Calvin John Calvin's Commentaries On Daniel 1- 6

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-3-8496-2057-8
Verlag: Jazzybee Verlag
Format: EPUB
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E-Book, Englisch, 500 Seiten

This is the annotated edition including * an extensive biographical annotation about the author and his life Calvin produced commentaries on most of the books of the Bible. His commentaries cover the larger part of the Old Testament, and all of the new excepting Second and Third John and the Apocalypse. His commentaries and lectures stand in the front rank of Biblical interpretation. THE PROPHECIES OF DANIEL are among the most remarkable Predictions of THE ELDER COVENANT. They are not confined within either a limited time or a contracted space. They relate to the destinies of mighty Empires, and stretch forward into eras still hidden in the bosom of the future. The period of their delivery was a remarkable one in the history of out race. The Assyrian hero had long ago swept away the Ten Tribes from the, land of their fathers, and he in his turn had bowed his head in death, leaving magnificent memorials of his greatness in colossal palaces and gigantic sculptures. The Son of the renowned SARDANAPALUS, the worshipper of ASSARAC and BELTIS, had already inscribed his name and exploits on those swarthy obelisks and enormous bulls which have lately risen from the grave of centuries. The glory of NINEVEAH, passed away, to be restored again in these our days by the marvelous excavations at KOYUNJIK, KHORABAD, and NIMROUD. Another capital had arisen on the banks of the Euphrates, destined to surpass the ancient splendor of its ruined predecessor on the banks of the Tigris. The worshipper of the eagle-headed NISROCH - a mighty leader of the Chaldean hordes - had arisen, and gathering his armies from their mountain homes, had made the palaces and halls of NINEVE a desert, had marched southwards against the reigning PHARAOH of Egypt - had encountered him at CARCHEMISH - hurried on to THE HOLY CITY, and carried away with him to his favorite capital the rebellious people of the Lord. Among them was a captive of no ordinary note.

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ARRANGEMENT OF THE PRESENT WORK.

The CONTENTS of these Volumes are as follow —

The first VOLUME contains a translation of Calvin’s elaborate Address to All the Faithful in France; and also of his PREFACE, to his LECTURES. Their translation is continued to the end of the Sixth Chapter, which closes the Historical portion. of the Book. DISSERTATIONS explanatory of the subject-matter of the Commentary close the Volume, containing various historical, critical, and exegetical remarks, illustrating the Sacred Text as expounded by our Reformer. The chief of them are as follow, viz.

CHAPTER 1. The Date of JEHOIAKIM’S Reign.
NEBUCHADNEZZAR — one King or two?
His Ancestors and Successors
The CHALDEANS.
The Three Children.
CORESH — was he Cyrus the Great?

CHAPTER 2 The Dream.
The Image.
The Stone cut without hands.

CHAPTER 3 The Statue at DURA.
The Magistrates.
The Musical Instruments.
The SON of GOD.

CHAPTER 4 The Watcher.
The Madness.
The Edict of Praise.

CHAPTER 5 BELSHAZZAR and the feast.
The Queen.
The Handwriting.
The MEDES AND PERSIANS.
DERIUS the Mede.
The Capture of Babylon.

CHAPTER 6 The Three Presidents.
The King’s Decease.
The Prolongation of DANIEL’S Life.

The SECOND VOLUME proceeds with the Translation of the remaining Chapters, which are the peculiarly Prophetic portion of the Book; and the interest which every sound Exposition of these Prophecies has always excited throughout the Theological world, will render the following ADDENDA acceptable to the reader.

1. DISSERTATIONS EXPLANATORY OF THE LAST SIX CHAPTERS OF DANIEL, fully elucidating all important questions.

2. A CONNECTED TRANSLATION or Calvin’s VERSION, illustrated by the peculiar words and phrases of his Commentary.

3. SUMMARY OF THE HISTORICAL AND PROPHETIC PORTIONS OF THE BOOK, according to Calvin’s view of their contents.

4. A NOTICE OF SOME ANCIENT CODEXES AND VERSIONS.

5. A LIST OF THE MOST VALUABLE ANCIENT AND MODERN BRITISH AND FOREIGN Expositions OF DANIEL, with concise Epitomes of the contents of the most important.

6. AN INDEX OF THE SCRIPTURAL PASSAGES QUOTED IN THE LECTURES.

7. A copious INDEX OF THE CHIEF WORDS AND SUBJECTS treated in these Volumes.

Before concluding these Prefatory Observations, THE EDITOR would briefly refer to the fundamental rules of THE CALVIN TRANSLATION SOCIETY, which very wisely exclude all expressions of private opinion. He hopes that no remarks in this PREFACE will be deemed inconsistent with so judicious a regulation. The clear illustration and the comprehensive defense of our Venerable Reformer seem to demand the candid statement of some views which are adverse to the popular current; but this necessity need not induce him to step beyond the limits of his province. It has been his desire conscientiously to vindicate his Author’s Interpretations wherever he is able to do so, and as fearlessly to point out wherever Calvin is allowed to be in error; but in both cases, the EDITOR has scrupulously avoided taking any one-sided view of a great argument. He has attempted to exercise the utmost impartiality in quoting from a great variety of Standard Works which contain the most opposite conclusions; and yet, in accordance with the first principles of these Translations, he has at the same time carefully abstained from pressing any sentiments of his own on rite attention of the intelligent reader.

T. M.
Sheriff-Hutton Vicarag,
May 1852.

THE PRINTER WISHES HEALTH FROM THE LORD

TO THE PIOUS READER.

HAIL to thee, Christian Reader! — I present to thee the Lectures of the most illustrious JOHN CALVIN, in which he has interpreted THE Prophecies OF DANIEL, with his usual diligence and clearness, and with that singular fidelity which shines throughout all his Expositions of Sacred Scripture. The manner in which they have been edited by those two brethren, John Budaeus and CHARLES JOINVILLE, it would be superfluous to dwell upon, since that has been clearly made manifest in the way in which the TWELVE MINOR Prophets were brought out two years ago by John Crispin. For, in treating these Lectures, they have followed entirely the same course as they did in the former ones. Lest, perhaps, you should be surprised at the addition of the Hebrew context to the Latin version, I will explain the matter in a few words. Some studious and learned men very much wished to have the Hebrew text in the former Lectures which I mentioned, for the following reason chiefly, among others. It is exceedingly agreeable to Hebrew scholars to have that very fountain placed before their eyes from which this most faithful Interpreter drew the genuine sense of the Prophet. It is by no means unpleasing to those less skilled in the language, to see Daniel speaking not only in a foreign, but in his native tongue, and to understand how anything is originally expressed. Hence we have thought it right not to pass over the original words of the holy man. In addition to this, the same learned Interpreter, CALVIN, is accustomed first to read each verse in Hebrew, and then to turn it into Latin. It was desirable to introduce this short preface, that you may understand his whole method of teaching. Besides, every one will judge better by his own perusal, what copious and abundant fruit all may derive from these Lectures. Farewell, and if you profit at all, ascribe the praise to God alone, who deserves it, and always pray much for CALVIN, his most faithful servant. F62

GENEVA, August 27th, 1561, A.D.

DEDICATORY EPISTLE.

JOHN CALVIN

TO ALL THE PIOUS WORSHIPPERS OF GOD WHO DESIRE THE KINGDOM OFCHRIST TO BE RIGHTLY
CONSTITUTED IN FRANCE.

HEALTH

ALTHOUGH I have been absent these six-and-twenty years, with little regret, from that native land which I own in common with yourselves, and whose agreeable climate attracts many foreigners from the most distant quarters of the world; yet it would be in no degree pleasing or desirable to me to dwell in a region from which the Truth of God, pure Religion, and the doctrine of eternal salvation are banished, and the very kingdom of Christ laid prostrate! Hence, I have no desire to return to it; yet it would be neither in accordance with human nor Divine obligation to forget the people from which I am sprung, and to put away all regard for their welfare. I think I have given some strong proofs, how seriously and ardently I desire to benefit my fellow-countrymen, to whom perhaps my absence has been useful, in enabling them to reap the greater profit from my studies. And the contemplation of this advantage has not only deprived my banishment of its sting, but has rendered it even pleasant and joyful.

Since, therefore, throughout the whole of this period I have publicly endeavored to benefit THE Inhabitants OF FRANCE, and have never ceased privately to rouse the torpid, to stimulate the sluggish, to animate the trembling, and to encourage the doubtful and the wavering to perseverance, I must now strive to the utmost that my duty towards them may not fail at a period so urgent and so pressing. A most excellent opportunity has been providentially afforded to me; for in publishing the Lectures which contain my INTERPRETATION OF THE Prophecies OF DANIEL, I have the very best occasion of showing you, beloved brethren, in this mirror, how God proves the faith of his people in these days by various trials; and how with wonderful wisdom he has taken care to strengthen their minds by ancient examples, that they should never be weakened by the concussion of the severest storms and tempests; or at least, if they should totter at all, that they should never finally fall away. For although the servants of God are required to run in a course impeded by many obstacles, yet whoever diligently reads this Book will find in it whatever is needed by a voluntary and active runner to guide him from the starting-post to the goal; while good and strenuous wrestlers will experimentally acknowledge that they have been...