I have a question that someone may be able to help with. Daniel 4:23 mentions that Nebuchadnezzar would graze with the beast of the field until seven times pass over him. We are studying Daniel on Wednesday evening and some seem to think that the 7 times are seasons, some think months, and a couple think they are years. I read that the seven times were not necessarily seasons, but the 7 times is not any specific duration of time, but a definite period of indefinite length.<\/p>\n
Could someone please give me some insight into what this means?<\/p>\n\t
In Daniel, the Aramaic word\u00a0‘iddan<\/em>\u00a0appears several times: Daniel 2:8,9,21; 3:5,15; 4:16,23,25,32; 7:12,25. The word means time or a year, depending on the context. When it is used with a definite article or a fixed amount, it refers to years.<\/p>\n Thus, “And inasmuch as the king saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying, ‘Chop down the tree and destroy it, but leave its stump and roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and bronze in the tender grass of the field; let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let him graze with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him<\/em>” (Daniel 4:23), it is speaking of seven years since seven is a fixed amount.<\/p>\n “He shall speak pompous words against the Most High, Shall persecute the saints of the Most High, And shall intend to change times and law. Then the saints shall be given into his hand For a time and times and half a time<\/em>” (Daniel 7:25) refers to three and a half years (a time (1) and times (2) and half a time (0.5)).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Question: I have a question that someone may be able to help with. Daniel 4:23 mentions that Nebuchadnezzar would graze with the beast of the field until seven times pass over him. We are studying Daniel on Wednesday evening and some seem to think that the 7 times are seasons, some think months, and a…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[20],"tags":[921,740],"class_list":["post-11881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-daniel","tag-symbols"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":25003,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-do-we-know-that-one-day-equals-a-year-in-daniels-prophecy-of-the-seventy-weeks\/","url_meta":{"origin":11881,"position":0},"title":"How do we know that one day equals a year in Daniel’s prophecy of the seventy weeks?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"November 21, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I understand how they came up with the 483 years in Daniel 9, but how do we know from scripture that the 69 weeks is supposed to mean 69 weeks of seven years? Why do they do this or are they just figuring this backward and then saying well\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":39463,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/does-daniel-725-support-the-cause-of-sabbath-keepers\/","url_meta":{"origin":11881,"position":1},"title":"Does Daniel 7:25 support the cause of Sabbath-keepers?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"June 26, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: No matter how much I search your site, I can't seem to find anything on Daniel 7:25. This verse seems to be widely ignored by everyone except Sabbath-keepers. In fact, I can't find any explanation of it except in the meaning of changing worship days or changing systems of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":42457,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/can-teens-make-an-impact\/","url_meta":{"origin":11881,"position":2},"title":"Can Teens Make an Impact?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"January 29, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"by Ronald D. Kelly Have you ever wished you lived ages ago? Like in pioneering days? Or during the age of knights and ladies? Or even in Bible times?\u00a0Most of us have. We've read books or seen movies about life long ago and experienced a little of what it must\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Article"","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":46738,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/could-i-thessalonians-416-and-daniel-121-confirm-that-michael-the-archangel-is-jesus\/","url_meta":{"origin":11881,"position":3},"title":"Could I Thessalonians 4:16 and Daniel 12:1 confirm that Michael, the archangel, is Jesus?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"December 16, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Do I Thessalonians 4:16 and Daniel 12:1 confirm that Michael the archangel and Jesus are the same person? Answer: First, read\u00a0Is Michael the archangel and Jesus the same person?\u00a0This will give you background proof that Jesus could not be an angel. \"At that time Michael shall stand up, the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":39914,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-many-times-a-day-should-a-christian-pray\/","url_meta":{"origin":11881,"position":4},"title":"How many times a day should a Christian pray?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"August 16, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Is it required that a Christian pray once every day? The Bible tells us to never cease to pray, but how often are we required to pray? Answer: The concept of not ceasing to pray refers to not giving up on prayers. \"Pray without ceasing\" (I Thessalonians 5:17). Or\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":11830,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/are-michael-the-archangel-and-jesus-the-same-person\/","url_meta":{"origin":11881,"position":5},"title":"Are Michael the archangel and Jesus the same person?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"August 27, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: My question is about the archangel Micheal. Was that Jesus' original name before he came to earth? I ask because in the book of Daniel and Revelation have some resemblance. (Daniel 10:13, 21; Daniel 12:1; Jude 9 and Revelation 12:7). Answer: The simple answer is that Michael is not\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11881"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11881\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}