daniel-7:10-kjv,nlt

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Daniel 7:9-14

Whether we understand the fourth beast to signify the Syrian empire, or the Roman, or the former as the figure of the latter, it is plain that these verses are intended for the comfort and support of the people of God in reference to the persecutions they were likely to sustain both from the one and from the other, and from all their proud enemies in every age; for it is written for their learning on whom the ends of the world have come, that they also, through patience and comfort of this... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 7:10

A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him ,.... Or, "a river of fire" F19 נהר די־נור "fluvius ignis", Montanus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Cocceius, Michaelis. ; which denotes the copious judgments of God, the abundance of them; the full flow of his wrath, and the fierceness of it; and also its rapidity, which cannot be resisted and stopped: thousand thousands ministered unto him ; attended upon him, waiting his orders, and ready to execute them; an... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 7:10

A fiery stream issued - This is not spoken of the final judgment; but of that which he was to execute upon this fourth beast, the Roman empire; and the little boasting horn which is a part of the fourth beast, and must fall when the other falls. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 7:10

Verse 10 Daniel proceeds with what he commenced in the former verse. He says a splendor or stream of fire; for נהר, neher, may be used in both senses, since נהר, neher, signifies both “to flow” and “to shine.” Yet, since he previously spoke of splendor, the word “stream” will suit the passage very well; for a fiery stream issued from the presence of God, which both inundated and burnt up the land. Without doubt God wished to inspire his Prophet with fear for the purpose of arousing him the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 7:1-12

Godless kingdoms. Daniel's vision brings before us the origin, the character, and the destiny of godless kingdoms. I. ORIGIN . 1 . Earthly. The Divine kingdom comes from above —"with the clouds of heaven" (verse 13). These kingdoms come from below —from the dark depths of the sea. Earthly passions, not the will of God, shape their origin. 2 . Tumultuous. "The four winds of heaven strove upon the great sea;" the kingdoms issued from the throes of the storm. The great... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 7:1-12

Brute rule. "Four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another" ( Daniel 7:3 ). We remark the transition here from history to prophecy; the date , the first year of Belshazzar, that is, before the fall of the first of the world-powers about to be described; the form , a dream,—before this Daniel had interpreted others' dreams, he now dreams himself; the fact that it was at once committed to writing , i.e. not set down after fulfilment; and that the prophecy is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 7:1-28

EXPOSITION THE VISION OF THE FOUR BEASTS . This chapter begins the second section of the book. All before this has been narrative; visions are introduced into the narrative, but they were not given to Daniel himself, but to others; his role was the secondary one of interpreter. These visions and the events connected with them are related more as incidents in the biography of Daniel, than as revelations of the future. With this chapter begins a series of revelations to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 7:9-10

I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire. A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened. The Septuagint Version here does not differ much from the Massoretic save... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 7:9-14

The real King-maker. The panorama which passed before Daniel's mind in the night-season did not terminate in a scene of confusion and misery. This scene of brutal ferocity occurs in the middle of a great tragedy, and leads on to a peaceful triumph of truth and righteousness. These inhuman kings were not masters of the situation. One higher than they watched the moral chaos from his supernal throne, and, out of the tangled mass of conflicting ambitions and passions, brought a condition of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 7:10

God's books. "The books were opened." I. GOD HAS BOOKS . 1 . The book of remembrance. 2 . The book of life. St. Paul refers to those "whose names are written in the book of life" ( Philippians 4:3 ; see also Exodus 32:33 ; Revelation 3:5 ). God preserves a record of the heirs of eternal life. He knows them, if men do not. He takes note of them individually; their names are written. The world is redeemed, not in the mass, but individually. Each one of us either... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Daniel 7:9-14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 7:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 7:10

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 7:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 7:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 7:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 7:1-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 7:9-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 7:9-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 7:10

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