Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
Daniel 2:19
Verse 19. Then was the secret revealed - in a night vision.] Daniel either dreamed it, or it was represented to his mind by an immediate inspiration.
Verse 19. Then was the secret revealed - in a night vision.] Daniel either dreamed it, or it was represented to his mind by an immediate inspiration.
THEN WAS THE SECRET REVEALED ... - To wit, the dream and the interpretation. The thing which had been “hidden” was disclosed. We may suppose that this occurred after a suitable time had been given to...
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 ...
In answer to the supplication of Daniel and his three friends, the secret of Nebuchadnezzar's dream is revealed to him in a dream....
_in a_ VISION OF THE NIGHT] For the expression, comp. Isaiah 29:7 (-like a dream, a _vision of the night_"), Job 4:13; Job 7:14; Job 20:8;...
THEN WAS THE SECRET REVEALED— It is generally thought that this secret was revealed to Daniel only, and that in sleep, by a dream. Full of the dream of Nebuchadnezzar, which denoted the succession and...
II. DANIEL'S DECLARATIONDaniel 2:17-35 a. PRAYER TEXT: Daniel 2:17-24 17 Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions: 18 that they wo...
Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven. THEN WAS THE SECRET REVEALED UNTO DANIEL IN A NIGHT VISION - (Job 33:15, "In a dream, in a vision...
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...
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...
NIGHT VISION. — Not in a dream, but literally in a vision; but that Daniel saw a repetition of the king’s dream cannot be inferred from the words. We know from Numbers 12:6 that God was pleased to rev...
אֱדַ֗יִן לְ דָנִיֵּ֛אל בְּ חֶזְוָ֥א דִֽי ־לֵי
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...
_Night, while he was probably asleep, (Calmet) or praying with his companions. (Villet.)_...
Behold, Reader! the prevalency of prayer. Oh! what hath not prayer with faith in Christ wrought? When God the Holy Ghost gives a spirit of prayer, and leads the soul in Jesus into the very retirings o...
Here it may be gathered, that Daniel did not vacillate nor pray with his companions through any doubt upon his mind. For that sentence of James ought to _come _into our memory, namely, Those who hesit...
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 WAS THE SECRET REVEALED UNTO DANIEL IN A NIGHT VISION,.... That is, after Daniel and his companions had importunately sought the Lord by prayer, the secret of the king's dream, and the interpreta...
Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven. Ver. 19. _Then was the secret revealed._] Oh the power of joint prayer! It seldom or never miscarrie...
_Then was the secret revealed_ It is generally thought that this secret was revealed to Daniel only, and that in sleep, by a dream, or, as it is here termed, a night vision. _Then Daniel blessed the G...
Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision, the Lord Himself granting the knowledge needed in this urgent case. THEN DANIEL, properly giving all glory and honor to God alone, BLESSED 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...
It is not improbably conjectured that Daniel spent the night in watching and prayer, for night vision is distinguished from dreams, NUMBERS 12:6; whether sleeping or waking, Daniel had the same thing...
Daniel 2:19 Then H116 secret H7328 revealed H1541 (H8752) Daniel H1841 night H3916 vision H2376 So H116 Daniel...
GOD REVEALS TO DANIEL WHAT HE ASKED. DANIEL IS FILLED WITH GRATITUDE AND PRAISE (DANIEL 2:19). ‘Then the secret was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven....
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...
_Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision._ DANIEL’S PREPARATION FOR PROPHETIC WORK A prophecy does not fall from Heaven in the form of a book written and sealed. Prophecy is given...
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. ⇐ ⇔...
_HOMILETICS_ SECT. VI.—THE THANKSGIVING (Chap. Daniel 2:19) The part of faith not only to pray but to look out for an answer. Daniel prayed in the firm expectation that, if for God’s glory, an answer...
_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...
1 Corinthians 2:10; 1 Corinthians 2:9; 2 Kings 6:8; Amos 3:7; Daniel