George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Daniel 2:48
Provinces, or that of Babylonia, which was the first. --- Wise men. This would not engage him in any idolatrous practices.
Provinces, or that of Babylonia, which was the first. --- Wise men. This would not engage him in any idolatrous practices.
Verse Daniel 2:48. _MADE DANIEL A GREAT MAN_] By, 1. Giving him many rich gifts. 2. By making him _governor_ over the whole province of Babylon. And, 3. By making him the _chief_ or _president_ ove...
THERE THE KING MADE DANIEL A GREAT MAN - 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 ext...
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 INTERPRETATION OF THE DREAM. According to Daniel's interpretation the colossal statue is a pictorial representation of the course of history. Four empires succeed each other and are finally destro...
MADE DANIEL. GREAT MAN. exalted Daniel. GOVERNORS. prefects, or nobles. Chaldee. _signin._ Occurs in Dan. only here, Daniel 3:2; Daniel 3:3; Daniel 3:27. and...
Nebuchadnezzar is profoundly impressed by Daniel's skill, and bestows upon him high honour and rewards (cf. the promise of Daniel 2:6)....
_made Daniel a great man made Daniel_ GREAT, i.e. advanced, promoted him. _made him_ TO RULE, &c. i.e., probably, made him administrator of the principal province of the empire, in which the capital...
d. FELICITOUS KING TEXT: Daniel 2:46-49 46 Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odors unto him. 47 The...
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. THEN THE KING...
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...
CHIEF OF THE GOVERNORS] RV 'chief governor.'...
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...
THE PROVINCE. — According to Daniel 3:2, the Babylonian empire consisted of several provinces, each of which had its own ruler or _Shilton._ Daniel became ruler of this one province of Babylon. What t...
אֱדַ֨יִן מַלְכָּ֜א לְ דָנִיֵּ֣אל רַבִּ֗י וּ מ
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...
GOD'S KINGDOM TRIUMPHANT Daniel 2:36-49 Our Lord probably refers to these five empires when He speaks of “the times of the Gentiles.” The empire of Babylon was followed by that of Medo-Persia under C...
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...
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. (d) Not...
Reader! behold, the wonderful effects wrought upon the mind of Nebuchadnezzar! To see a prince thus forgetting all distinction and dignity, and falling prostrate before a poor captive; nothing can mor...
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 a...
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...
THEN THE KING MADE DANIEL A GREAT MAN,.... 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...
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. Ver. 48. _T...
_Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods_ Such a God as there is no other; above all gods in dignity, over all gods in dominion. _And a Lord of kings_ From whom they derive their power, and t...
Then the king made Daniel a great man, exalting him to a position of great dignity and power, AND GAVE HIM MANY GREAT GIFTS, rewarding him after the manner of Oriental rulers, AND MADE HIM RULER OVER...
The Dream Interpreted; Daniel Advanced...
46-49 It is our business to direct attention to the Lord, as the Author and Giver of every good gift. Many have thoughts of the Divine power and majesty, who do not think of serving God themselves. Bu...
MADE DANIEL A GREAT MAN, Chald. _rabbi_, magnified him. MANY GREAT GIFTS; an estate suitable to his honour. RULER OVER THE WHOLE PROVINCE OF BABYLON; GNAL COL MEDINA over the chief province of Babylon...
Daniel 2:48 Then H116 king H4430 promoted H7236 (H8745) Daniel H1841 gave H3052 (H8754) many H7690 great...
‘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 req...
Daniel 2:29 I take the severance of the stone from the mountain to denote the coming of Christ into the world, and the collision of the stone with the image to mean the founding by the Lord of that sp...
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...
_Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands._ THE DREAM RECOVERED AND INTERPRETED The vision suggests to us many interesting things concerning the Kingdom of Christ. 1. Its superhuman o...
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’...
DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 2:46 Nebuchadnezzar recognized and honored Daniel’s God. He also promoted Daniel and his friends within the Babylonian court, giving them further opportunity to bring peace and w...
_HOMILETICS_ SECT. XI.—DANIEL’S ELEVATION (Chap. Daniel 2:46) The king was convinced that Daniel had given a true description and interpretation of his dream. The truth also which the youthful prophe...
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...
1 Samuel 17:25; 1 Samuel 25:2; 2 Kings 5:1; 2 Samuel 19:32; Daniel 4:9