Daniel 2:2
CHALDEANS That is, the men having the ancient wisdom; the learned; Chaldeans par excellence (Daniel 2:13). "wise... [ Continue Reading ]
CHALDEANS That is, the men having the ancient wisdom; the learned; Chaldeans par excellence (Daniel 2:13). "wise... [ Continue Reading ]
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. Upon this fact, together with the occurrence of fifteen Persian, and three Greek words has been ba... [ Continue Reading ]
CAPTAIN Or, executioner, (Daniel 2:24).... [ Continue Reading ]
REVEALETH See margin reference, (Genesis 41:45). (_ See Scofield) - (Genesis 41:45); (Daniel 4:9); (Job 15:8); (Psalms 25:14); (Proverbs 3:32); (Matthew 6:6). _... [ Continue Reading ]
WHAT SHOULD COME Times (of the Gentiles) (Daniel 2:29); (Revelation 16:19); (Luke 21:24).... [ Continue Reading ]
GREAT IMAGE The monarchy-vision. Nebuchadnezzar's dream, as interpreted by Daniel, gives the course and end of "the times of the Gentiles" (Luke 21:24). (_ See Scofield) - (Revelation 16:19) _ That is, of Gentile world-empire. The four metals composing the image are explained as symbolizing (Dani... [ Continue Reading ]
MOUNTAIN A mountain is one of the bibical symbols of a kingdom. (_ See Scofield) - (Isaiah 2:2). _... [ Continue Reading ]
WHERESOEVER THE CHILDREN This is universal dominion. It was never fully realized, but power was given for it.... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT THERE SHALL BE From the "head of gold" (Daniel 2:38) to the "iron" of the "fourth kingdom" (Rome) there is deterioration in fineness, but increase of strength (Daniel 2:40). Then comes the deterioration of the "fourth kingdom" in that very quality, strength. (1) Deterioration by division: The... [ Continue Reading ]
AND IN THE DAYS The passage fixes authoritatively the time relative to other predicted events, when the kingdom of the heavens will be set up. It will be "in the days of those kings," that is, the days of the ten kings (compare (Daniel 7:24) symbolized by the toes of the image. That condition did n... [ Continue Reading ]
DANIEL Compare (Genesis 19:1) Lot the compromiser with Daniel the inflexible.... [ Continue Reading ]