Daniel 1 Scofield
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1:1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.
“and the name”
1:6 Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
“Daniel”
deported 8 years before Ezekiel. 2 Kgs 24:1; 2 Kgs 24:2; 2 Chr 36:5–7; Jer 25:1; Jer 52:12–30.
1:7 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 Abednego.
“Belteshazzar”
1:21 And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus.
“continued”
Public domain (1917). Text from the BibleSupport.com e-Sword module.
Introduction to Daniel
Daniel, like Ezekiel was a Jewish captive in Babylon. He was of royal or princely descent (Dan 1:3). For his rank and comeliness he was trained for palace service. In the polluted atmosphere of an oriental court he lived a life of singular piety and usefulness. His long life extended from Nebuchadnezzar to Cyrus. He was a contemporary of Jeremiah, Ezekiel (Ezek 14:20), Joshua, the high priest of the restoration, Ezra, and Zerubbabel.
Daniel is the indispensable introduction to New Testament prophecy, the themes of which are, the apostasy of the Church, the manifestation of the man of sin, the great tribulation, the return of the Lord, the resurrections and the judgments. These, except the first, are Daniel's themes also.
But Daniel is distinctively the prophet of the "times of the Gentiles" (Luke 21:24), (See Scofield "Luke 21:24"). His vision sweeps the whole course of Gentile world-rule to its end in catastrophe, and to the setting up of the Messianic kingdom.
Daniel is in four broad divisions:
1. Introduction.
2. The personal history of Daniel from the conquest of Jerusalem to the second year of Nebuchadnezzar, Dan 1:1–21.
3. The visions of Nebuchadnezzar and their results, Dan 2:1 to Dan 4:37.
4. The personal history of Daniel under Belshazzar and Darius, Dan 5:1 to Dan 6:28. The visions of Dan 7:1 to Dan 12:13.
The events recorded in Daniel cover a period of 73 years (Ussher).