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Daniel 7:17

The four beasts represent four kings, or (Daniel 7:23) four kingdoms, the -king" in each case being not an individual king, but a typical king, embodying the characteristics of the empire ruled by him. The angel does not however dwell more fully on the -beasts," or interpret their symbolism; but hastens (Daniel 7:18) to explain the nature of the kingdom which is to succeed theirs.

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See also Daniel 7:17 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 17. _THESE GREAT BEASTS - _ARE _FOUR KINGS_] See the preceding verses, where the following explanations are inserted and illustrated....

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    THESE GREAT BEASTS, WHICH ARE FOUR, ARE FOUR KINGS - Four kings or four dynasties. There is no reason for supposing that they refer to individual kings, but the obvious meaning is, that they refer to...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    II. THE GREAT PROPHECIES OF DANIEL CHAPTER 7 The night visions of Daniel _ 1. The night vision of the three beasts (Daniel 7:1)_ 2. The night vision of the fourth beast (Daniel 7:7) 3. The judgmen...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    DANIEL 7. THE VISION OF THE FOUR BEASTS. From this point onwards the Book becomes purely apocalyptic. The vision of the four beasts is parallel to the vision of the image in Daniel 2. The beasts rise...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    THESE GREAT BEASTS, &c. In Daniel 7:17 we have therefore the interpretation of this vision, which needs no further interpretation by man. SHALL ARISE. The two which had already arisen cannot therefore...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    b. MAGNIFICENT BEAUTY TEXT: Daniel 7:9-18 9 I beheld till thrones were placed, and one that was ancient of days did sit: his raiment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth. THESE GREAT BEASTS, WHICH ARE FOUR, ARE FOUR KINGS i:e., kingdoms. Compare , "the fourth kingdom" (, "Thou (N...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    FOUR KINGS] This statement must be taken loosely. The fourth beast is not strictly a king, but a kingdom with various kings (Daniel 7:23)....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE VISION OF THE FOUR BEASTS In the first year of Belshazzar Daniel sees in a dream four beasts rising out of the sea (Daniel 7:1). The first is like a lion, with eagle's wings (Daniel 7:4), the seco...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    THE MEN WHO WERE LOYAL TO GOD DANIEL _ROBERT BRYCE_ CHAPTER 7 V1 It was the first year that king Belshazzar ruled Babylon. Daniel had a dream. He saw pictures in his head as he lay on his bed. An...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    FOUR KINGS. — Kingdoms are frequently represented by their heads or founders; hence kings and kingdoms are occasionally used synonymously. (Comp. Daniel 8:21.)...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    אִלֵּין֙ חֵיוָתָ֣א רַבְרְבָתָ֔א דִּ֥י אִנִּ֖ין אַרְבַּ֑ע...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    VISION OF THE FOUR WILD BEASTS WE now enter upon the second division of the Book of Daniel-the apocalyptic. It is unquestionably inferior to the first part in grandeur and importance as a whole, but i...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    We come now to the second half of the Book, which consists of visions, with their interpretations, granted to Daniel through three reigns. During the reign of Belshazzar two visions were granted to hi...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Earth. The first was on the point of disappearing. (Chap. v. 31.) (Haydock)_...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    To the mind of Daniel, in a period so remote as he lived from the advent of Christ, and especially in a character like Daniel, evidently inspired and appointed to be a Prophet in the Church, in the aw...

  • James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

    _THE HUMAN COMEDY_ ‘These great beasts, which are four … kings.’ Daniel 7:17 ‘The age of the quadruped is to go out, the age of brain and heart is to come in,’ wrote Emerson. Is not that the pith o...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    Here the angel answers Daniel concerning the four beasts which had been shewn him in the vision. He says, therefore, _Four kingdoms arose, _and by the name kingdom he means monarchy; for we know that...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    We come now to the communications made to Daniel himself, which contain not merely general principles, but details relative to God's people, and the Gentiles who oppressed them -historical details, th...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    THESE GREAT BEASTS, WHICH ARE FOUR, ARE FOUR KINGS,.... Or kingdoms, as the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and Arabic versions; and so Jarchi, Aben Ezra, and Saadiah; so the fourth beast is called the fou...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    These great beasts, which are four, [are] four kings, [which] shall arise out of the earth. Ver. 17. These great beasts … are four kings,] _i.e., _ A succession of kings, all of them truculent and sa...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _I Daniel was grieved in my spirit_ Upon account of the extraordinary changes which seemed to be signified by the vision, the particulars of which troubled me, though I had not a perfect apprehension...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE INTERPRETATION OF THE VISION...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, the heads of mighty empires, each one the founder of a dynasty, WHICH SHALL ARISE OUT OF THE EARTH, from the surface of the earth, of the earth, ear...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    15-28 It is desirable to obtain the right and full sense of what we see and hear from God; and those that would know, must ask by faithful and fervent prayer. The angel told Daniel plainly. He especi...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    Men of the earth, of earthly principles, idolatrous, ambitious, sensual, tyrannical; who, after they have acted their parts, shall be driven off the stage into the tiring rooms of death and destructio...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Daniel 7:17 Those H459 great H7260 beasts H2423 which H581 four H703 four H703 kings H4430 arise H6966 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    A BRIEF EXPLANATION OF THE VISION (DANIEL 7:17). ‘These great beasts which are four, are four kings who will arise from the earth. But the saints of the most high will receive the kingdom, and will p...

  • Scofield's Bible Commentary

    BEASTS The monarch vision of Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 2) covers the same historic order as the beast vision of Daniel, but with this difference: Nebuchadnezzar saw the imposing outward power and splend...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Daniel 7:1 The principles which underlie this prophecy are at once profoundly suggestive and exceedingly important. I. Foremost among them we find the terribly significant truth that earthly power i...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: The beast vision of Daniel, forecasting the four world empires and the final heading up under anti-Christ. Vision of Christ coming in glory. Interpretation of the beast vision. CHARACTERS:...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Daniel 7:1. _In the first year of Belshazzar._ The book of Daniel is divided into two parts; the first six Chapter s being historic, and the latter prophetic. This dream of Daniel's has a connection w...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _And four great beasts came up from the sea._ THE FOUR BEASTS I. THE ELEMENT OUT OF WHICH THE WORLD-KINGDOMS CAME INTO EXISTENCE. “Four beasts came up from the sea.” The sea, when looked at in some...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 7:15 Daniel’s vision returns to the four beasts (vv. Daniel 7:1). As for the “little” horn from the fourth beast (vv....

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION DANIEL 7:1 THE VISION OF THE FOUR BEASTS. This chapter begins the second section of the book. All before this has been narrative; visions are introduced into the narrative, but they were...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now at this point we come to, more or less, the end of the historic part of the book of Daniel. And beginning with chapter 7, we are now gonna go back and deal with visions that Daniel had during prev...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Daniel 2:37; Daniel 7:3; Daniel 7:4; Daniel 8:19; John 18:36;...

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