25<\/strong>. captives<\/em> ] lit. children of the captivity<\/em> (or, better [209] , of the<\/em> exile<\/strong>), as A.V. itself renders in Dan 5:13<\/span>, Dan 6:13<\/span>; Ezr 6:16<\/span>: cf. Ezr 4:1<\/span>; Ezr 6:19-20<\/span>; Ezr 8:35<\/span>; Ezr 10:7<\/span>; Ezr 10:16<\/span>.<\/p>\n [209] See on Amo 1:5-6<\/span>, in the Cambridge Bible<\/em>.<\/p>\n Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste – <\/B>The Chaldee word used here implies in tumultuous haste, as of one who was violently excited, or in a state of trepidation, from <\/span> bahal<\/I> – to tremble, to be in trepidation. The trepidation in this case may have arisen from one or both of two causes:<\/P> (1) exultation, or joy, that the great secret was discovered; or<\/P> (2) joy that the effusion of blood might be stayed, and that there might be now no necessity to continue the execution of the sentence against the wise men.<\/P> I have found a man – <\/B>Margin, as in Chaldee, That I have found a man It is not to be supposed that Arioch had known anything of the application which Daniel had made to the king to delay the execution of the sentence Dan 2:16<\/span>, and, for anything that appears, he had suspended that execution on his own responsibility. Ignorant as he was, therefore, of any such arrangement, and viewing only his own agency in the matter, it was natural for him to go in and announce this as something entirely new to the king, and without suggesting that the execution of the sentence had been at all delayed. It was a most remarkable circumstance, and one which looks like a Divine interposition, that he should have been disposed to delay the execution of the sentence at all, so that Daniel could have an opportunity of showing whether he could not divulge the secret. All the circumstances of the case seem to imply that Arioch was not a man of a cruel disposition, but was disposed, as far as possible, to prevent the effusion of blood.<\/P> Of the captives of Judah – <\/B>Margin, as in Chaldee, of the children of the captivity. The word Judah here probably refers to the country rather than to the people, and means that he was among those who had been brought from the land of Judah.<\/P> That will make known unto the king the interpretation – <\/B>It is clear, from the whole narrative, that Arioch had great confidence in Daniel. All the evidence which he could halve that he would be able to make this known, must have been from the fact that Daniel professed to be able to do it; but such was his confidence in him that he had no doubt that he would be able to do it.<\/P><\/p>\n How comes Arioch to boast of what he had found; as if he got him by great search, or by great chance, and as if Daniel had been some obscure, unknown person, when Daniel had asked time of the king just before? It is the manner of courtiers to be very officious, and to commend their own little deeds, that thereby they may signify something with their prince, and make themselves necessary to him, possibly Arioch might not know that Daniel had been with the king, and therefore comes with this <\/span>, I have found your man, here he is, behold him, he will give the king full satisfaction in all concerning the dream. <\/P> <\/p>\n 25. I have found a man<\/B>Likeall courtiers, in announcing agreeable tidings, he ascribes the meritof the discovery to himself [JEROME].So far from it being a discrepancy, that he says nothing of theprevious understanding between him and Daniel, or of Daniel’sapplication to the king (Dan 2:15<\/span>;Dan 2:16<\/span>), it is just what weshould expect. Arioch would not dare to tell an absolute despot thathe had stayed the execution of his sanguinary decree, on his ownresponsibility; but would, in the first instance, secretly stay ituntil Daniel had got, by application from the king, the timerequired, without Arioch seeming to know of Daniel’s application asthe cause of the respite; then, when Daniel had received therevelation, Arioch would in trembling haste bring him in, as if thenfor the first time he had “found” him. The very difficultywhen cleared up is a proof of genuineness, as it never would beintroduced<\/I> by a forger.<\/P><\/p>\n Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste<\/strong>,…. As knowing how impatient the king was to have his dream, and the interpretation of it, told him; and how pleasing this would be to him, and be a means of ingratiating and establishing him in his affections, as well as for the sake of saving the lives of the wise men:<\/p>\n and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah<\/strong>: as if he had made it his business to inquire after a man capable of answering the king’s demands; whereas he sought after Daniel at first, not for this purpose, but to destroy him; and now Daniel made his application to him for introduction to the king, and was not looked after by Arioch; but he here did as courtiers do, make the most of everything to their own advantage, to insinuate themselves into the favour of princes: it looks by this as if Arioch did not know of Daniel’s having been with the king before, and of the promise he had made him; that granting him time, he would satisfy him in the matter requested, which he was now ready to do, as he had told Arioch; and therefore he adds,<\/p>\n that will make known unto the king the interpretation<\/strong>; that is, of his dream.<\/p>\n It may here be a question, in what sense Arioch speaks of bringing Daniel before the king, as if it were something new. For Daniel had already requested from the king time for prayer, as we have seen. Why then does Arioch now boast of having found a man of the captives of Judah, as if he were speaking of all obscure and unknown person? But very probably Daniel requested the time for prayer from Arioch, since we learn from history how difficult it was to approach those kings; for they thought it a profanation of their majesty to be polite and humane. The conjecture, therefore, is probable, that Arioch was the channel through whom the king granted the time to Daniel; or, we may suppose the words of Arioch are not simply related, but that Daniel shews the great boasting of courtiers, who always praise their own good offices, and adorn them with the splendor of words. Hence Arioch reminds the king how he had met with Daniel, and had at length obtained what the king very urgently desired. I do not therefore dwell longer on this, since either Arioch then explained more clearly to the long that Daniel could interpret, his dream; or he joined what had formerly been done; or else Daniel had obtained this before; or he had begged of the king that some time should be given to Daniel. He puts sons of transmigration, or captivity, a usual scriptural phrase for captives, although this noun is collective. It now follows, — <\/p>\n b. PROFESSION<\/p>\n TEXT: Dan. 2:25-30<\/span><\/p>\n 25<\/p>\n Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the children of the captivity of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation.<\/p>\n 26<\/p>\n The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof?<\/p>\n 27<\/p>\n Daniel answered before the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded can neither wise men, enchanters, magicians, nor soothsayers, show unto the king; <\/p>\n 28<\/p>\n but there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and he hath made known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these:<\/p>\n 29<\/p>\n as for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter; and he that revealeth secrets hath made known to thee what shall come to pass.<\/p>\n 30<\/p>\n But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but to the intent that the interpretation may be made known to the king, and that thou mayest know the thoughts of thy heart.<\/p>\n QUERIES<\/strong><\/p>\n a.<\/p>\n Had Arioch found Daniel or had Daniel sought Arioch?<\/p>\n b.<\/p>\n How did Daniel have the courage to talk about his God to king Nebuchadnezzar?<\/p>\n c.<\/p>\n Does Daniel mean in Dan. 2:30<\/span> that Gods immediate purpose was to reveal something to a pagan king?<\/p>\n PARAPHRASE<\/strong><\/p>\n Then Arioch, in great excitement, brought Daniel into the presence of the king, and said to him, O King, Behold, I have found one of the captives from Judea who claims he is able to tell you your dream and its interpretation. The king said, Belteshazzar, is this true? Are you able to make known to me both what I dreamed and its interpretation? Daniel replied, As far as my revealing to you myself what your dream wasI could not do it any more than your own wise men. No mortal could do such a thing! But there is a God of heaven who reveals secrets. And He has seen fit in His own purpose to reveal to you, king Nebuchadnezzar, in your dream, what is going to happen in the future. Yes, your dream was this: You dreamed of coming events. He who reveals secrets was speaking to you. But, it is as I said before, it is not because I am wiser than any other living person that I know this secret of your dream, but because God has chosen me to be His instrument to make known to you what your secret thoughts mean.<\/p>\n COMMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n Dan. 2:25-26<\/span> . . . ARIOCH BROUGHT IN DANIEL . . . I HAVE FOUND A MAN . . . ART THOU ABLE? Notice the precociousness of Arioch! He seizes the opportunity to feather his cap by claiming to have found an answer to the most perplexing problem Nebuchadnezar has ever had in all his life. In fact, Daniel had found Arioch! How could Arioch make such an incongruous statement seeing that he had just a few hours before this gained an audience before the king for this same Hebrew lad? Arioch is doing what is incongruous but normal for practically all underlings of some great monarchmaking the most of any occasion to put himself in favorable estimation by his superior.<\/p>\n The king, greatly vexed of soul, and constantly plagued by such machinations of his underlings, probably did not give Ariochs attempt at politicking a second thought. He was intent upon finding someone who could set his mind at rest concerning this troubling dream, The king, skeptical that anyone could do what he asked, makes a special point of asking Daniel if he is able to tell both the dream and its interpretation. The king calls Daniel by his Babylonian name, Belteshazzar.<\/p>\n Dan. 2:27<\/span> . . . THE SECRET . . . THE KING . . . DEMANDED CAN NEITHER WISE MEN . . . ETC. . . . Daniel quickly disavows any human ability to tell secrets. He wants the king to be prepared for his next statement which will be a testimony to the One True God. Daniels words are also a mild rebuke to the king for expecting so much from any human wise man.<\/p>\n Dan. 2:28<\/span> . . . BUT THERE IS A GOD IN HEAVEN THAT REVEALETH SECRETS . . . What a wonderful opportunity for Daniel to plant the seed of Truth in the mind of a pagan monarch. What courage it took to stand in the presence of such an absolute despot who considered himself a god and speak of The Living God. Daniels courage was born of his faith in God and his knowledge of the situationthe extremity of Nebuchadnezzars anxiety.<\/p>\n The phrase latter days can mean only one thing in its context! It refers to the days which follow from that present time unto the coming of the Messianic kingdom which occurred, of course, when the church was established on Pentecost, Acts 2<\/span>. We shall treat this subject thoroughly in the remainder of the chapter.<\/p>\n Dan. 2:29<\/span> . . . THY THOUGHTS CAME . . . WHAT SHOULD COME TO PASS HEREAFTER . . . Evidently the king had gone to bed thinking about the futurewhat is going to happen in my future. Nebuchadnezzar was somewhat of an Alexander the Great. He had conquered the civilized world of his day; he had done just about everything a monarch of that day could do in conquests, building, etc. With such personal glory already his he might well wonder what the future had in store. He was at the top of the ladder already! He lay down to dream because there were no more worlds to conquer! And what a dream!<\/p>\n Daniel describes his God as The Revealer of secrets and distinctly states that Jehovah has sent this dream to Nebuchadnezzar in order to tell him what shall happen in the future.<\/p>\n Dan. 2:30<\/span> . . . AS FOR ME . . . NOT REVEALED . . . FOR ANY WISDOM THAT I HAVE . . . Again Daniel disavows any personal, meritorious claim upon the gift of God to interpret dreams. He makes it plain that he is being used only as an instrument through which God is making known to the king what all these secret thoughts and dreams mean.<\/p>\n We admire Daniels courage before a great monarch such as this. We would also do well to reflect on the trust in God necessary for Daniel not to presumptuously claim for himself these powers to reveal secrets! What a temptation it would be for most of us to take to ourselves this glory rather than give it to God, Looked at from an immediate and physical or selfish perspective it could have been exceedingly profitable for Daniel to have claimed these powers all on his own. But, like Joseph, he said, It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh an answer . . . (Gen. 41:16<\/span>).<\/p>\n QUIZ<\/strong><\/p>\n 1.<\/p>\n Why did Arioch claim to have found Daniel when in the kings presence?<\/p>\n 2.<\/p>\n Why did the king ask Daniel if he were able to tell the dream?<\/p>\n 3.<\/p>\n How did Daniel rebuke the kings decree to kill all the wise-men?<\/p>\n 4.<\/p>\n What had the king probably gone to bed thinking about before his dream?<\/p>\n 5.<\/p>\n What does the latter days refer to?<\/p>\n 6.<\/p>\n What is especially significant of Daniels disavowal to any personal merit?<\/p>\n (25) I have found.<\/strong>It is not strictly true that Arioch had diligently searched for any interpreters of the kings dream. However, the circumstances mentioned in Dan. 2:16<\/span>; Dan. 2:24<\/span>, warrant the language which he uses.<\/p>\n ‘Then Arioch quickly brought Daniel in before the king and said thus to him, “I have found a man of the children of the captivity of Judah, who will make known to the king the interpretation.” ’<\/p>\n Arioch appears to have been a good man who had no heart for the task that he had been set, and he also recognised that the king was getting impatient. So he personally went directly to the king to let him know the situation. He did, however, want to bring a little credit on himself, and spoke as though it was all his doing, ‘I have found a man’. He knew that the king had already spoken to Daniel but he did not want it forgotten who had brought him to him. He knew that if Daniel succeeded, gratitude would be shown all round, and that the king would not forget who had been responsible for discovering him.<\/p>\n ‘Of the children of the captivity of Judah.’ He identified to the king who the man was. He wanted credit for having carried out his duties and enquiries properly. The man was one of the noble hostages from Judah. Such an identification was necessary. The king would want to know with whom he was dealing.<\/p>\n Dan 2:25 Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation.<\/p>\n Ver. 25. I have found a man.<\/strong> ] Aulici aliorum sibi usurpant inventa.<\/em> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Of the captives of Judah.<\/strong> ] His worth deserved better respect.<\/p>\n NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: Dan 2:25-30<\/p>\n 25Then Arioch hurriedly brought Daniel into the king’s presence and spoke to him as follows: I have found a man among the exiles from Judah who can make the interpretation known to the king! 26The king said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Are you able to make known to me the dream which I have seen and its interpretation? 27Daniel answered before the king and said, As for the mystery about which the king has inquired, neither wise men, conjurers, magicians nor diviners are able to declare it to the king. 28However, there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will take place in the latter days. This was your dream and the visions in your mind while on your bed. 29As for you, O king, while on your bed your thoughts turned to what would take place in the future; and He who reveals mysteries has made known to you what will take place. 30But as for me, this mystery has not been revealed to me for any wisdom residing in me more than in any other living man, but for the purpose of making the interpretation known to the king, and that you may understand the thoughts of your mind.<\/p>\n Dan 2:25 Arioch. . .I have found As all politicians, Arioch claimed credit for finding Daniel when, in reality, Daniel approached him (cf. Dan 2:24).<\/p>\n among the exiles from Judah All of the Babylonian wise men could not help, but a man from God’s exiled people could! This is a way of magnifying YHWH. His people know because they know Him. Judah may seem small and insignificant, but its people are God’s people. He has revealed Himself to them and now through them to Nebuchadnezzar.<\/p>\n Dan 2:27-30 Daniel disclaims any personal merit but gives the God of his fathers the credit for the revelation.<\/p>\n Dan 2:28 He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will take place in the latter days Nebuchadnezzar is used in a symbolic way to represent human government (cf. Dan 2:36-38). This same type of metaphor is found in Revelation 18 in the phrase the whore of Babylon. Daniel, chapters 1 through 6, describes human governments, while chapters 7 through 12 discuss the coming of the kingdom of God.<\/p>\n Often the prophets spoke about the nations (e.g., Isaiah 12-24; Isaiah 46-47; Jeremiah 44-51; Ezekiel 25-32), but not in the presence of the leaders of the nations (with the possible exception of Amos to the leaders of Israel). In a sense it is Daniel who addresses directly on God’s behalf the pagan empires of the Ancient Near East. This world order and God’s purpose for creation are in opposition. God will judge the nations and fulfill His plan for creation. Daniel has a unique place in YHWH’s dealing with pagan rulers and their kingdoms.<\/p>\n NASB, NKJVin the latter days<\/p>\n NRSVat the end of days<\/p>\n TEVin the future<\/p>\n NJBin the final days<\/p>\n The OT only saw one coming of the Messiah. This climactic event of history was preceded by major events known as the latter days.<\/p>\n However, with further revelation (i.e., NT), we realize that the term latter days often refers to the period between the incarnation of the Messiah at Bethlehem and His coming again in power and glory at His Second Coming (cf. Act 2:17 quoting Joe 2:28-32). This is basically an overlapping of the two Jewish ages.<\/p>\n SPECIAL TOPIC: THIS AGE AND THE AGE TO COME <\/p>\n Dan 2:29 Predictive prophecy is one of the greatest evidences that the Bible really is the only inspired self-revelation of the one true God (cf. Dan 2:45; Dan 2:47). The Bible is the only world religion holy book that has predictive prophecy.<\/p>\n God is above time. All history is present before Him. He is not limited by past, present, and future time sequence. This foreknowledge does not remove human free will. We are responsible for our choices. The Bible does not teach determinism (Islam), but covenant!<\/p>\n Dan 2:30<\/p>\n NASB, NRSVthe thoughts of your mind<\/p>\n NKJVthe thoughts of your heart<\/p>\n TEVthe thoughts that have come to you<\/p>\n NJByour inmost thoughts<\/p>\n The term heart is an OT way of referring to the entire person.<\/p>\n Dan 2:25<\/p>\n Dan 2:25 ThenH116 AriochH746 brought inH5954 DanielH1841 beforeH6925 the kingH4430 in haste,H927 and saidH560 thusH3652 unto him, I have foundH7912 a manH1400 ofH4481 the captivesH1123 H1547 ofH1768 Judah,H3061 thatH1768 will make knownH3046 unto the kingH4430 the interpretation.H6591 <\/p>\n Dan 2:25 <\/p>\n Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation.<\/p>\n This was an urgent matter. Did Arioch dispatch messengers immediately to stop the executions at the request of Daniel or did he hasten Daniel in front of the king in hopes that he would receive the similar order from Nebuchadnezzar himself. It seems unlikely at this point that Daniel had the authority to put a stop to Nebuchadnezzar’s decree. It seems logical that Arioch brought Daniel immediately before the king with this in mind. <\/p>\n brought: Pro 24:11, Ecc 9:10 <\/p>\n I have: Chal, That I have <\/p>\n captives of Judah: Chal, children of the captivity of Judah. Dan 1:6, Dan 6:13, Neh 7:6, 1Co 1:27, 1Co 1:28 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: Gen 41:14 – and they brought him hastily Dan 5:13 – the children<\/p>\n Dan 2:25. The meeting was arranged without delay and the captain brought Daniel into the presence of the king. He was introduced as one of the Judean captives who had the ability to interpret the king’s dream.<\/p>\n Dan 2:25-35. Daniel Declares the Dream to the King.By the inspiration of God Daniel is enabled to describe to the king his forgotten dream. In this dream the king had seen the image of a colossal man, which was of surpassing brilliance. The head was made of gold, the upper part of the body of silver, the lower part of bronze, the legs of iron, the feet of iron mixed with clay. As the king watched, a stone cut without hands smote the image and smashed it in pieces. The stone then grew till it became a mountain and filled the whole earth.<\/p>\n Dan 2:27. soothsayers: lit. determiners of fates, i.e. fortunetellers. For the prevalence of magic at Babylon, Dan 1:20*.<\/p>\n Dan 2:28. in the latter days: lit. at the end of the days, or, as we should say, at the close of time.<\/p>\n Dan 2:29. thy thoughts came: the thoughts must be distinguished from the dream. The king was probably pondering over the future destinies of his kingdom, wondering what the future would bring for it, and the dream took shape as a weird and fantastic answer to his musings.<\/p>\n Dan 2:31. excellent: surpassing. The word is used here in its old English sense.<\/p>\n Dan 2:34. stone was cut out: i.e. from the mountain (see Dan 2:45).<\/p>\n Daniel convinced Arioch that he could identify the king’s dream and interpret it. The king’s commander therefore ushered Daniel into Nebuchadnezzar’s presence and presented him as someone Arioch had discovered, among the exiles of Judah of all people! Obviously the commander hoped to put himself in the king’s favor and to enjoy some of the reward that Daniel would receive. Arioch had great confidence in Daniel. If Daniel failed, Arioch would suffer the king’s wrath. Actually, Daniel had sought Arioch out, not the other way around.<\/p>\n Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation. 25. captives ] lit. children of the captivity (or, better [209] , of the exile), as A.V. itself renders in Dan … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 2:25”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21794"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21794\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
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