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LEHRE UND VVEHRE
MAGAZIN FUER Ev.~LuTH. HOMILETIK
THEOLOGICAL QUARTERLY ~ THEOLOGICAL MONTHLY
Vol. IX April, 1938 No.4
CONTENTS
Page
A Course in Lutheran Theology. Th. Engelder------------- --... -- _ .. ___ . __ ..... _ 241
Professional Growth in the Study of the Confessions
J. Theodore Mueller_ ... _ .... __ ............. _ .... _._ ... _ .... 257
Kleine Danielstudien. L. Fuerbrlnger_. __ .. _ .. _._ .. _ ...... _. ________ .__ .____ "_"'_' __ "_ 268
Sermon Study on 1 Pet. 1:3-9. Th. Laetsch_ ....... __ ..... ___ .___ _ __ ._ .... _ ... _ .... _ 279
Miscellanea __ ..... _ .. _ ... ____ _ ... _ ...... _ ............... _ ... _ ... __ ............. _ .. ____ _____ ..... ___ .. _ 291
Theological Observer. - Kirchlich-Zeitgeschichtliches ... .. _. ___ ._. __ . 296
Book Review. - Literatur ................ _ ..___ ............. _ .... _ .... ______ ..... __ .. _ ......... ___ 313
E1n Predlger muas ntcht alleln Ulei-
den, also daM er die Schafe unter-
weise, wie ale rechte CbrIaten BOllen
"In. BOndern auch daneben den WoeI-
fen Ulehren, dus sie die Schafe nteht
angrelfen und mit fal8cher Lehre ver-
fuehren und Irrtum eInfuehren.
Luther
Es 1st keln Ding. daa die Leute
mehr bel der Kirehe behae1t denn
die gute Prediet. - Apolog!e, Art. 24.
If the trumpet live an uncertain
BOund who shall prepare h1mM1f to
the battle? -1 CM. 14, I.
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BY. Lath. Synod of MJssoarl, Ohio, and Other States
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BCHIVE
268 ,f{(einc SDcmielftubien
to these questions depends our future weal or woe, whether as a
Church we shall progress and triumph or whether ultimately we
shall go down in doctrinal defeat.
It is very perturbing at times to notice how the spirit of indif-
ferentism with respect to doctrine is slowly but steadily increasing
in our circles. At conferences and synodical conventions the call
is for practical discussions rather than for doctrinal presentations.
And what is worse still is that the cry is for mechanical "short-cut"
methods that simplify and reduce the hard labor which naturally
the office of the Christian ministry imposes upon both pastors and
elders. By practical "short-cut" methods we desire to enlarge our
church and Communion attendance, our Christian giving, our mis-
sionary activities, our instruction of young and old catechumens,
and the like. Our patterns seem to be the simplified, practical
factory methods of the enormous industrial or commercial enter-
prises of our time; but we forget that there is a vast difference
between the work of big business and that of the Church. The
Church indeed should be characterized by activity, and by plenty
of it; but this activity must be divinely motivated, directed, and
sustained through the study and application of God's Word. If we
shall let up on God's Word and its study, God will surely let up
on us and cease blessing us; for whatever blessings God bestows
upon us as a Church, He mediates to us only by means of His
Word. On the contrary, if we diligently and prayerfully study the
Word of God as it is set forth to us in Scripture and our Lutheran
Confessions, we may face the future without fear; for our con-
secrated pastors, deeply rooted in God's Word, will do their im-
portant work with absolute doctrinal certainty, perform their
preaching and teaching ministry with true brotherly uniformity in
presentation and expressions, and will, lastly, evince in all their
pastoral and missionary dealings that valuable Christian sober-
mindedness which will keep Lutheranism free from the taint and
mold of rationalism, enthusiasm, and sectarianism.
May God in His mercy preserve to us a studious ministerium!
J. THEODORE MUELLER
Sflciue ';!)anieIftuhien
;In ben erf±cn 1 cclj§ Wummern be§ llorigen ;Jafjrgang§ bicf er Beit~
1 cljrif± fjalien roir f eclj§ Heine &Jef efieIftubien beroffentIiclj±. SDer ®runb
bafUr roar, baB bief e§ muclj, eine bet gtoB±en unb rounberliarften .pr!)pfje~
tifcljen IScljriften be§ &r±en5ref±ament§, alier Bugleiclj ein§ ber fcljroierigeren
milcljer ber &JeiHgen IScljrif±, liefonbere ®otte§gebanfen entljiiH, bie fein
IStubium fUr ben 5rl)eologen f efjt niitlidj unb roetibOU macljen, unD baB
anbererfeit§ bie IScljroarmer after unb neuet Bci± ficlj gerabe auclj mit
~leine Si)anielftubien 269
biefem lBudje befdjiiftigt fjaben, um ifjte eigenen bedefjrten unb iotidjten
®ebanfen mit bet ®djtift 3U beden. ~iefe fedj§ ®tubien fjaben un§ eine
~naafjr lBtiefe eingeitagen. ~iefe BUfdjtiften beroegen un§, einen an~
bern jjStopfjeten in foldjen fTeinen, alJgerunbeten ®tubien botaufufjren
unb bamit augleidj roieber bem fut aUe jungen unb arten 5rfjeologen un~
en±befjdidjen, unabliiHigen ®djriftf±ubium e±roa§ au bienen au fudjen.
Unb unf ete ~afjl faITt bie§mal aUf ben jjStopfjeten ~anier. ~inmal en±~
fjiirt audj biefe§ lBudj gana gtote, rounbetbare ®oite§gebanren ubet
®o±±e§ ffi:eidj unb Si:itdje, fdjiIbet± ±a±fiidjIidj, roa§ fdjon Qu±fjet edann±
fja±, roie im g;Iuge ben ®ang bet ~er±~ unb Sl:itdjengefdjidj±e bon
~anieI§ Bei± an bi§ aum ~nbe aUet 5rage. ~er ffi:efotma±ot bemed±
niimIidj einmal in feinen 5rifdjteben: ,,~ie ~ei§fagung ~anieI§ ift cine
feine [fjtonit, gefj± bi§ an§ ~nbe bet ~ert, roeiI beutlidj ba§ ffi:eidj be§
~ntidjrifg unb be§ 5ruden au§gebtudt if±. " 1) ~a§ lBudj ~aniel§ iff
abet audj im befonberen ®inne eine 5rtoftfdjtif±, gerabe roie bie ()ffen~
barung ®±. ~ofjanni§ bon ~artfjet gana mit ffi:edjt "ba§ Wftridje [fjti~
ften~ unb Sl:itdjentroftbudj" genann± routbe.2) ~e§fjalb fdjtieb audj
Qu±fjet, aI§ et ben ~anieI iibetfe~±e, am 25. g;ebruat 1530 an Wifolau§
Sjau§mann: ,,~e~± betei±en roit ben ~aniel fut ben ~rud au aum 5rtof±e
fut bief e Ie~te Bei±" ,3) unb fug±e barum audj bief et ubetf e~ung eine f efjt
ref en§roerte, gana treffIidje llru§Iegung be§ eIf±en unb aroolf±en Sl:apiteI§
bei, bet bie etfte boUftanbige beutf dje Ilru§gabe ben 5riter gab ,,~a§
aroelffte [apiteI ~anieIi§, mit bet llru§Iegung D. IDlattini Qutfjeti, au
biefen fefjdidjen BeHen feet nu~Iidj unb itoftridj au lefen" .4)
®obann fja± ba§ lBudj ~anieI audj befonbete lBebeutung fut ba§
Weue 5reftamen±. ~ie getlJofjnIidje ®eIbf±beaeidjnung be§ SjeiIanbe§, bie
nidj± roeniget a10 einunbadjtaigmal im Weuen 5reftament bodomm±,
"IDlenfdjenfofjn" , ift, roie roit fpiiter fefjen roetben, au§ ~an. 7, 13 ge~
nommen. Unb ba§ ganae lBudj bet ()ffenbarung rufjt roie aum 5reiI auf
Sjefefief, 10 nodj mefjr auf ~anieI roie ulJerfjaupt aue e§dja±ologifdjen
~u§fufjrungen be§ Weuen 5reftamen±0. ~anieI§ lBudj fjat freilidj audj
befonbere ®djroietigfciten unb ift barum roiebet ein§ bet lBudjer bet
SjeiIigen ®djtift, bie bon ben ®djroiirmetn gemitbraudj± roetben unb in
benen borroi~ige ®eiftet namentridj in aUfgetegten Beiten ifjte Sjoff~
nungen unb lBefiirdj±ungen finben rooUen. :;3ebetmann roeit, rote bie
®djroiitmet mit ~odiebe fidj bami± befaffen, roet ba§ Heine Sjorn unb
bet gtote Sl:onig f ei, unb bat namen±ridj bie Bafjlen in ~anieI, bie barin
aUetbing§ eine ffi:oUe fpielen, in rommdidjet ~eife lJetedjnet unb auf
~teigniffe in bet Sl:itdje unb in bet ~ert gebeutet roetben. Unb enbIidj
ift ba§ lBudj ~anieI audj ein§ bet bilJIifdjen lBudjer, bie roegen ifjte§ ~n~
fjart§ befonbet§ bon bet mobernen lBibeHtitif angegriffen roetben, fo bat
bet auf bem ®ebie±e be§ Ilrrten 5reftamen±0 geIefjrte angfifanifdje 5rfjeolog
jjSuf elJ mit ffi:edjt f agen ronnte: "The Book of Daniel is especially fitted
1) @3t. 530uifet SUusg. XXII, 1600. 3) XXI a, 1416.
2) 53eI)te unb 'ffieI)te, 2, 204. 4) VI,892.
270 meine '!lanie lftubien
to be a battle-field between faith and unbelief. . .. It is either
divine or an imposture."5) linb fcfJon .\)cngftenberg, ber berbienftboITe
\l!uElleger unb 2rpologet beEl 2rUen~eftamentEl, fjat ilU feiner 3eit gefagt,
baf3 bie 2eugnung ber @5cljtfjeit be§ iBuclje§ ::Daniel bom CS±anbpun!t ber
®egner ber :Offenbarung auEl "cine burcljmt§ no±roenbige" fei. ,,::Die
m5unber unb m5eiElfagungen be§ iBucljeEl uberftcigen fo fefjr ben geluofjn~
Iicljen 91aturIauf, baf3 bie 2rnedennung ber @5cljtfjcit beEl ::Daniel unb
bie 2rnedennung ber offenbarten !Religion unaerirennIiclj berbunben
linb." 6)
CSeIbf±berf±anbIiclj fonnen roit auclj oei ::Danier roie f cljon oei .\)ef eHef
nur cine 2ru§lnafjI fUr unfere Heinen €tubien treffen roegen ber !Raum~
6efcljranfung in einer 3eitfcljrif±. ::Da§ iBuclj fjat cinen grof3en unb
reicljen ~nfjart, uub fur bie nicljt befjaubeUen ~unfte mUffen roir ben
2efer aUf ~ommentare roie WIartin ®eier in ber aUcren 3eit unb ~eiI
unb ~Iiefo±g in neuerer 3eit unb anbere m5erfe, bie roir im !BerIaufe
biefer @5tubien nennen roerben, berroeifen. m5ir roerben un§ roieber bor~
aUElficljtficlj aUf f eclj§ 2rrtUeI bef cljranfen, bie etroa bie folgenben uber"
f cljriften hagen roerben: 1. ::Danier§ ~erf on; 2. ::DanieIEl iBuclj; 3. ::Der
m5afjnfinn be§ ®rof3fi:inig§ unb bie .\)anbfcljrift an ber [Banb, ~ap. 4
unb 5; 4. ::Die bier m5eUreiclje unb baEl ®otte§reiclj, ~ap. 7 unb 8; 5. ::Der
WIenfcljenfogn, ~ap. 7, 13. 14; 6. ::Die feJ;lten @eficljte ::DanieIEl,
~ap. 9-12.
@5cljon ber 91ame beEl ~ropfje±en ::Daniel ift beacljten§roert. @5r triigt
eben einen fjodjbebeutfamen mamen roie aITe bie groBen WIanner beEl
!BoIfeEl @otteEl im 2rften :itef±ament, bebeutfam fUr feine ~erfon unb fur
baEl !Bolr, unter bem er roirft. ::Der jJrame beEl ~efaja bebeutd ".\)eH ift
(ober f djafft) ~egobafj", unb ~ef aja gat roie rein anberer ba§ .\)eU
@otte§ in bem ilullinftigen WIeffiaEl berllinbigt. ::Der 91ame ~eremia
bebeutet ,,::Der ,\)@5rr roirft ober roirft gin", unb ~eremia gat angefunbigt
unb bann auclj beridjtet, roie @o±t fein mon ilU iBoben geroorfen gat.
::Der 91ame .\)efdieI oebeutet ,,®ott ift ftad", unb fein [Biden unb fein
iBuclj aeigen bie aITeEl uberroiirtigenbe ®tiide @otteEl. ::Der 91ame ::Daniel
6ebeutet "WIein Widjter ift ®ot±", unb biefer mame fjat fidj in ::Daniel£i
ganilem 2eoen beroagrfjeitet. @ott ift fein !Ricljter. ::DaEl beroagrt ign
bor WIen] cljenfurcljt unb WIenf cljengefiiITigfeit; ba§ ergiiH ign in f einer
firengen @eroiffengaftigfeit unb ~rjjmmigfeit, fo baf3 er bem biiterIicljen
®efeJ;le tren bfeiO± unb eEl nicljt ubertritt, nicljt teilnimmt an bem fremben
unb falfcljen @otte§bienft, leine ®cljeu fjat, einem 91eouxabneilar, einem
iBelfaser unb einem ::Dariu§ bie m5afjrgeit au beseugen. ~mmer lebt in
igm baEl iBerouttfein: @ott ift mein Wicljter.
5) 3itiett bon !Be~rmann in 9coioad:il ,,~anD!Ommentat 3um salten :tefta~
ment", 15. XLVII.
6) !Bdttiige 3Ut ~inleitung ins ~Ute :teftament. ~tftet !Bani>: '!lie
~lut~entie bes :Daniel unb Die ~ntegritiit bes l5ad)atia~, 15.4.
~Ieine 'IlanteIftubien 271
fiber feine tyamiIie ~iiren mir nidjtG ~Ui:~ere~, mie iiber~aupt bie
@efdjidjte be~ ~one~ ~~rael unb feiner @Iieber bei biefem llStop~eten
autiicHrit± au~ @tiinben, bie mir balb etfennen merben. ~ir mi11en
nut, baB er bon bOtne~mem, bieIleidjt fiinigIidjem @efdjledjte mar; benn
9Cebufabneaar gebot feinem oberften St:iimmerer ober Dber~ofmarfdjaIl,
"the master of his eunuchs", au~briicmdj, er foIle au~ ben St:inbern
~~rael foldje mii~Ien, bie "bom fiinigIidjen @ltamm unb ~ettenfinber"
feien, St:naben, bie nidjt gebredjIidj feien, fonbern fdjiine, fIuge unb ber~
ftiinbige St:naben, gefdjid't, au bienen am fiinigIidjen ~ofe unb au Ietnen
djalbiiifdje @lpradje unb @ldjrift, St:ap. 1,3.4. linb einer biefer bor~
ne~men St:naben mar SDanieL SDa~ ftimmt audj mit ber ganaen ~eife
ber orientaIifdjen ~ettfdjer, bie gern gerabe St:iinig~finber, bie @lii~ne
unb ~ermanbten befiegter St:iinige, au i~rem s.;>ofbienft beftimmten. ~gL
9Ce~. 2, 1. 3.
2Iu~ SDanieI~ @efdjidjte, bie er in feinem mudje aufgeaeidjnet ~at,
erfa~ren mir fobann, baB er bie ganae Bcit ber bab~Ionifdjen @efangen~
fdjaft burdjlebt fjat. ~r mutbe am 2Infang be~ ~6iI'il, aI'il 9Cebufabneaar
bei einem feiner ~eere~aiige ~erufalem aum erftenmal eroberte, im
~a~re 606 ober 605, ag ~iingIing nadj mabel meggefii~rt unb in bie
@ldjule gegeben unb aum s.;>ofbienft borgebiIbet. ~r ~at bann bie ganae
SDauer be'il ~6iI~ im IDlorgenlanb ilugebradjt, St:ap. 1,21; benn ba'il letlte
SDatum, ba~ mit in feinem mudje finben, ift ba'il brUte ~afjr be~