Dan 7:1

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Dan 7:1 [∞]

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In the time when the rule of confusion (Babylon) seemed to prevail, the revelation of the Son of Man was hidden in the mystery of death (the bed). Christ, the true Judge of all (Daniel), bore the weight of suffering, entering into the sleep of death, yet through this, the vision of resurrection was unveiled. The cross, the staff of authority, became the resting place from which the wisdom of God was made known. And from this, the Gospel—the written testimony of His finished work—was recorded, declaring the sum of all things fulfilled in Him.

▸ 📖 Dan 7:1 ¶  In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, [and] told the sum of the matters.

  1. דניאל (Daniel) –
    • "God is my judge"
    • A proper name referring to the prophet Daniel
  2. חלם (dream/vision) –
    • "Dream"
    • "Revelation received in sleep"
  3. חזוי (visions) –
    • "Visions"
    • "Supernatural sight or revelation"
  4. ראש (head/beginning/top) –
    • "Head" (as in the physical head of a person)
    • "Beginning" (the start of something)
    • "Chief" (leader or foremost)
    • "Summit" (highest point)
  5. מטה (bed/staff/tribe) –
    • "Bed" (place of lying down, could indicate sleep)
    • "Staff" (a rod, symbolizing authority or leadership)
    • "Tribe" (division of Israel, possibly derived from the idea of a staff as a standard)
  6. כתב (writing/document/record) –
    • "Writing" (act of inscribing letters)
    • "Document" (written record)
    • "Record" (something preserved in writing)
  7. ראש (head/beginning/top) – (appears again in a different context within the verse)

1. חלם (Dream/Revelation in Sleep → The Cross as the Hidden Revelation)

  • Dreams are a form of hidden knowledge that only become clear upon interpretation.
  • The cross is the hidden wisdom of God (1 Cor 2:7-8), misunderstood at first but later revealed as the means of salvation.
  • Jesus’ death was a mystery to the disciples, much like Daniel's dream required interpretation.

2. חזוי (Visions → Resurrection Life Following the Cross)

  • The vision is seen after Daniel is in his bed (a symbol of the cross).
  • Resurrection follows death, just as clarity follows a dream.
  • The "Son of Man" in Daniel 7:13-14 is seen after the suffering of the cross.

3. ראש (Head → Christ as the Head of the New Creation Through the Cross)

  • Christ, as the "head" (Col 1:18), is revealed in the vision.
  • His head bowed in death on the cross (John 19:30), but He was raised as the new beginning.

4. מטה (Bed/Staff/Tribe → The Cross as Both Death and Authority)

  • The bed (death) leads to the staff (authority) and tribe (inheritance).
  • Christ’s death on the cross is His path to kingship (Phil 2:8-9).
  • The bed as the cross means Daniel receives revelation from the place of rest in Christ’s finished work.

5. כתב (Writing → The Gospel as the Written Testimony of the Cross)

  • Just as Daniel writes down the vision after receiving it from his bed (the cross), the disciples wrote the Gospels after Christ's crucifixion.
  • The cross is the event that needed to be recorded, just as Daniel’s vision was written for future generations.

Final Reflection

  • Daniel’s vision comes from his bed (the cross), meaning revelation comes through Christ’s finished work.
  • Sleep, like Christ’s death, is temporary, leading to resurrection (visions).
  • The written record preserves the message of the cross, just as the Gospels do.

Analysis of the Non-Nouns

1. בשנת (In the year of)

  • Formation: ב (revealed to man) + ש (returning with increase) + נ (Son of Man) + ת (completion)
  • Typology: Time is measured in relation to kings, showing authority.
  • Revelation of Christ: The cross changed time itself, dividing history (before and after Christ).

2. חד (First/One)

  • Formation: ח (understanding) + ד (command)
  • Typology: The first year represents the beginning of revelation.
  • Revelation of Christ: Christ is the first and last (Rev 22:13), and the cross is the beginning of the new creation.

3. לבלאשצר (Belshazzar – “Bel’s Prince”)

  • Formation: בל (Baal) + אש (fire) + צר (distress/enclosure)
  • Typology: Babylon’s king represents worldly power opposed to God.
  • Revelation of Christ: Christ stood before earthly kings (like Pilate), but His true kingship was revealed through the cross (John 18:37).

4. מלך (King – Verb Form: To Reign)

  • Formation: מ (promise) + ל (teaching) + ך (Son of God died)
  • Typology: True kingship comes through suffering and death.
  • Revelation of Christ: Christ is crowned through the cross (Phil 2:8-9).

5. בבל (Babylon – “Confusion, Mixture”)

  • Formation: ב (revealed) + בל (mixed, confused)
  • Typology: Babylon symbolizes false wisdom and spiritual confusion.
  • Revelation of Christ: Christ confounded worldly wisdom through the cross (1 Cor 1:18-25).

6. חלם (Dream – Verb Form: He Dreamed)

  • Typology: Sleep as the cross → Dreams as the hidden revelation of the resurrection.
  • Revelation of Christ: Christ’s death (sleep) revealed the hidden wisdom of God (1 Cor 2:7-8).

7. חזו (Saw – Verb Form)

  • Formation: ח (understanding) + ז (bride) + ו (distinction)
  • Typology: True sight comes after the cross.
  • Revelation of Christ: The disciples did not understand Christ until after His death and resurrection (Luke 24:31-32).

8. על (Upon/Concerning)

  • Formation: ע (flesh) + ל (teaching)
  • Typology: That which is placed on someone (a burden).
  • Revelation of Christ: The cross was laid upon Christ, and our sins were placed upon Him (Isa 53:6).

9. משכב (Lying Down – Verb Form)

  • Formation: מ (promise) + ש (returning) + כ (Son of God) + ב (revealed to man)
  • Typology: Sleep = death on the cross.
  • Revelation of Christ: Christ "lay down His life" (John 10:17-18) so that resurrection (vision) could follow.

10. באדין (Then, At That Time)

  • Formation: ב (revealed) + א (God spoke) + ד (command) + ין (two, double witness)
  • Typology: A turning point in history.
  • Revelation of Christ: The cross is the moment that changed everything (John 19:30).

11. כתב (He Wrote – Verb Form)

  • Typology: The cross is recorded in history, ensuring its message is preserved.
  • Revelation of Christ: The apostles wrote the New Testament as a testimony to the cross.

12. אמר (He Said/Declared)

  • Formation: א (God spoke) + מ (promise) + ר (revealed)
  • Typology: Speaking reveals hidden things.
  • Revelation of Christ: Christ spoke parables before the cross, and after the resurrection, He opened the Scriptures to His disciples (Luke 24:27).

Final Reflection

  • The whole verse is a symbolic journey of the cross and resurrection.
  • Sleep (the bed) represents death, and the vision that follows is resurrection.
  • Babylon’s king represents worldly power, but true kingship is found through the cross.
  • What is written and spoken preserves the revelation of the cross for all generations.
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