Belshazzar's impious feast: CHAPTER V. Before High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to car. 563. whomsoever he will. CHRIST x Ps. 23, 1. 11. a Rev. 4, 10. 33 The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar : and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles' feathers, and his nails like birds' claws. Daniel reproveth him. not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy counte- Before CHRIST cir. 553. t Eccl. 10, 7. u 2 Kings 19. y ch. 2, 43. 11 There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and, in the days of thy father, "light, and understanding, and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; 5,8. whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, x2 Pet 1, 34 And "at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine under-astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers; 12 Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of ■ch. 4, 6. doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation. 7 P. 32, 3, Standing returned unto me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth 12 Chr. 12, for ever, whose dominion is an 'everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation: 35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed b cb. 7, 14 as nothing and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou? Col. 1, 29. 13 Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art tho a b cù. 2, 48. that Daniel, which art of the children of the captivi{ty of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Jewry? 14 I have even heard of thee, that the "spirit of Mark 7, the gods is in thee, and that light, and understanding, and excellent wisdom, is found in thee. e 15 And now the wise men, the astrologers, have 37 Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and been brought in before me, that they should read P. 9215 honour the King of heaven, all whose works this writing, and make known unto me the interpreRev. 15, 3. truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walktation thereof: but they could not shew the interEx. 13,11. in pride he is able to abase. pretation of the thing: 1 Belshazzar's impious feast....5 A hand-writing on the wall. b Pr. 10, 1. 2 Belshazzar, while he tasted the wine, com- 4 They drank wine and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone. 5 In the "same hour came forth 'fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaster of the wall of the king's palace; and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote. 6 Then the king's 'countenance was changed,and his 1 Tob 8. 13. thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins Psal. 34, 11. Were loosed, and his knees smote one against another. 7 The king cried aloud to bring in the astroloan Prov. 17, gers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the ab 2 10. king spake, and said to the wise men of Babylon, John 16, 22. Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, Ch. 2, 2.& and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom. d verse 11. e Isa. 29,11. f 1 Cor. 2, 1: 16 And I have heard of thee that thou canst make Eph. 4, 18 17 Then Danielanswered and said before the king, 19 And, for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew, and whom he would he kept alive, and whom he would he set up, and whom he would he put down. n 20 But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him: 21 And he was driven from the sons of men; Luke 1,52 and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwell{ing was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass chap. 4, 23. like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will. } 22 And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thy heart, though thou knewest all this; 23 But hast lifted up thyself against the LORD of heaven; and they have "brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou and thy lords, thy wives and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silverand gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor der 10, 3 know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and yes, whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified. 24 Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written. 22. Daniel's preferment: CHRIST cir. 598. 13. DANIEL. Before CHRIST He is cast into the lions' den. Before 25 And this is the writing that was written, 13 Then answered they, and said before the king, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a-day. 26 This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; Acts 15, God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. 27 TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. (Isa. 13, 19. d Ps. 62, 9. * Jer. 6, 30 f verse 31. chap. 6, 28. g Job 18,17. b Pr. 25, 27. i Ps. 87, 9. verses 1, 2. k2 Chr. 36, 20. a Ex. 18, 21. Esther 1, 1. b 1 Sam. 2, e d 28 PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and 29 Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed 31 And Darius the Median took the kingdom, CHAPTER VI. 2 And over these, three presidents, of whom Daniel was first; that the princes might give accounts c Luke 15,2. unto them, and the king should have no damage. 3 Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm. d Pr. 3, 35. & 24, 35. e Gen. 41, Neh. 7, 2. 38. cir. 537. e 4 Then the presidents and princes sought to Eccl. 4, 4. find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingJer. 20,10. dom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; b 1 Pet. 2, forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any i error or fault found in him. 12. 16' Then the king commanded, and they brought 12 Sam. 3, Daniel, and "cast him into the den of lions. Now Mat. 27, 24. the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God, m Ps. 57, whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee. 17 And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords, that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel. 2 18 Then the king went to his palace, and passed q Rom. 3, 7. the night fasting: neither were instruments of music r Rom. 2 brought before him; and his sleep went from him. 19 Then the king arose " very early in the morn- 21,27. ing, and went in haste unto the den of lions. 20 And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel; and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions? 21 Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever. 22 My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut 2 Ps. 91, 13 the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: foras- 3 much as before him innocency was found in me; b Rev. 14,5 and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt. c Acts 24, 23 Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because e Jonah 2, he believed in his God. d Ex. 18, 9 10. 19. h 7, 24 And the king commanded, and they brought 33. those men which had accused Daniel, and they g Deut. 18, cast them into the den of lions, them, their ' children, Est. 7, 10. and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of i Est. 9, 10 them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den. k 25 Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you. k ch. 3, 29. & 4, 1. 11 Tim. 2,2 n 25. 26 I make a decree, That in every dominion of my m Ps. 99, 1. 10 Now when Daniel " knew that the writing was kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Phil. 2, 10. signed, he went into his house; and, his windows Daniel; for he is the living God, and steadfast for Acts 17, being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, heever, and his kingdom that which shall not be de- o James 1, kneeled upon his knees three times a-day, and stroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end. 17. prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did 27 He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh p ch. 2, 44 aforetime. signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who 12 Cor. 1, 11 Then these men assembled, and found Dan-hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions. 28 So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian. a c b r CHAPTER VII. b Acts 4.18. iel praying and making supplication before his God. 1.2. e 2Sam. 21, The king answered and said. The thing is true, Fr. 29,25. according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not. a 3 And four great beasts came up from the sea, Isaiah 57, diverse one from another. í ch. 2, 31. g Rev. 13,1. 32. i Jer. 51, 30. k ch. 2, 39. 4 The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and ' made stand upon ' chap. 2, the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it. 5 And, behold, another beast, a second, like to 'a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had "three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh. 6 After this I beheld, and lo, Panother, like a Psal. 106, leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl: the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it. I Rev. 13, 2. m ch. 8, 4. 20. o Rev. 19, 18. p ch. 2, 39. qch. 422 John 11, 48. 38. Mat. 25, 1 Rev. 13, 1. 7. 8. Luke 16, The interpretation thereof. CHRIST 20 And of the ten horns that were in his head, and Before of the other which came up, and before whom three cir. 555. fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more t ch. 8, 10. stout than his fellows. t & 11, 97. 21 I beheld, and the same born "made war with the saints, and prevailed against them; 22 Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the Most High; and the 2 time came that the saints possessed the kingdom. 23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the y Isa. 64 fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse z ch. 2, 10. from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, Luke 2, 1. and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. 3. a ch. 12, 7. Mat. 24, 26. b Ps. 2, 1, 2. 24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are 'ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after 7, 2 them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. 25 And he shall speak great words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High, and think to change times and laws and a 1 Tim. 4, they shall be given into his hand, until a time and 1,5. times and the dividing of time. 8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came u2 Thes. 2, up among them another "little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.ness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall 9 I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and be given to the people of the saints of the Most High, Luke 12, the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure dominions shall serve and obey him. wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire. 28 Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my 10A fiery stream issued and came forth from be-countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter b verse 15. fore him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, in my i heart. b Ps. 50, 3. and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: e Rev. 5,11. the judgment was set, and the books were opened. 11 I beheld then, because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake; I beheld, even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to 2 Thes. 2, the burning flame. 3 Then I lifted up mine eyes and saw, and, behold, e Pr. 8, 54. there stood before the river a ram which had two feb. 7, 5. horns; and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last. §7 14 And there was given him 'dominion, and glory, 4 I saw the ram pushing westward, and northand a kingdom, that all people, nations, and lan-ward, and southward; so that no 'beasts might stand Luke 13, 12. guages, should serve him: his dominion is an ever-before him, neither was there any that could deliver $2 lasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and out of his hand; but he did according to his will, k Ps. 4,4. his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed. and became great. 15 I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me. 16 I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things. 17 These great beasts, which are four, are four Heb. 1,14. Pkings, which shall arise out of the earth. 18 But the saints of the Most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever. 5 And as I was considering, behold, a 'he-goat came from the west, on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a m notable horn between his eyes. 35. 6 And he came to the ram that had two horns, 18. which I had seen standing before the river, and ° ran o oh. 7, 2. unto him in the fury of his power. 7 And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the P Pr.ô, 34. ram, and brake his two horns; and there was no 9 Num. 14 19 Then I would know the truth of the fourth power in the ram to stand before him, but he 'cast him r Job 20, 4 beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceed-down to the ground, and stamped upon him: and there Phil 3,10 ing dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand. of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamp- 8 Therefore the he-goat waxed very great: and ed the residue with his feet; when he was strong, the great horn was broken; Rev. 3, 10. s cb. 4 Si Gabriel interpreteth Daniel's vision. DANIEL. and for it came up four notable ones, toward the eir. 553. four winds of heaven. Before CHRIST t ch. 7, 6. & 11, 4. ch. 7, 5. 11, 18. t 9 And-out of one of them came forth "a little horn Daniel's confession and prayer. CHAPTER IX. Before CHRIST Daniel, confessing his sins, prayeth for the restoration of cir. 538. which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and IN the first year of Darius, the son of Ahasuerus, 1 Ps. 48. 2. 11 Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down. 12 And a host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down Isaiah 59, the truth to the ground; and it practised, and "prospered. d Jer. 12, 1. e 1 Pet. 1, 12. Heb. Pul mani, the wonderful umber Isn. 9, 6, 7. f verses 13, 26. chap. 9, 17. g Isa. 1, 25. h1 Pet. 1, 10. 17. 16 And I heard a man's voice between the banks Luke 1,26. of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, makes Mat. 16, this man to understand the vision. 17 So he came near where I stood; and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man; for at the time of the end shall be the vision. 23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when" the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and "understanding dark sentences, shall stand up. X 24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people. 2 a C b 11 Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, qIsaiah ). even by departing, that they might not obey thy 56 voice; therefore the 'curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the ser- 14 vant of God, because we have sinned against him. 12 And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil: for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem. 13 As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer 15 before the LORD our God, that we might turn from y Jer. 2, sa our iniquities, and understand thy truth. 14 Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us for the LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice. Hosea 7, 7 Jer. 31,2% 2 Pet. 2, 3 25 And through his policy also he shall cause Pr. 24, 6. craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify 15 And now, O LORD our God, that hast brought bRev. 18,7. himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy thy people forth out of the land of Egypt with a mighty many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of hand, and hast gotten thee renown, as at this day; Acts 12, princes; but he shall be broken without hand. we have sinned, we have done wickedly.. 26 And the vision of the evening and the morning 16 O LORD, according to all "thy righteousness, I d 2 Thes. 1, 4 Rom. 3,4. which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned Isaiah 8, the vision; for it shall be for many days.. away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain : 27 And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our days: afterward I rose up, and did the king's busi-fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a ness; and I was astonished at the vision, but none reproach to all that are about us. understood it. fcb. 7, 28. g ch. 6, 4, 5. b Ps. 33, 1. e The seventy weeks. Before CHRIST Daniel comforted by an angel. CHRIST CHAPTER X....XI. of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy 6 His body also was like the beryl, and his face Before cir face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps cir. 534. for the LORD's sake. of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude. Epl. 1, 6. h m I Mat. 17, 2. & 19, 12. Rev. 14 Act, 2 Pet. 1, 18. 18 O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present 7 And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the b Jer. 36, 7. our supplications before thee for our righteous-men that were with me saw not the vision; but a 1 Roni. 3,27. nesses, but for thy great mercies. great quaking fell upon them, so that they "fled to n Gen. 8,10. 190 LORD,hear; OLORD,forgive; OLORD, heark-hide themselves. Isa. 48, 9. en, and do; * defer not,for 'thine own sake, O my God: Mat. 11, for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.vision, and there remained no strength in me: for o2 Cor. 12, 20 And while I was speaking, and praying, and my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and 2, 3. confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, I retained no strength. and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God; 26. m Acts 4,51. & 13, 2 20. m 21 Yea, while I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the P. 103, beginning, being caused to fly "swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation. o Ex. 29,39. Acts 3, 1. 22 And he Pinformed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee Gal. 3, 19. skill and understanding. q James 5, 17. ch. 8, 15, 8 Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great q Isa. 6, 5,6. r Heb. 4, 15. 9 P Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when p2 Cor. 5, I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground. 10 And, behold, a hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands: 11 And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling. 23 At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew { 12 Then said he unto me, " Fear not, Daniel; for thee; for thou art † greatly beloved: therefore under-from the first day that thou didst set thy heart to un- 18. stand the matter, and consider the vision. derstand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy × Acts 10,4. words were heard, and I am come for thy words. 25" Know, therefore, and understand, that from Mat. 24, the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem, unto the Messiah the Prince, shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: John 1, the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. x Ezra 1, 1. 42. 44. 26 And after threescore and two weeks shali MesIsa. 53, a. siah be cut off,but not for himself: and the people ofthe Luke 19, prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the wardesolations are determined. 27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week and in the midst of the week he shall e Mat. 8,11.ecause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for d Mat. 24, the overspreading of abominations he shall make it{ desolate, even until the consummation, and that dee Isa. 28,22. termined, shall be poured upon the desolate. 19 And said, 'O man greatly beloved, fear not; 1 Cor. 12, a peace be unto thee; be strong, yea, be strong. And i Mat. 15 when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord sreak: for thou hast strengthened me. 20 Then said hie, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the Isa. 57,90 prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come. |