127The Session

din — Aramaic

Din is the Aramaic word for the court session and the verdict it issues — judgment as both the proceeding and its ruling. In Daniel’s vision, “the judgment was set” (Daniel 7:10) uses this legal register: the court convened, the case heard, the sentence handed down. Din is not a private opinion or a mood of disapproval; it is the formal act of a bench in session. When the Ancient of Days sits, the din begins, and from it dominion is given and taken. It is the courtroom itself, named.

The Root

din (H1780) — judgment; the court and its verdict (Aramaic).

The Courtroom Word

A court term — the session convened and the verdict it renders.

Its Role in the Court

A trial is a proceeding that ends in a ruling, and din names both. When din is set, the bench is in session and a verdict is coming. In Daniel 7 the din is the hinge of the whole vision: the court sits, the books open, judgment is rendered, and the contested kingdoms are decided. Din is the formal machinery of judgment, not a feeling about right and wrong.

Proof Texts

Daniel 7:10 “The judgment was set, and the books were opened.” The court convened.

Daniel 7:22 “Judgment was given to the saints of the most High.” The verdict rendered for His people.

Daniel 7:26 “The judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion.” The ruling that strips the usurper.

Ezra 7:26 “Let judgment be executed speedily upon him.” Din enforced.

In Plain Terms

Din is the Aramaic word for the court itself — the session and the verdict together. When Daniel says ‘the judgment was set,’ he means the bench convened and a ruling was coming. It is the courtroom in session, not a private opinion.

Bring It Home

In Daniel 7 the whole scene turns on one moment: the court sits. That is the din — the session opened, the books read, the verdict handed down. From that bench, kingdoms are decided and dominion changes hands. It is judgment as a formal act, not a feeling.

Courtroom Roles

The Ancient of Days (the Judge) convenes the din and renders the verdict.
The saints (the party) for whom judgment is given.
The usurper (the party judged) whose dominion the din takes away.

Where It Sits

IThere Is a Court

IIThe Court Runs on One Code

IIIYou Are Named on the Docket

IVThe Acquittal

VYour Life Is the Testing

VIIt Is All Entered as Evidence

VIIThe Bench Convenes

Movement VII — The Bench Convenes. The ruling is read, and each party is paid exactly what the record assigns.