Pentecost Season · Transfiguration of the Lord · Year C
Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14
The Ancient of Days and the Son of Man
August 6, 2028
Overview & Insights
"To him was given dominion and glory and kingship, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him." (Daniel 7:14)
Daniel sees the Ancient of Days seated in judgment and one like a son of man coming with the clouds. To this figure is given an everlasting dominion that shall never pass away.
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Commentary
Daniel 7 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik
Verse by verse commentary covering the four beasts, the Ancient of Days, and the son of man.
Daniel 7:13 Commentaries BibleHub
Gathers classic commentators on the coming of the son of man with the clouds.
Daniel 7:7-14 Commentary Precept Austin
Detailed phrase-by-phrase notes on the vision of the four beasts and the son of man.
Daniel 7 (Barnes/Gill) StudyLight
Gill's Exposition works through the Ancient of Days scene in full.
Background & Word Study
Daniel Course Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary overview of Daniel's apocalyptic genre and setting.
Daniel Overview BibleProject
Animated walkthrough of Daniel's structure and the son of man theme.
Daniel 7 in Hebrew/Aramaic Sefaria
Reads the vision in its original Aramaic alongside English.
Daniel 7:13 Interlinear BibleHub
Word by word Aramaic parsing of the son of man's coming.
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