Commentary Critical and Explanatory
Daniel 2:7
They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it.
No JFB commentary on this verse.
They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it.
No JFB commentary on this verse.
THEY ANSWERED AGAIN, AND SAID, LET THE KING TELL HIS SERVANTS THE DREAM, AND WE WILL SHOW THE INTERPRETATION OF IT - Certainly not an unreasonable request, in any circumstances, and especially in thei...
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)...
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...
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...
_again_ THE SECOND TIME (R.V.)....
b. DILEMMA OF THE DIVINERS TEXT: Daniel 2:7-11 7 They answered the second time and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation. 8 The king answered and sai...
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...
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...
LET THE KING TELL. — The request was reasonable enough, according to the principles of Babylonian sorcery. Nebuchadnezzar’s doubts, however, were awakened, and he was not sure of the veracity of his m...
עֲנֹ֥ו תִנְיָנ֖וּת וְ אָמְרִ֑ין מַלְכָּ֕א חֶלְמָ֛א...
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...
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...
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...
They answered again and said, Let the king tell (h) his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it. (h) In this appears their ignorance, that despite their braggings, yet they were...
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...
Here the excuse of the Magi is narrated. They state the truth that their art only enabled them to discover the interpretation of a dream; but the king wished to know the dream itself. Whence he appear...
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...
THEY ANSWERED AGAIN, AND SAID,.... Or, a "second" e time; repeating the same words, having nothing more to say: LET THE KING TELL HIS SERVANTS THE DREAM, AND WE WILL SHOW THE INTERPRETATION THEREOF;...
They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it. Ver. 7. _They answered again and said, Let the king, &c._] Thus these proud boasters...
_They answered, Let the king tell his servants the dream_ But this the king could not do; and yet, unless he could do it, they could not proceed one step toward the gratifying of his desires. _The kin...
They answered again and said, in an effort to bring home to the king the unreasonableness of his request, LET THE KING TELL HIS SERVANTS THE DREAM, AND WE WILL SHOW THE INTERPRETATION OF IT....
THE DREAM OF NEBUCHADNEZZAR...
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...
But this the king could not do; they could not tell the dream, and the king could not, yet both require impossibilities....
Daniel 2:7 answered H6032 (H8754) again H8579 said H560 (H8750) king H4430 tell H560 (H8748) servant
‘They answered the second time and said, “Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.” ' They were in a quandary and boldly held up their end. What else could they s...
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...
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...
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...
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’...
_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...
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
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...
Daniel 2:4; Daniel 2:9; Ecclesiastes 10:4...