48<\/strong>. made Daniel a great man<\/em> ] made Daniel<\/em> great<\/strong>, i.e. advanced, promoted him.<\/p>\n made him<\/em> to rule<\/strong>, &c.] i.e., probably, made him administrator of the principal province of the empire, in which the capital was; opp. to the local ‘provinces,’ Dan 3:2<\/span>.<\/p>\n and<\/em> (appointed him) chief of the<\/em> praefects<\/strong> over<\/em>, &c.] The idea appears to be (Hitz., Keil, Pusey, p. 20) that each division, or class ( Dan 2:2<\/em><\/span>), of the ‘wise men’ had its own head; and Daniel was promoted to have the supervision of them all. Cf. Dan 4:9<\/span>, Dan 5:11<\/span> (‘made him chief of the magicians, enchanters, Chaldeans, and determiners of fates’). ‘Praefect’ ( s<\/em> e<\/em> gan<\/em>, Heb. sgn<\/em>) recurs Dan 3:2-3<\/span>; Dan 3:27<\/span>, Dan 6:7<\/span>; and is found also in Jer 51:23<\/span>; Jer 51:28<\/span>; Jer 51:57<\/span>; Eze 23:6<\/span>; Eze 23:12<\/span>; Eze 23:23<\/span>; Isa 41:25<\/span> (A.V. in Jer., Ez. rulers<\/em>, in Is. princes<\/em>; R.V. always deputy<\/em> or ruler<\/em>). It is a Hebraized form of the Assyrian shaknu<\/em> (from shaknu<\/em>, to appoint), a word used constantly in the inscriptions of the ‘praefect’ appointed by the Assyrian king to govern a conquered district, or a city. Here the term is used more generally, as it is also in Ezr 9:2<\/span>, Neh 2:16<\/span>; Neh 4:14<\/span>; Neh 4:19<\/span>; Neh 5:7<\/span>; Neh 5:17<\/span>; Neh 7:5<\/span>; Neh 12:40<\/span>; Neh 13:11<\/span>, of certain civic officials in Jerusalem (A.V., R.V., ‘ruler’).<\/p>\n On the historical difficulty arising out of this statement respecting Daniel, see the Introd. p. lv, not<\/em> [212] .<\/p>\n [212] ote<\/em> Cf. Ryle, Canon of the<\/em> O. T<\/em>., p. 104 ff.<\/p>\n There the king made Daniel a great man – <\/B>That is, he gave him an honorable appointment; he so honored him that he was regarded as a great man. He was really made great by the grace of God, and the extraordinary favor which God had bestowed upon him, but the estimate which the king had of his greatness was shown by the tokens of the royal favor. And gave him many great gifts. This is a common way of showing esteem in the East. The estimate in which one holds another is evinced by the variety and richness of the presents conferred on him. Hence, all persons of distinction expect gifts of those who approach them as expressive of their regard for them, and of the esteem in which they are held. Compare Dan 2:6<\/span>.<\/P> And made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon – <\/B>Chaldee, <\/span> hash<\/I>e<\/I><\/SUP>l<\/I>e<\/I><\/SUP>teh<\/I> – caused him to preside over, or to rule over, from the verb <\/span> sh<\/I>e<\/I><\/SUP>lat<\/I>, to rule, and commonly applied to one who rules as a prince, or in an elevated office. From this word the terms sultan and sultana are derived.<\/P> And chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon – <\/B>This would seem to be an appointment which did not pertain to him as governor of the province of Babylon, or as presiding in the capital, but was a separate appointment, and, therefore, an additional mark of favor. The phrase chief of the governors would seem to imply that the magi of Babylon were disposed in certain orders or classes, each of which had its appropriate head, like the head of a college or university. Daniel was placed over the whole as the president, principal, or chancellor. It had been the policy of Nebuchadnezzar to assemble at the capital the principal talent and learning of the realm. Compare the notes at Dan 1:18-20<\/span>; Dan 2:2<\/span>. Daniel thus, in both these stations of honor at an early period of life, though recently an unknown stranger, and a captive; was exalted to the highest honors which could be conferred on a subject, and raised to posts of distinction which would usually be regarded as the highest rewards which could be obtained by a long life of devotedness to the welfare of the country.<\/P> <\/p>\n Verse 48<\/span>. Made Daniel a great man<\/B><\/I>] By,<\/P> 1. Giving him many rich gifts.<\/P> 2. By making him governor<\/I> over the whole province of Babylon. And,<\/P> 3. By making him the chief<\/I> or president<\/I> over all the wise men<\/I>.<\/P> <\/p>\n Made Daniel a great man, <\/B>Chald. rabbi<\/I>, magnified him. <\/P> Many great gifts; <\/B>an estate suitable to his honour. <\/P> Ruler over the whole province of Babylon; gnal col medina<\/B> over the chief province of Babylon, which was head, because of the metropolis; the word is also Arabic, and therefore used in Spain at this day. <\/P> Chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon:<\/B> see Dan 4:9<\/span>. Daniel was chief of them in wisdom, for he could unfold what none of the wise men could. Again, he was chief in place and power, he had the rule and inspection of them which were students and professors of wisdom and learning, into their studies and manners, like a perpetual lord chancellor. Not that this holy prophet gave any encouragement to them in their unlawful arts and divinations, but rather discouraged and corrected them, leaching them the knowledge of the true God: thus doth the true religion top all the world, and make the grandeur thereof stoop to it, for it is the wisdom of God and the power of God. <\/P> <\/p>\n 48.<\/B> One reason forNebuchadnezzar having been vouchsafed such a dream is here seen;namely, that Daniel might be promoted, and the captive people of Godbe comforted: the independent state of the captives during the exileand the alleviation of its hardships, were much due to Daniel.<\/P><\/p>\n Then the king made Daniel a great man<\/strong>,…. Advanced him to posts of great honour and dignity he was a great man before in spiritual things, in which he was made great by the Lord; and now he was made a great man in worldly things, through the providence of God; those that honour him he will honour:<\/p>\n and gave him many great gifts<\/strong>: gifts great in value, and many in number; rich garments, gold, silver, precious stones, and large estates to support his honour and grandeur; and which Daniel accepted of, not merely for his own use, but to do good with to his poor brethren the Jews in captivity:<\/p>\n and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon<\/strong>; the whole monarchy was divided into several provinces, over each of which was a deputy governor; this of Babylon was the chief of them, Babylon being the metropolis of the empire; the whole government of which, and all belonging to it, was given to Daniel; a proof of the king’s high esteem for him:<\/p>\n and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon<\/strong>; here was an university consisting of several colleges, over each of which there was a governor, and Daniel was the president of them all; or the principal or chancellor of the university: this office he might accept of, that he might have an opportunity of inculcating true knowledge, and of checking and correcting what was impious and unlawful.<\/p>\n After Nebuchadnezzar had given honour to the God of the Jews, he rewarded Daniel, the servant of this God, with gifts, and by elevating him to high offices of state. , to make great<\/em>, is more fully defined by the following passages. , he made him a man of power<\/em>, ruler over the province of Babylon, i.e., vicegerent, governor of this province. According to Dan 3:2<\/span>, the Chaldean kingdom consisted of several , each of which had its own . The following depends zeugmatically, however, on : and (made him) president over all the wise men<\/em>. , Hebr. , vicegerent<\/em>, prefect, is an Aryan word incorporated into the Hebrew, in Athen., but not yet certainly authenticated in Old Persian; vide<\/em> (Spiegel in Delitzsch<\/em> on Isa 41:25<\/span>. The wise men of Babylon were divided into classes according to their principal functions, under , chiefs<\/em>, whose president (= , Jer 39:3<\/span>) Daniel was.<\/p>\n Here also another point is added, namely, how King Nebuchadnezzar raised God’s Prophet and adorned him with the highest honors. We have spoken of that preposterous worship which he himself displayed and commanded others to offer. As far as concerns gifts and the discharge of public duties, we can neither condemn Nebuchadnezzar for honoring God’s servant, nor yet Daniel for suffering himself to be thus exalted. All God’s servants ought to take care not to make a gain of their office, and we know how very pestilent the disease is when prophets and teachers are addicted to gain, or easily receive the gifts offered them. For where there is no contempt of money, many vices necessarily spring up, since all avaricious and covetous men adulterate God’s word and makes, traffic of it. (2Co 2:17<\/span>.) Hence all prophets and ministers of God ought to watch against being covetous of gifts. But as far as Daniel is concerned, he might receive what the king offered him just as Joseph could lawfully undertake the government of the whole of Egypt. (Gen 41:40<\/span>.) There is no doubt that Daniel had other views than his private and personal advantage. We must not believe him covetous of gain while he bore his exile so patiently, and, besides this, when at the hazard of his life he had preferred abstinence from the royal food to alienating himself from the people of God. As he manifestly preferred the shame of the cross by which God’s people were then oppressed, to opulence, luxury, and honor, who will think him blinded by avarice through receiving gifts? But since he saw the sons of God miserably and cruelly oppressed by the Chaldeans, he wished as far as he could to succor them in their miseries. As he well knew this would afford some consolation and support to his race, he allowed himself to be made prefect of a province. And the same reason influenced him to seek some place of authority for his companions, as follows, — <\/p>\n (48) The Province.<\/strong>According to Dan. 3:2<\/span>, the Babylonian empire consisted of several provinces, each of which had its own ruler or Shilton.<\/em> Daniel became ruler of this one province of Babylon. What the other office was to which he was advanced may possibly be explained when further discoveries have been made. Hitherto it has been inexplicable.<\/p>\n 48, 49<\/strong>. <\/strong> If this means that Daniel was really appointed viceroy, or shalit, <\/em> of the province and official head ( rab?<\/em>) of the order of Magi, he must very soon have lost that position (Dan 2:13<\/span>), which might have been arbitrarily given him out of temporary spite toward the Babylonian priests and taken from him when the king and these ecclesiastics became reconciled. (See note Dan 2:5<\/span>.) Zockler says, “What really was conferred on the prophet was probably merely a decisive influence over the administration of the province of Babylon.” For a time, at least, Daniel was “in the gate of the king.” This perhaps may only mean that he abode at the royal court, though, strictly speaking, the “gate” was the most sacred part of the temple or palace, and was, therefore, used for the highest judicial functions (Trumbull, Threshold Covenant<\/em>). At Persepolis (Susa) on the doorways the king is represented rendering justice at the palace gate. A Babylonian tablet written in the twenty-eighth year of Nebuchadnezzar contains the challenge of a certain person to his opponent to bring his witnesses to the gate of the house Bel-idden, <\/em> and testify, and so the most sacred city of the empire was named Babylon, “the gate of the gods.” The high court of Turkey is still called the Sublime Porte, or Exalted Gateway.<\/p>\n ‘Then the king made Daniel great, and gave him many great gifts, and made him to rule over the whole province of Babylon, and to be chief governor over all the wise men of Babylon. And Daniel made request of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego over the affairs of the province of Babylon. But Daniel was in the gate of the king.’<\/p>\n The king honoured his promises of rewards, and gave him many great gifts and a position of great authority. We do not know exactly what it was, and fortunately for him, for he was young, he would have advisers, but it possibly made him supreme governor of the province of Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar would want him always within reach. He was also made ‘Rab signin’ (chief overseer) over the wise men of Babylon. This did not necessarily involve him in their activities. He did not need to involve himself with them, and what follows is testimony enough to the fact that he remained totally faithful to the God of heaven. But it was a position of great honour and prestige, and meant that when the king needed guidance in the future he was always there to call on without incurring jealousy. And for a time at least the wise men were probably grateful to him. He had saved their lives.<\/p>\n Daniel did not forget his friends, indeed he knew that he would need them, and he requested that they be appointed to positions were they could assist him, a favour which was immediately granted. So they too had positions of authority. But Daniel himself had his place in the royal entourage and the palace offices (‘the gate of the king’). He was close to the king, with ready access to him.<\/p>\n However, the overall importance of the incident as far as the readers were concerned was that it revealed that Yahweh was supreme over all. He alone had been able to do what the servants of the gods of Babylon had said was impossible.<\/p>\n Dan 2:48 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.<\/p>\n Ver. 48. Then the king made Daniel a great man.<\/strong> ] This was, saith Broughton, about two years before the captivity of Jeconiah, when the good figs were to be brought to Babylon; an encouragement for the faithful to go willingly, their own nobles being so advanced in that court. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n And gave him many great gifts.<\/strong> ] This Porphyry, that atheist, snarleth at, viz., that Daniel received these rewards and honours. But why might he not, since the gifts he could bestow upon the poor captives, his fellow brethren, and the honours he could also improve to their benefit, himself did neither ambitiously seek them, nor was vainly puffed up by them. A noble pair of like English spirits we have lately had among us, Dr Ussher and Dr Preston, contemporaries and intimate friends to one another. The former, a<\/em> when he was consecrated Bishop of Meath in Ireland, had this anagram of his name given him, “JAMES MEATH, I am the same.”<\/em> The latter, b<\/em> when he might have chosen his own mitre, but denied all preferment that courted his acceptance, had this anagram made of him, “JOHANNES PRESTONIUS, En stas pius in honore.”<\/em> Behold, you stand holy, in honour. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n a<\/em> Dr Bernard in his Life. <\/p>\n b<\/em> Mr Fuller’s Church History,<\/em> fol. 119.<\/p>\n made Daniel a great man = exalted Daniel. <\/p>\n governors = prefects, or nobles. Chaldee. signin. Occurs in Dan. only here, Dan 3:2, Dan 3:3, Dan 3:27; and Dan 6:7. <\/p>\n Dan 2:48<\/p>\n Dan 2:48 ThenH116 the kingH4430 made Daniel a great man,H7236 H1841 and gaveH3052 him manyH7690 greatH7260 gifts,H4978 and made him rulerH7981 overH5922 the wholeH3606 provinceH4083 of Babylon,H895 and chiefH7229 of the governorsH5460 overH5922 allH3606 the wiseH2445 men of Babylon.H895 <\/p>\n Dan 2:48 <\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Obviously all the wise men of Babylon had not been slain when Daniel intervened on behalf of them, or there would have not been any of them left for Daniel to rule over. Nebuchadnezzar was so disgusted with the inability of the Chaldean wise men to show him the dream that he appointed the one man in all the empire who did show him the dream as their ruler. The Chaldeans stood before the king and declared that what he desired of them could not be done by mortal man. Daniel, by the will of God, was able to prove to the king of Babylon that his own wise men were not so inspired by God. The Chaldeans spoke the truth when they told Nebuchadnezzar that “there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh”. What they didn’t know was that there was a man on earth to whom the one true and living God would reveal Nebuchadnezzar’s secret through. And for that error and their failure, they were placed under the rule of the man who with great humility and penitence before God and before the king made them eat their words. These wise men literally owed Daniel their lives. It is quite probable that these wise men received extensive instruction under the rule of Daniel about the ways of righteousness and about the one true and living God. Daniel found himself in quite a unique position where he could influence a great many people and given the evidence from scripture there can hardly be any doubt that he did so. <\/p>\n a great: Dan 2:6, Dan 5:16, Gen 41:39-43, Num 22:16, Num 22:17, Num 24:11, 1Sa 17:25, 1Sa 25:2, 2Sa 19:32, 2Ki 5:1, Job 1:3, Jer 5:5 <\/p>\n ruler: Dan 5:29, Dan 6:1, Dan 6:2 <\/p>\n and chief: Dan 4:9, Dan 5:11 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: 1Sa 2:8 – set them Est 8:2 – Esther set Est 10:2 – advanced him Psa 87:4 – Babylon Eze 28:3 – thou art Dan 3:1 – in the province Dan 5:7 – the third Dan 5:13 – Art thou Dan 8:27 – and did<\/p>\n Dan 2:48. Offering gifts to Daniel was on the same principle as those promised to the wise men in verse 6 and was proper. The king was eager to do something to show his appreciation for the favor that Daniel had shown him. Making him ruler over the province of Babylon means he was to manage the affairs, even having seniority over other managers, hut of course it would be under the jurisdiction of the king. There was a logical reason for offering such a position to him. The monarchs all had need of such subordinates in their dominions, and Daniel had shown that he possessed great wisdom and was qualified and worthy of such a trust<\/p>\n 2:48 Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great {d} gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise [men] of Babylon.<\/p>\n (d) Not that the Prophet was desirous of gifts or honour, but because by this means he might relieve his poor brethren, who were grievously oppressed in this their captivity, and he also received them, lest he should offend this cruel king, who willingly gave them.<\/p>\n The king also promoted Daniel to be head man over the province of Babylon, and chief of the wise men. He evidently became the ruler in charge of this most important province (cf. Dan 3:2). Normally this position would have gone to a Chaldean, a member of the "master race" of Babylonian society. The fact that Nebuchadnezzar gave it to a Jewish captive shows the tremendous respect that Daniel had earned with this revelation.<\/p>\n 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”<\/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-21817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21817","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=21817"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21817\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21817"}],"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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