2 Kings 18:14 ; Isaiah 36:1–2 ).