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Verse Daniel 2:4. _THEN SPAKE THE CHALDEANS TO THE KING IN SYRIAC_]
ארמית _aramith_, the language of _Aram_ or _Syria_. What has been
generally called the Chaldee.
_O KING, LIVE FOR EVER_] מלכא לעלמ...
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THEN SPAKE THE CHALDEANS TO THE KING - The meaning is, either that the
Chaldeans spoke in the name of the entire company of the soothsayers
and magicians (see the notes, Daniel 1:20; Daniel 2:2), beca...
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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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IN SYRIACK. Hebrew. _'aramith =_ Aramaic. The insertion of this word
here is to call our attention to the fact that what follows is written
not in Hebrew, but in Aramaic, as far as the end of Daniel 7...
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Nebuchadnezzar, being troubled by a dream, summons the wise men of
Babylon before him, and bids them both tell him what his dream had
been, and also interpret it to him....
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_in Syriack in_ ARAMAIC, i.e. the language of the Aramaeans, an
important branch of the Semitic stock, inhabiting chiefly Mesopotamia,
Syria, and part of Arabia. There were numerous -Aramaic" dialects...
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Part TwoDaniel's FortitudeChapter s 2-6
CHAPTER TWO
I. DESPOT'S DREAMDaniel 2:1-16
a. CHALLENGE TO CHALDEANS
TEXT: Daniel 2:1-6
1
And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadne...
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Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for
ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the
interpretation.
THEN SPAKE THE CHALDEANS. Here begins the Chaldee portion o...
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2:4 Aramaic, (a-9) From here to the end of ch.7 the same Aramaic
dialect is employed as in Ezra 4:8 to 6.18, and Jeremiah 10:11 ....
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IN SYRIACK] RM 'in Aramaic' The Aramaic portion of the book begins
with the words 'O king.' The phrase 'in Aramaic' should probably be
regarded as a parenthesis indicating that at 'this point a change...
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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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IN SYRIACK. — Probably a fresh title, indicating to the copyist that
the Chaldee portion of the book begins here. It has been conjectured
that this portion of the book (Daniel 2:4) is a Chaldee transl...
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וַֽ יְדַבְּר֧וּ הַ כַּשְׂדִּ֛ים לַ †
מֶּ֖לֶךְ...
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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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Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in (f) Syriack, O king, live for
ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the
interpretation.
(f) That is, in the Syrian language, which differed not m...
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_Syriac. It was originally the same as the Chaldee. Daniel understood
this language, as well as Hebrew and writes in it what concerned the
Chaldees, to Chap. viii. This shews his accuracy, as he makes...
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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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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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THEN SPAKE THE CHALDEANS TO THE KING IN, SYRIAC,.... These spake,
either because the interpretation of dreams particularly belonged to
them; or else as being the chief of the wise men, and of greatest...
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Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for
ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the
interpretation.
Ver. 4. _Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriac,_] _i...
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THE DREAM OF NEBUCHADNEZZAR...
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Then spake the Chaldeans, as the foremost representatives of the wise
men of the realm, TO THE KING IN SYRIAC, in the East Aramaic dialect
in which this section of the book is also written, O KING, LI...
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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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IN SYRIAC; that is, in the Chaldee tongue, for Syria or Aram is taken
in a large sense sometimes, containing Assyria, Babylon, Mesopotamia,
Phoenicia, Palestine, 2 KINGS 18:26, and from hence to the 8...
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Daniel 2:4 Chaldeans H3778 spoke H1696 (H8762) king H4428 Aramaic H762
king H4430 live H2418 (H8747) forever...
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‘And the king said to them, “I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit
is troubled to know the dream.” Then spoke the Chaldeans to the king
in Aramaic, “O king live for ever, tell your servants the dream...
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SYRIACK [SYRIAC]
From (Daniel 2:4); (Daniel 7:28) the Book of Daniel is written in
Aramaic, the ancient language of Syria, and substantially identical
with Chaldaic, the language of ancient Babylonia...
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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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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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DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 2:4 From this point until the end of ch.
Daniel 7:1, the text switches from Hebrew to ARAMAIC, the official
language of the Babylonian royal court....
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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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1 Kings 1:25; 1 Kings 1:31; 1 Samuel 10:24; Daniel 3:9; Daniel 4:19;...
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In Syriack — That is in the Chaldee tongue, for Syria or Aram is
sometimes taken in a large sense, containing, Assyria, Babylon,
Mesopotamia, Phoenicia, Palestine, 2 Kings 18:26. From hence all is
wri...