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In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head on his bed: then he wrote the dream and told the sum of the matters.
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A Message for the Church
Commentators like John Calvin highlight a crucial shift starting in this chapter. While earlier prophecies were directed at pagan kings, this vision is specifically for God's people. Its purpose was to prepare the faithful for future turmoil, assuring them that God was in control and had a plan for them through the rise and fall of empires.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon — On the character and reign of Belshazzar, see Introduction to Daniel 5:0, Section II. He w…
19th Century
Anglican
The date of this and of the following chapter comes in chronological order after the fourth chapter. As St. Jerome has observed, “In superiorib…
16th Century
Protestant
Hear. Daniel begins to offer instruction specific to the Church. For God had previously appointed him an interpreter and instructor to secular king…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel having finished the historical part of his book, and committed to …
This vision contains the same prophetic representations as in Nebuchadnezzar's dream. The great sea agitated by the winds represented the earth and…
