Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible
Daniel 2:16
Give him time] RV 'appoint him a time.' Daniel's request was very different from the temporising of the wise men in Daniel 2:9.
Give him time] RV 'appoint him a time.' Daniel's request was very different from the temporising of the wise men in Daniel 2:9.
Verse 16. _THAT HE WOULD GIVE HIM TIME_] That is, that he might seek unto God for a revelation of the thing. The Chaldeans dared not even to promise _this_; they would only pledge themselves for the _...
THEN DANIEL WENT IN ... - Either by himself, or through the medium of some friend. Perhaps all that is meant is not that he actually went into the presence of the monarch, but that he went into the pa...
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)...
DANIEL VOLUNTEERS TO EXPLAIN THE DREAM. To save the magicians from their doom, Daniel offers to tell the king his dream and prays to God to make the thing clear to him. DANIEL 2:14. ARIOCH: Eri-Aku ...
GIVE HIM TIME. appoint him. time....
Daniel and his three companions, being regarded now (cf. Daniel 1:17-20) as belonging to the class of -wise men," and being consequently involved in the condemnation, are in danger of their lives; but...
_give him time_ or (R.V.) _appoint him a time_. _and that he would shew_ THAT HE MIGHT (R.V. _marg._) DECLARE. Daniel only asked for time; and such a request would be the more readily granted, as Neb...
c. SAVED BY THE SUBJUGATED TEXT: Daniel 2:12-16 12 For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. 13 So the decree went forth, and the w...
Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation. THEN DANIEL WENT IN - perhaps not in person but by the mediation of so...
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...
DANIEL WENT IN. — Two characteristics of the prophet strike us, which distinguish the one who trusts in God’s help from those who relied entirely upon their secular wisdom. (1) The courage of Daniel,...
וְ דָ֣נִיֵּ֔אל עַ֖ל וּ בְעָ֣ה מִן ־מַלְכָּ֑א
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...
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 t...
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...
_Declare the dream. (Haydock) --- The Chaldeans had promised only to explain it, and the king knew the superior merit of Daniel. (Chap. i. 19.) (Calmet)_...
I hope that the Reader will find cause in these verses, as in the former, to watch the Lord's over-ruling providence in the things here related. For what but that Almighty power, which worketh for his...
This verse contains nothing new, unless we must notice what is not expressed, namely, that the prefect was not entirely without fear in giving Daniel an introduction to the king. For he knew the Icing...
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 DANIEL WENT IN,.... Or "went up" n; to the king's palace, which might be built on an eminence; or into his chamber, where he probably was; or in some upper room, very likely introduced by Arioch;...
Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation. Ver. 16. Then Daniel … desired the king to give him time.] Not to study o...
_Why is the decree so hasty from the king?_ So precipitate, or, as Wintle renders it, _so urgent_, to slay the innocent, who were never called, and knew nothing of the matter? The word מהחצפה, here us...
Then Daniel went in, naturally after being properly announced, AND DESIRED OF THE KING THAT HE WOULD GIVE HIM TIME, postponing the execution of the cruel decree for some days, AND THAT HE WOULD SHOW T...
Daniel Prepares to Interpret The King's Dream...
14-23 Daniel humbly prayed that God would discover to him the king's dream, and the meaning of it. Praying friends are valuable friends; and it well becomes the greatest and best men to desire the pr...
There are four things here very strange and wonderful. 1. That Arioch, instead of executing the king's decree speedily, should make this stop. 2. That he should dare to see the king's face when he w...
Daniel 2:16 Daniel H1841 in H5954 (H8754) asked H1156 (H8754) H4481 king H4430 give H5415 ...
‘He answered and said to Arioch, the king's captain, “Why is the decree so pressing from the king?” Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel. And Daniel went in and desired of the king that he would...
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’...
DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 2:14 Daniel leads his friends in praying to the true God for insight. ⇐ ⇔...
DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 2:15 DANIEL 1:1 requested from ARIOCH an appointment with the KING to reveal the
_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 1:18; Daniel 1:19; Daniel 2:9...