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Expositor's Bible Commentary - Daniel 1:1-21

THE PRELUDE"His loyalty he kept, his faith, his love."-MILTONTHE first chapter of the Book of Daniel serves as a beautiful introduction to the whole, and strikes the keynote of faithfulness to the institutions of Judaism which of all others seemed most important to the mind of a pious Hebrew in the days of Antiochus Epiphanes. At a time when many were wavering, and many had lapsed into open apostasy, the writer wished to set before his countrymen in the most winning and vivid manner the... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Daniel 1:1-21

Analysis and Annotations I. DANIEL IN BABYLON, NEBUCHADNEZZAR’S DREAM, AND HISTORICAL EVENTS CHAPTER 1 Daniel and His Companions in Babylon 1. The introduction (Daniel 1:1-2 ) 2. The king’s command (Daniel 1:3-5 ) 3. Daniel and his companions (Daniel 1:6-21 ) Daniel 1:1-2 . Divine judgment, which had threatened so long, had finally fallen upon Jerusalem. It was executed by the divinely chosen instrument, Nebuchadnezzar. Three times he came against Jerusalem. In 606 B.C. he appeared the... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Daniel 1:17

1:17 As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning {r} and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all {s} visions and dreams.(r) Meaning in the liberal sciences, and natural knowledge, and not in the magical areas which are forbidden; De 18:11 .(s) So that he alone was a Prophet, and none of the others: for by dreams and visions God appeared to his Prophets; Numbers 12:6 read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Daniel 1:18

1:18 Now at the {t} end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.(t) Of the three years mentioned above as in Daniel 1:5 . read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Daniel 1:1-21

NEBUCHADNEZZAR ’S DREAM Daniel, like Ezekiel, was an Israelite in Babylonian captivity, but of a little earlier date (Daniel 1:1-4 , compared with Ezekiel 1:1-2 ). Of royal blood, fine physique, strong intellectuality and deep knowledge, he became trained in the language, traditions and astrological science of his captors that, with the other eunuchs, he might serve their king in responsible relations in the palace (Daniel 1:4-7 ). For religious reasons, and out of reverence to the true God,... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Daniel 1:17-20

Reader! when the Church of God; (which Daniel and his companions represented,) is called in to stand before the King; and Jesus himself communes with his redeemed! how fully will it be found, that there can be none like the Church in point of knowledge, skill, and wisdom: because Christ himself is made of God unto all his people: wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption. Such honour have all his saints! read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Daniel 1:17

Dreams. He was learned in all the sciences of the country, like Moses. (Acts vii. 22.) (Calmet) --- They studies these things, in order to refute what was erroneous: discunt....ut judicent. (St. Jerome) --- The Chaldeans paid great attention to dreams. Daniel acquired the knowledge of such as were sent from heaven by the gift of God, as Joseph had done. To pay any regard to common dreams would be childish (Calmet) and sinful, if the person depend on them for the knowledge of futurity.... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Daniel 1:20

Diviners, or fortune-tellers. --- Wise men. Septuagint, "philosophers." (Calmet) --- Hebrew, Ashaphim, may come from the Greek sophoi. (Grotius) --- They had been educated three years. (ver. 5) (Haydock) read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Daniel 1:1-99

Daniel 1 THREE TIMES DID Nebuchadnezzar and his servants come up against Jerusalem, when the three kings, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin and Zedekiah, fell before him. On the first of these occasions, Daniel and his three friends were carried captive amongst a number of youths of royal or princely birth, who were considered to be of exceptional intellectual capacity the pick of the nation in wisdom and understanding. The astute Babylonian king intended to fortify his position with the cleverest men of... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Daniel 1:8-21

Daniel Faithful to his Religious Convictions v. 8. But Daniel purposed in his heart, definitely made up his mind, that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat nor with the wine which he drank, chiefly because the heathen had the custom of consecrating their food and, in fact, their entire meals by offering a portion to their gods, Cf 1 Corinthians 10:18-Proverbs :; therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. Daniel's... read more