In the story of daniel the prophet, a few of the interesting facts in regard to. They see what god is doing and revealing, rather than just hearing his words. Genre of the book daniel is classified with the major prophets in the septuagint and called as prophet in antiquity. For instance, in about bc, 1 samuel 9 records when a man went to inquire of god, he said, come, let us go to the seer, for todays prophet was formerly called a seer esv. Thats the message of daniel in this new commentary by biblical scholar gerhard pfandl. We survey the ruins of the large 170 x 56 banquet hall of belshazzar and the remains of nebuchadnezzars statue on the plain of dura. The author sets us down in oncemighty babylon, with its 53 temples.
The prophetic movements in church history and in contemporary life are fed by two mighty streams. Another prophet, ezekiel, references daniel when hes preaching against a clever, but arrogant ruler of another nation. So a seer is a prophet, but a prophet isnt necessarily a seer. Recently the theme of the apocalyptic has been the subject matter of cataract and learned articles and books. Doc general introduction to book of daniel ginu thomas. What is the difference between a seer and a prophet in the. Gerhard pfandl, the author sets us down in oncemighty babylon, with its 53. When it comes to prophetic revelation, a prophet is primarily an inspired hearer and then speaker while a seer is primarily visual. Seers and prophets seers see understanding the seer gift. Although it is established that the book shares resemblances with other ancient prophetic books, it is also said to deviate from them substantially. The book of daniel is a 2ndcentury bc biblical apocalypse combining a prophecy of history with an eschatology which is both cosmic in scope and political in its focus. The book of daniel is a 2ndcentury bc biblical apocalypse combining a prophecy of history with an eschatology cosmic in scope and political in focus.
Its not that a seer doesnt hear gods voice, or that a prophet doesnt see him in the spirit. This ruler thinks hes a god, and might even be wiser than daniel. Unfolding the mysteries of daniel the prophet ministry magazine. In the histories of the ancient hebrews, seers are mentioned often.