The Meaning of Daniel 7:14 Explained

Daniel 7:14

KJV: And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.

YLT: And to him is given dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, and all peoples, nations, and languages do serve him, his dominion is a dominion age-during, that passeth not away, and his kingdom that which is not destroyed.

Darby: And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.

ASV: And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all the peoples, nations, and languages should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Daniel 7:14?

MEANING: What does Daniel 7:14 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Daniel 7:14 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Daniel 7:14?

What is the context of Daniel 7:14?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion [is] an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom [that] which shall not be destroyed.

What does Daniel 7:14 Mean?

Study Notes

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Daniel 7:13 ; Daniel 7:14 is identical with Revelation 5:1-7 and antedates the fulfilment of Daniel 2:34 ; Daniel 2:35 .; Daniel 7:13 ; Daniel 7:14 ; Revelation 5:1-7 describe the investiture of the Son of Man and Son of David with the kingdom authority, while Daniel 2:34 ; Daniel 2:35 describes the crushing blow (Armageddon, Revelation 16:14 which destroys Gentile world-power, thus clearing the way for the actual setting up of the kingdom of heaven.; Daniel 2:34 ; Daniel 2:35 ; Revelation 19:19-21 are the same event.

Verse Meaning

Now this Son of Man became the prominent Person in the vision. He received dominion and glory and a kingdom from the Ancient of Days.

"This refers, not to his inherent sovereignty over the universe as God the Son (as consubstantial and co-eternal with the Father and the Holy Spirit), but to his appointment as absolute Lord and Judge by virtue of his atoning ministry as God incarnate-the one who achieved a sinless life ( Isaiah 53:9), paid the price for man"s redemption ( Isaiah 53:5-6), and was vindicated by his bodily resurrection as Judge of the entire human race ( Acts 17:31; Romans 2:16)." ^[1]

God"s intention in giving the Son of Man this authority (cf. Matthew 28:18) was that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. He was to have global rule over everyone. Furthermore His kingdom would last forever in contrast to the preceding four kingdoms. Succeeding kingdoms destroyed preceding kingdoms, but no kingdom will ever destroy His kingdom (cf. Psalm 2:6-9; Psalm 72:11; Isaiah 11; Revelation 19:15-16; Revelation 20:1-6). This is a fifth kingdom, corresponding to the stone cut out without hands in chapter2 , that destroys the fourth kingdom and all preceding kingdoms.

Did Jesus" coming to the earth in the first century destroy the Roman Empire? We could only say yes if we interpreted the destruction of the fourth kingdom in a non-literal way. I choose not to do this because the destruction of the previous kingdoms was literal. It seems that we should also expect that the destruction of the fourth kingdom by the fifth kingdom will be literal. Therefore the second coming of Christ must be the initiation of the fifth kingdom and the final destruction of the fourth kingdom. If this is Song of Solomon , then the prophetic picture that Daniel saw did not include the present age in which we live (cf. Isaiah 61:1-2; Luke 4:18-19). This conclusion has seemed reasonable to some amillenarians as well as to premillenarians. ^[2]

Context Summary

Daniel 7:1-14 - God's Everlasting Dominion

This chapter enumerates the succession of world-empires and rulers which bridge the gulf of centuries from the Captivity to the Second Advent. The lion represents Babylon, whose cruel and mighty kingdom was animated by marvelous intelligence; the bear, Persia; the leopard, Greece under Alexander the Great; and the fourth beast, with great iron teeth, Rome. The ten horns are ten kings, and these probably represent great European kingdoms which have succeeded, or may yet succeed, to the heritage of the Roman empire. The Ancient of Days is sitting today upon His throne, His snow-white raiment betokening His purity, the fire of His throne bespeaking His antagonism to all things that offend and work iniquity. The government of the world is on shoulders which are well able to carry it, and He will cause all things to work out His purpose, which is to promote and assure the glory of Christ. [source]

Chapter Summary: Daniel 7

¹ Daniel's vision of the four beasts,
⁹ and of God's kingdom
¹⁵ The interpretation thereof

What do the individual words in Daniel 7:14 mean?

And to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom that all peoples nations and languages Him should serve His dominion [is] dominion an everlasting which not shall pass away and His kingdom [the one] which shall be destroyed -

וְלֵ֨הּ יְהִ֤יב שָׁלְטָן֙ וִיקָ֣ר וּמַלְכ֔וּ וְכֹ֣ל עַֽמְמַיָּ֗א אֻמַיָּ֛א וְלִשָּׁנַיָּ֖א לֵ֣הּ יִפְלְח֑וּן שָׁלְטָנֵ֞הּ שָׁלְטָ֤ן עָלַם֙ דִּֽי־ לָ֣א יֶעְדֵּ֔ה וּמַלְכוּתֵ֖הּ דִּי־ תִתְחַבַּֽל פ

וְלֵ֨הּ	And to Him
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: אָבָה Sense: to be willing, consent.
יְהִ֤יב	was given
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: יְהַב Sense: to give, provide.
שָׁלְטָן֙	dominion
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: שָׁלְטָן Sense: dominion, sovereignty.
וִיקָ֣ר	and glory
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular Root: יְקָר Sense: honour, esteem.
וּמַלְכ֔וּ	and a kingdom
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular Root: מַלְכוּ Sense: royalty, reign, kingdom.
וְכֹ֣ל	that all
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, whole, the whole.
עַֽמְמַיָּ֗א	peoples
Parse: Noun, masculine plural determinate Root: עַם Sense: people.
אֻמַיָּ֛א	nations
Parse: Noun, feminine plural determinate Root: אֻמָּה Sense: people, tribe, nation.
וְלִשָּׁנַיָּ֖א	and languages
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural determinate Root: לִשָּׁן Sense: tongue, language.
יִפְלְח֑וּן	should serve
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: פְּלַח Sense: to serve, worship, revere, minister for, pay reverence to.
שָׁלְטָנֵ֞הּ	His dominion [is]
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁלְטָן Sense: dominion, sovereignty.
שָׁלְטָ֤ן	dominion
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: שָׁלְטָן Sense: dominion, sovereignty.
עָלַם֙	an everlasting
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: עָלַם Sense: perpetuity, antiquity, for ever.
יֶעְדֵּ֔ה	shall pass away
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: עֲדָה Sense: to pass on, pass away.
וּמַלְכוּתֵ֖הּ	and His kingdom
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: מַלְכוּ Sense: royalty, reign, kingdom.
דִּי־	[the one] which
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: דִּי Sense: who, which, that mark of genitive.
תִתְחַבַּֽל	shall be destroyed
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: חֲבַל Sense: to hurt, destroy.
פ	-
Parse: Punctuation

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