"Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king;"
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Verse 27. _CANNOT THE WISE_ MEN] Cannot your own able men, aided by
your gods, tell you the secret? This question was necessary in order
that the king might see the foolishness of depending on the one...
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DANIEL ANSWERED IN THE PRESENCE OF THE KING, AND SAID, THE SECRET
WHICH THE KING HATH DEMANDED, CANNOT THE WISE MEN ... SHOW UNTO THE
KING - Daniel regarded it as a settled and indisputable point that...
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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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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 o...
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Daniel, brought by Arioch into Nebuchadnezzar's presence, professes
his readiness to declare and interpret to him his dream....
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b. PROFESSION
TEXT: Daniel 2:25-30
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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 kn...
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Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret
which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the
magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king;
DANIEL ANSW...
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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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THE SECRET... — In this and the next verse Daniel justifies the
astonishment of the king, and explains to him that what the wise men
had stated was perfectly true. The “gods whose dwelling was with
fl...
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עָנֵ֧ה דָנִיֵּ֛אל קֳדָ֥ם מַלְכָּ֖א וְ
אָמַ֑ר רָזָה֙ דִּֽי ־מַלְכָּ֣א
שָׁאֵ֔ל לָ֧א חַכִּימִ֣ין אָֽשְׁפִ֗ין
חַרְטֻמִּין֙
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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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WISDOM GRANTED IN THE HOUR OF NEED
Daniel 2:14-35
The action of Daniel in this supreme crisis is very instructive. He
reckoned absolutely on God, and in his chivalrous endeavor to save the
lives of...
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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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_Soothsayers. Chaldee: Gazerin, (Haydock) who inspect entrails,
(Ezechiel xxi. 21. St. Jerome) or tell fortunes by sticks. (Chap. iii.
3.)_...
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There is a great beauty in this introduction of Daniel before the
King. And we cannot sufficiently admire Daniel's preface to what he
had to say to the King on the subject of his dream. It required no...
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First, with respect to these names we need not trouble ourselves much,
since even the Jews themselves are compelled to guess at them. They
are very bold in their definitions and rash in their affirmat...
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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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DANIEL ANSWERED IN THE PRESENCE OF THE KING,.... Boldly, and without
fear:
AND SAID, THE SECRET WHICH THE KING HATH DEMANDED: so he calls it, to
show that it was something divine, which came from God...
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Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret
which the king hath demanded cannot the wise [men], the astrologers,
the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king;
Ver. 27. The...
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_The king said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar _
See note on Daniel 1:7; _Art thou able to make known to me the dream?_
&c. The king seems to have questioned whether he could make his
promise g...
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Daniel Prepares to Interpret The King's Dream...
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24-30 Daniel takes away the king's opinion of his magicians and
soothsayers. The insufficiency of creatures should drive us to the
all-sufficiency of the Creator. There is One who can do that for us,...
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He reckons up here all sorts of divination, to show that divine
things, and the secrets of God, cannot be comprehended by man without
special revelation; and that those who presume to do it arrogate t...
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Daniel 2:27 Daniel H1841 answered H6032 (H8750) presence H6925 king
H4430 said H560 (H8750) secret H7328 king H4430 demanded H7593 (H8751)
wise H2445 astrologers H826 magicians H2749 soothsayers H1505...
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‘Daniel answered before the king and said, “The secret the king
has demanded is one that neither wise men, enchanters, magicians nor
soothsayers can show to the king. But there is a God in heaven who...
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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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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. VII.—THE TESTIMONY (Chap. Daniel 2:24)
Daniel’s thanksgiving to God immediately followed by his testimony
to men. Life being at stake, the business required haste. Daniel
repairs, t...
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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 TROUBLED, AND HIS...
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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 2:10; Daniel 2:11; Daniel 2:2; Daniel 5:7; Daniel 5:8; Isaiah
19:3; Isaiah 44:25; Isaiah 47:12; Job 5:12; Job 5:13...