Bible Commentary

Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel [sat] in the gate of the king. 49. At Daniel’s request, his three companions are transferred from the ranks of those who ‘stood before the king’ (Dan 1:19) to positions of authority … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 2:49”

Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise [men] of Babylon. 48. made Daniel a great man ] made Daniel great, i.e. advanced, promoted him. made him to rule, &c.] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 2:48”

The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth [it is], that your God [is] a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret. 47. a God a Lord ] the God the Lord. Nebuchadnezzar acknowledges the supremacy of Daniel’s God over all … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 2:47”

Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshiped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odors unto him. 46. fell upon his face ] a mark of respect whether to God, as Gen 17:3, or to men, 2Sa 9:6; 2Sa 14:4. and worshipped Daniel ] bowed down to Daniel, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 2:46”

Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream [is] certain, and the interpretation … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 2:45”

And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, [but] it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever. 44. in the days of these kings ] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 2:44”

And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay. 43. shall be mingling themselves by the seed of men ] i.e. will contract matrimonial alliances. By ‘seed of men’ are … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 2:43”

And [as] the toes of the feet [were] part of iron, and part of clay, [so] the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken. 42. so the kingdom, &c.] so part of the kingdom shall be strong, and part of it shall be broken. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges And as … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 2:42”

And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters’ clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay. 41. The kingdom which began by being of iron, ended in being … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 2:41”

And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all [things]: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise. 40. The fourth kingdom, the formidable crushing power of which is compared to iron. The allusion is to the Macedonian empire, founded … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 2:40”