No king. — A further argument of the wise men, offering a delicate flattery to the king, and, at the same time, assuming as a proof of their wisdom, that all possibilities had been already submitted to them. “Because no king,” they say, “has left any precedent for such a request, therefore the thing is impossible.”
Verse Daniel 2:10. _THERE IS NOT A MAN UPON THE EARTH_] The thing is utterly impossible to man. This was their decision: and when Daniel gave the dream, with its interpretation, they knew that the _sp...
THE CHALDEANS ANSWERED BEFORE THE KING, AND SAID - Perhaps the “Chaldeans” answered because they were the highest in favor, and were those in whom most confidence was usually reposed in such matters....
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...
EARTH. Chaldee. _beshta' =_ dry ground....
_shew_ DECLARE. _therefore_, &c. FORASMUCH AS (R.V.) _no_ GREAT AND POWERFUL _king_(cf. R.V. _marg._) HATH _asked such_ A THING OF _any magician or_ ENCHANTER _or Chaldean_. As no king has ever thoug...
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...
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...
The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magicia...
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...
THEREFORE _there is_] RV 'forasmuch as.'...
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...
עֲנֹ֨ו _כַשְׂדָּאֵ֤י_† קֳדָם ־מַלְכָּא֙ וְ אָ֣מְרִ֔ין לָֽא
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...
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...
The Chaldeans again excuse themselves for not relating the king’s dream. They say, in reality, this is not their peculiar art or science; and they know of no example handed down of wise men being aske...
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...
THE CHALDEANS ANSWERED BEFORE THE KING, AND SAID,.... As follows, in order to appease his wrath, and cool his resentment, and bring him to reason: THERE IS NOT A MAN UPON THE EARTH CAN SHOW THE KING'...
The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter: therefore [there is] no king, lord, nor ruler, [that] asked such things at any magi...
_The Chaldeans answered, There is not a man upon the earth that can show the king's matter_ Here the wise men are driven to acknowledge their inability, and their excuse is, that they could indeed tel...
THE DREAM OF NEBUCHADNEZZAR...
The Chaldeans answered before the king, in an attempt to establish the impossibility for mere human beings to satisfy the king's demand, AND SAID, THERE IS NOT A MAN UPON THE EARTH THAT CAN SHOW THE K...
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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Daniel 2:10 Chaldeans H3779 answered H6032 (H8754) H6925 king H4430 said H560 (H8750) is H383 not...
THE WISE MEN ADMIT THAT WHAT HE ASKS IS IMPOSSIBLE TO THEM AND COME UNDER HIS FURY. “The Chaldeans answered before the king and said, “There is not a man on earth who can show what the king requires,...
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 5:30; Daniel 2:10; Daniel 2:27; Daniel 2:5; Daniel 3:8;...