08-17-2019, 06:47 AM
Mainstream Christians interpret the "him/his" throughout verse 14 to be "The Son of Man" and interpret that to be Jesus.
Most jewish sources I've found also interprets verse 14 to refer to the "Son of Man" and interpret this to collectively be Israel.
But I've always read the "him" who will have eternal dominion to refer to the last "him" in the previous verse. That regardless of whom this "Son of Man" represents, he would be brought before the ancient of days and return dominion over the earth to the ancient of days (the world to come).
Could I get some Hebrew expertise? Is there a reason so many read the "him/his" to refer to the one(s) being brought BEFORE the ancient of days, rather than referring to the ancient of days himself? Is there some grammatical intricacies to which I'm ignorant?
https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo...pter-7.htm
Most jewish sources I've found also interprets verse 14 to refer to the "Son of Man" and interpret this to collectively be Israel.
But I've always read the "him" who will have eternal dominion to refer to the last "him" in the previous verse. That regardless of whom this "Son of Man" represents, he would be brought before the ancient of days and return dominion over the earth to the ancient of days (the world to come).
Could I get some Hebrew expertise? Is there a reason so many read the "him/his" to refer to the one(s) being brought BEFORE the ancient of days, rather than referring to the ancient of days himself? Is there some grammatical intricacies to which I'm ignorant?
https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo...pter-7.htm
Quote:13 I saw in the visions of the night, and behold with the clouds of the heaven, one like a man was coming, and he came up to the Ancient of Days and was brought before Him.
יג חָזֵ֚ה הֲוֵית֙ בְּחֶזְוֵ֣י לֵֽילְיָ֔א וַֽאֲרוּ֙ עִם־עֲנָנֵ֣י שְׁמַיָּ֔א כְּבַ֥ר אֱנָ֖שׁ אָתֵ֣ה הֲוָ֑א וְעַד־עַתִּ֚יק יֽוֹמַיָּא֙ מְטָ֔ה וּקְדָמ֖וֹהִי הַקְרְבֽוּהִי׃
14 And He gave him dominion and glory and a kingdom, and all peoples, nations, and tongues shall serve him; his dominion is an eternal dominion, which will not be removed, and his kingdom is one which will not be destroyed.
יד וְלֵ֨הּ יְהִ֚ב שָׁלְטָן֙ וִיקָ֣ר וּמַלְכ֔וּ וְכֹ֣ל עַמְמַיָּ֗א אֻמַּיָּ֛א וְלִשָּֽׁנַיָּ֖א לֵ֣הּ יִפְלְח֑וּן שָׁלְטָנֵ֞הּ שָׁלְטַ֚ן עָלַם֙ דִּי־לָ֣א יֶעְדֵּ֔ה וּמַלְכוּתֵ֖הּ דִּי־לָ֥א תִתְחַבַּֽל׃