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FOR THIS CAUSE THE KING WAS ANGRY - Because they failed in explaining
the subject which had been referred to them. It is true that his anger
was unjust, for their profession did not imply that they wo...
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CHAPTER 2 NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S DREAM AND ITS INTERPRETATION
_ 1. The forgotten dream (Daniel 2:1)_
2. The prayer meeting in Babylon and the answer (Daniel 2:14)
3. Daniel before the king (Daniel 2:24)...
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THE FORGOTTEN DREAM. Nebuchadnezzar, troubled by a dream which had
escaped him, calls his magicians and orders them to recover it and
explain its meaning. When they declare their inability, he issues...
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WISE MEN: i.e. the members of all the classes collectively, mentioned
in Daniel 2:2 above. Chaldee. _chakam,_ denoting acquired wisdom....
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The wise men profess their willingness to interpret the king's dream:
but protest that his demand that they should tell him what his dream
was is an extravagant one. Nebuchadnezzar, however, adheres t...
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_wise_men] of those versed in occult arts, as Genesis 41:8; Jeremiah
50:35 (of Babylon), and several times in the sequel (cf. p. 15).
Similarly _wisdom_, Isaiah 47:10 (of Babylon), and ch....
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c. SAVED BY THE SUBJUGATED
TEXT: Daniel 2:12-16
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For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to
destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
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So the decree went forth, and the w...
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For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to
destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
13. FOR THIS CAUSE THE KING WAS ANGRY ... AND THE DECREE WENT FORTH
THAT THE WISE MEN SHOUL...
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NEBUCHANDEZZAR'S DREAM-IMAGE
Nebuchadnezzar in his second year had a dream, which he required the
wise men of his court to describe and interpret on pain of death. They
said this was beyond their powe...
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THE MEN WHO WERE LOYAL TO GOD
DANIEL
_ROBERT BRYCE_
CHAPTER 2
V1 When Nebuchadnezzar had been king for almost two years, he had
dreams. His mind was anxious and he could not sleep.
Verse 1 Nebuc...
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This order to massacre the wise men extended apparently only to those
who were resident in the city of Babylon, where they had a fixed
habitation. Though Daniel had been already trained in their schoo...
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כָּ ל ־קֳבֵ֣ל דְּנָ֔ה מַלְכָּ֕א
בְּנַ֖ס וּ
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THE DREAM-IMAGE OF RUINED EMPIRES
"With thee will I break in pieces rulers and captains." - Jeremiah
51:23
THE Book of Daniel is constructed with consummate skill to teach the
mighty lessons which it...
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THE FORGOTTEN DREAM
Daniel 2:1-13
This was the second year of Nebuchadnezzar's sole reign. At first he
was joint-governor with his father. From Daniel 2:4 b to Daniel 7:28
the Syriac language is empl...
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In the second year of his reign Nebuchadnezzar, troubled by dreams and
unable to sleep, called together his enchanters and sorcerers to
explain his dreams one of which troubled him especially. Their
d...
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No doubt, but that the Lord in his over-ruling providence, while
impressing the mind of the King with the importance of the dream
itself; yet made him so totally to forget the particulars of it by way...
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The former denunciation was horrible, but now Nebuchadnezzar proceeds
beyond it; for he not merely threatens the Chaldeans with death, but
commands it to be inflicted. Such an example is scarcely to b...
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On the other hand, we see in the second chapter the mighty king of the
Gentiles made the depositary of the history of the Gentiles, and of
God's entire plan, as the recipient of these divine communica...
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FOR THIS CAUSE THE KING WAS ANGRY, AND VERY FURIOUS,.... Not only
because they could not tell his dream, and the interpretation of it;
but because they represented him as requiring a thing unreasonabl...
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For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to
destroy all the wise [men] of Babylon.
Ver. 12. _For this cause the king was angry and very furious._] A
cutting answer may mar a...
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_For this cause the king was angry and very furious_, &c. The king, in
his rage and fury, probably did not think of sending for Daniel, which
made Daniel try to get admission to the king, Daniel 2:14,...
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For this cause the king was angry and very furious and commanded to
destroy all the wise men of Babylon, either of this city or of the
province....
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THE DREAM OF NEBUCHADNEZZAR...
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1-13 The greatest men are most open to cares and troubles of mind,
which disturb their repose in the night, while the sleep of the
labouring man is sweet and sound. We know not the uneasiness of many...
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Tyrants are inexorable, and they rule according to their will, and
being crossed they are furious, and that brings forth death; the wrath
of such is the roaring of a lion....
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Daniel 2:12 For H6903 this H1836 reason H3606 king H4430 angry H1149
(H8754) very H7690 furious H7108 ...
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Daniel 2:1
I. The narrative sets before us the value of united prayer.
II. We have an illustration here of the power of gratitude.
III. We have an illustration of the devout humility of genuine pie...
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CONTENTS: Visions of Nebuchadnezzar and their results. The forgotten
dream and the failure of the astrologers. Daniel's interpretation
after prayer for wisdom.
CHARACTERS: Nebuchadnezzar, Daniel, Sha...
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Daniel 2:1. _In the second year of Nebuchadnezzar,_ after he ascended
the throne, according to the Chaldaic account, which was the fourth
according to the Hebrew account. Nebuchadnezzar is thought by...
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_The king was angry._
ANGER
“Anger,” Dr. Cox observes, “is
(1) undignifying;
(2) unreasonable;
(3) destructive of that just and useful influence to which we should
aspire, and for which everyone...
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DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 2:1 Nebuchadnezzar expects his own
interpreters to tell him the content of his dream, perhaps to prove
that they are genuinely qualified to interpret it (vv. Daniel 2:1).
Daniel’...
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_HOMILETICS_
SECT. V.—THE ANSWERED PRAYER (_Chap_. Daniel 2:1).
We come to the first of the visions given to Daniel. The occasion of
it was a dream of Nebuchadnezzar, of which it was required to give...
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EXPOSITION
DANIEL 2:1
DANIEL FIRST BECOMES DISTINGUISHED.
DANIEL 2:1
And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar
dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was trou
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Now in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar
dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep was
taken from him. Then the king commanded to call the magicians...
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Daniel 3:13; Job 5:2; Matthew 2:16; Matthew 5:22; Proverbs 16:14;...