Daniel (Believers Church Bible Commentary)

685 Pages·1994·1.84 MB·English

by  Paul M. Lederach

title: Daniel Believers Church Bible Commentary
author: Lederach, Paul M.
publisher: Herald Press
isbn10 | asin: 0836136632
print isbn13: 9780836136630
ebook isbn13: 9780585234335
language: English
subject Bible.--O.T.--Daniel--Commentaries.
publication date: 1994
lcc: BS1555.3.L43 1994eb
ddc: 224/.5077
subject: Bible.--O.T.--Daniel--Commentaries.
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Elmer A. Martens and Willard M. Swartley, Editors
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EDITORIAL COUNCIL
David W. Baker
Brethren Church
Estella B. Horning
Church of the Brethren
Robert B. Ives
Brethren in Christ Church
Lydia Harder
General Conference Mennonite Church
Gordon H. Matties
Mennonite Brethren Church
Paul M. Zehr
Mennnonite Church
OLD TESTAMENT EDITOR
Elmer A. Martens
Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary
Fresno, California
NEW TESTAMENT EDITORS
Willard M. Swartley
Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminaries
Elkhart, Indiana
Howard H. Charles (for Matthew)
Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminaries
Elkhart, Indiana

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Daniel
Paul M. Lederach
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Lederach, Paul M.
Daniel / Paul M. Lederach.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8361-3663-2
1. Bible. O.T. DanielCommentaries. I. Bible. O.T. Daniel.
English. New Revised Standard. 1994. II. Title.
BS1555.3.L43 1994
224'.5077dc20 94-19516
CIP
The paper used in this publication is recycled and meets the minimum
requirements of American National Standard for Information
SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI
Z39.48-1984.
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture is from the New Revised
Standard Version Bible (NRSV), copyright 1989 by the Division of
Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ
in the USA. It is used by permission, as are other versions used briefly
in making comparisons: JB, Jerusalem Bible; KJV, King James
Version; NIV, New International Version, REB, Revised English
Bible; RSV, Revised Standard Version; TEV, Today's English Version
(Good News Bible).
BELIEVERS CHURCH BIBLE COMMENTARY: DANIEL
Copyright © 1994 by Herald Press, Scottdale, Pa. 15683
Published simultaneously in Canada by Herald Press,
Waterloo, Ont. N2L 6H7. All rights reserved
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 94-19516
International Standard Book Number: 0-8361-3663-2
Printed in the United States of America
Cover by Merrill R. Miller
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To Mary,
my spouse of over forty years,
Proverbs 31:28-29
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BELIEVERS CHURCH BIBLE COMMENTARY
VOLUMES AVAILABLE TO 1995
Old Testament
Genesis, by Eugene F. Roop
Jeremiah, by Elmer A. Martens
Daniel, by Paul M. Lederach
New Testament
Matthew, by Richard B. Gardner
Acts, by Chalmer E. Faw
Colossians, Philemon, by Ernest D. Martin
1 and 2 Thessalonians, by Jacob W. Elias
Other Volumes in Process
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CONTENTS
Series Foreword 9
Author's Preface 11
Becoming Acquainted 16
Chart of the Book of Daniel 21
Part 1: Introduction, 1:1-21 (in Hebrew)
Faithfulness in an Alien World, 1:1-21 30
Part 2: A Tract to the Nations, 2:1-7:28
(2:4b-7:28 in Aramaic)
Chart of A Tract to the Nations 55
God the Revealer: Nebuchadnezzar's Dream, 2:1-49 57
God the Deliverer: Escape from the Fiery Furnace, 3:1-30 76
The God Who Humbles the Proud: 91
Nebuchadnezzar Admits the Rule of God, 4:1-37
The God to Be Honored: Belshazzar's Feast, 5:1-30 109
The Living God: Rescue from the Lions' Den, 6:1-28 125
The Rule of God, His Angels, and His People: 148
Daniel's Dream, 7:1-28