ANCIENT OF DAYS

6267 attiyq (at-teek');

from 6275; removed; also antique:

6275 `athaq (aw-thak');

a primitive root; to remove; to grow old;

ANCIENT OF DAYS (Aram. "Advanced in days"). An expression applied to Jehovah

(from New Unger's Bible Dictionary)

Daniel 7:9-14 PP5

(1.) the Judge is the Ancient of days himself, God the Father, the glory of whose presence is here described. He is called the Ancient of days, because he is God from everlasting to everlasting.

(from Matthew Henry's Commentary)

Ancient of Days appears three times in scripture -- two times in this passage alone:

Dan 7:9-14 (NIV)

9 "As I looked, "thrones were set in place, and the ANCIENT OF DAYS took his seat. His clothing was as white as snow; the hair of his head was white like wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze.

10 A river of fire was flowing, coming out from before him. Thousands upon thousands attended him; ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. The court was seated, and the books were opened.

11 "Then I continued to watch because of the boastful words the horn was speaking. I kept looking until the beast was slain and its body destroyed and thrown into the blazing fire.

. . .

13 "In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the ANCIENT OF DAYS and was led into his presence.

14 He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all peoples, nations and men of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.

Dan 7:21-22 (NIV)

21 As I watched, this horn was waging war against the saints and defeating them,

22 until the ANCIENT OF DAYS came and pronounced judgment in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came when they possessed the kingdom.