DANIEL'S VISION OF A MAN - DANIEL 10: 1 - 7
10 (1) In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia, a revelation was given to Daniel (who was called Belteshazzar). Its message was true and it concerned a great war. The understanding of the message came to him in a vision. (2) At that time I, Daniel, mourned for three weeks. (3) I ate no choice food; no meat or wine touched my lips; and I used no lotions at all until the three weeks were over.
(4) On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank of the great river, the Tigris, (5) I looked up and there before me was a man dressed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist. (6) His body was like topaz, his face like lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude.
(7) I, Daniel, was the only one who saw the vision; those who were with me did not see it, but such terror overwhelmed them that they fled and hid themselves. (8) So I was left alone, gazing at this great vision; I had no strength left, my face turned deathly pale and I was helpless. (9) Then I heard him speaking, and as I listened to him, I fell into a deep sleep, my face to the ground. (NIV)
That was not so with Daniel. He mourned the "lukewarm" state of his people, so we find him fasting and abstaining here for three weeks. He is old, so his fast is a "partial" fast. He fasted from pleasant bread, flesh (meat), and wine. He abstained from anointing himself with lotions.
Verses 4 - 7 reveals that only Daniel saw the vision. Have you ever sensed things you cannot see; experienced a "creepy" feeling or a "terrible" feeling? Those with Daniel sensed the presence of the angel Daniel saw. They were frightened, so they ran and hid themselves.
Know that when you embark upon a mission to get God's attention, the results are powerful.
We also learn something of the way the spirit world functions here in the Book of Daniel, as he was told that the word went out but was delayed in reaching him. We will see in verse 12, that "since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them." The angel who was sent to Daniel was delayed because he was battling a fierce spirit, "the prince of the kingdom of Persia". The angel had to have the help from Michael, one of the chief angels. So, when you pray, know that your answer may also be delayed, so don't stop praying and believing!
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(4) On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank of the great river, the Tigris, (5) I looked up and there before me was a man dressed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist. (6) His body was like topaz, his face like lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude.
(7) I, Daniel, was the only one who saw the vision; those who were with me did not see it, but such terror overwhelmed them that they fled and hid themselves. (8) So I was left alone, gazing at this great vision; I had no strength left, my face turned deathly pale and I was helpless. (9) Then I heard him speaking, and as I listened to him, I fell into a deep sleep, my face to the ground. (NIV)
H. A. IRONSIDE COMMENTARY
This is the final vision for Daniel. It has been two years since King Cyrus has released the Jews to return to Jerusalem. The few who had gone up to Jerusalem had failed from the beginning in carrying out the mind of God in its fullness. They went up with a measure of enthusiasm, but slothfulness and indifference to God's glory soon began to eat away at them like a cancer. Alliances were formed with the strangers surrounding Jerusalem.
The masses who remained in Babylon felt at ease and were indifferent. They were quite content with the measure of liberty they enjoyed. They had no "fire" for God and His purpose. They had lost their "passion" for their "first love", God. They had become lukewarm.That was not so with Daniel. He mourned the "lukewarm" state of his people, so we find him fasting and abstaining here for three weeks. He is old, so his fast is a "partial" fast. He fasted from pleasant bread, flesh (meat), and wine. He abstained from anointing himself with lotions.
Verses 4 - 7 reveals that only Daniel saw the vision. Have you ever sensed things you cannot see; experienced a "creepy" feeling or a "terrible" feeling? Those with Daniel sensed the presence of the angel Daniel saw. They were frightened, so they ran and hid themselves.
Know that when you embark upon a mission to get God's attention, the results are powerful.
We also learn something of the way the spirit world functions here in the Book of Daniel, as he was told that the word went out but was delayed in reaching him. We will see in verse 12, that "since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them." The angel who was sent to Daniel was delayed because he was battling a fierce spirit, "the prince of the kingdom of Persia". The angel had to have the help from Michael, one of the chief angels. So, when you pray, know that your answer may also be delayed, so don't stop praying and believing!
Are you in God's family? Have you accepted His gift of salvation through Jesus Christ? Click here for more information: https://omaswisdom.blogspot.com/p/path-to-salvation.html.
You are encouraged to leave a comment with your thoughts.
You are also invited to visit Oma at http://omaspolitics.blogspot.com and http://omaslife.blogspot.com.
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