Ezekiel 14:14

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Ezekiel 14:14

Post by _roblaine » Wed Jan 03, 2007 2:13 pm

Ezekiel 14:14

14 even if these three men—Noah, Daniel [a] and Job—were in it, they could save only themselves by their righteousness, declares the Sovereign LORD.


As I read this passage the other night I wondered if the Daniel referred to in this book is the Prophet Daniel. I only wonder this because the book of Daniel was written near the time of Ezekiel, and it would seem unlikely that everyone at the time would be familiar with him. If it does not refer to the Prophet Daniel than does anyone know about the Character being referred to?

I would appreciate any insight anyone could offer.

Robin
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Post by _JC » Wed Jan 03, 2007 3:01 pm

Ezekiel had read Daniel, from what I understand. They were contemporaries.
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Post by _STEVE7150 » Wed Jan 03, 2007 4:49 pm

Ezekiel 14:14

14 even if these three men—Noah, Daniel [a] and Job—were in it, they could save only themselves by their righteousness, declares the Sovereign LORD.

As I read this passage the other night I wondered if the Daniel referred to in this book is the Prophet Daniel. I only wonder this because the book of Daniel was written near the time of Ezekiel, and it would seem unlikely that everyone at the time would be familiar with him. If it does not refer to the Prophet Daniel than does anyone know about the Character being referred to?

I would appreciate any insight anyone could offer.


Believe it or not this is controversial because if it's the Dan of the bible it confirms the dates when he wrote and confirms that his prophecies are prophetic. Liberals claim that the Daniel referred to here was from some non biblical book hundreds of years earlier. But since the other two men are great men of the bible and Daniel was well known even at an early age and he was Ezekial's contemporary it's likely the Daniel of the bible and this confirms the biblical dating of Daniel.
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Post by _Steve » Wed Jan 03, 2007 4:54 pm

I believe it is a reference to Daniel the prophet. He had been in Babylon for 15 years at this point in time, and had become prominent as a Jew in the Babylonian court who had not compromised his good character. He was probably legendary among the exiles, among whom Ezekiel lived.

Liberal scholars try to say this is some other person, named Dan'l, thought to be a mythical hero. This seems unlikely, since there would be no reason to link such an individual with Noah and Job to make Ezekiel's point.
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Post by _roblaine » Wed Jan 03, 2007 7:05 pm

Thank you for the responces everyone. That really helps.

Robin
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