Daniel 7:1-2

Vision of the Four Beasts

1 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel saw a ¹dream and visions in his mind as he lay on his bed; then he ²wrote the dream down and related the following summary of it.

2 Daniel said *, "I was ³looking in my vision by night, and behold, the ⁴four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea.

Daniel 7:1-2 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO DANIEL 7

This chapter contains Daniel's vision of the four beasts, The time, place, manner, writing, and declaration of the vision, Da 7:1, the rise of the beasts, and the description of them, Da 7:2-8, the judgment of God upon them, especially the last, and the delivery of universal monarchy to his Son, Da 7:9-14, the interpretation of the vision at the request of Daniel, being greatly affected with it, Da 7:15-18, a particular inquiry of his about the fourth beast, concerning which a full account is given, Da 7:19-27, all which caused in him many thoughts of heart, and reflections of mind, Da 7:28.

Cross References

• 1. Job 33:14-16; Daniel 1:17; Daniel 2:1, 26-28; Daniel 4:5-9; Joel 2:28
• 2. Jeremiah 36:4, 32
• 3. Daniel 7:7, 13
• 4. Revelation 7:1

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "of his head"
• [b]. Or "beginning"
• [c]. Lit "words"
• [d]. Lit "spoke and said"