Daniel • Chapter 7 (28 verses)
In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters. Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great s... 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...."
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).
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.
judgment, court, judicial sentence
Judgment, heavenly court of justice; 'The court sat, and the books were opened' (Daniel 7:10, 22).
Derivation: Aramaic corresponding to דִּין (H1779).
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).
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).
until, forever, eternity
Until, forever; marks the duration of the saints possessing the kingdom forever and ever (Daniel 7:18).
Derivation: Aramaic corresponding to עַד (H5703).
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).
to be exalted, lift up oneself
To be lifted up, exalted; describes God's exaltation and Belshazzar's fatal hubris (Daniel 5:20, 23).
Derivation: Aramaic corresponding to רוּם (H7311).
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.
mercies, compassion
Mercies; sought from the God of heaven to reveal hidden mysteries and preserve life (Daniel 2:18).
Derivation: Aramaic corresponding to רַחֲמִים (H7356).
prosperity, peace, tranquillity
Tranquillity, prosperous peace granted by God or deceitfully enjoyed by proud rulers (Daniel 4:27).
Derivation: Aramaic corresponding to שַׁלְוָה (H7962).
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).
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).
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).
leader, prince, ruler, captain
Leader, ruler, prince appointed by God over His people; used of David (2 Samuel 7:8) and the Messianic Prince in Daniel 9:25.
Derivation: From נָגַד (H5046) to place in front.
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).
to bend, twist, pervert, act iniquitously
To twist moral rectitude, pervert divine justice, make crooked ('we have sinned and acted iniquitously', Daniel 9:5).
Derivation: Primitive root.
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.
Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical • 7 Chapters
The Third Book of the Maccabees ( Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical , 7 chapters). Key figures: Simon , Jacob/Israel , Eleazar , Abram/Abraham , Daniel . Key places: Jerusalem , Egypt , Alexandria , Syria , Phoenicia , Hermon . Opens with: "Now Philopater, on learning from those who came back that Antiochus had made himself master of the places which belonged to himself, sent or..."
Interactive 3D Babylonian Gate • Daniel 1–4 & 2 Kings 25
Monumental double gate on the northern wall of inner Babylon constructed by King Nebuchadnezzar II around 575 BC during the era of Daniel and the Judean exile, clad in brilliant cobalt-blue glazed bricks embossed with alternating rows of golden lions, bulls (aurochs), and dragons (mušḫuššu).
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 .
day (yomin = days in Ancient of Days)
Day, epoch of time in Biblical Aramaic (Daniel 7:9).
Derivation: Aramaic corresponding to יוֹם (H3117).
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).
Ancient (Attiq Yomin = Ancient of Days)
Ancient, venerable, aged; the sublime divine title ʿAttîq Yômîn ('Ancient of Days', Daniel 7:9, 13, 22), depicting God's eternal majesty presiding over cosmic judgment.
Derivation: Aramaic corresponding to עָתִיק (H6267).
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).
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).
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 ).
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).
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).