Verse Daniel 2:46. The king - fell upon his face] Prostrated himself: this was the fullest act of adoration among the ancients.
Worshipped Daniel] Supposing him to be a god, or Divine being. No doubt Daniel forbade him; for to receive this would have been gross idolatry.
THEN THE KING NEBUCHADNEZZAR FELL UPON HIS FACE - This was the common method of signifying profound respect among the Orientals. Compare Genesis 17:3; Genesis 50:18; Leviticus 9:24;...
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 INTERPRETATION OF THE DREAM. According to Daniel's interpretation the colossal statue is a pictorial representation of the course of history. Four empires succeed each other and are finally destro...
OBLATION. a gift offering. App-43....
_fell upon his face_ a mark of respect whether to God, as Genesis 17:3, or to men, 2 Samuel 9:6; 2 Samuel 14:4. _and worshipped Daniel_ BOWED DOWN TO Daniel, the word used in...
Nebuchadnezzar is profoundly impressed by Daniel's skill, and bestows upon him high honour and rewards (cf. the promise of Daniel 2:6)....
d. FELICITOUS KING TEXT: Daniel 2:46-49 46 Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odors unto him. 47 The...
Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him. THEN THE KING NEBUCHADNEZZAR FELL UPON HIS FACE,...
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...
Nebuchadnezzar worshipped Daniel, but it is plain that, though Daniel is not said to have prevented him, the king really meant to give the glory to God....
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...
WORSHIPPED. — This act is of an entirely different nature from such as are mentioned Genesis 33:7; 1 Kings 1:16. The Hebrew word employed here is always used (_e.g.,_ Isaiah 46:6) of paying adoration...
בֵּ֠ אדַיִן מַלְכָּ֤א נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּר֙ נְפַ֣ל עַל...
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...
GOD'S KINGDOM TRIUMPHANT Daniel 2:36-49 Our Lord probably refers to these five empires when He speaks of “the times of the Gentiles.” The empire of Babylon was followed by that of Medo-Persia under C...
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...
Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and (b) worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him. (b) Though this humbling of the king seemed to...
_Daniel, taking him for a little god, under the great one, ver. 17. (Worthington) --- Victims. Chaldee: mincha, (Haydock) of flour, &c. But the prophet had already declared his sentiments on this head...
Reader! behold, the wonderful effects wrought upon the mind of Nebuchadnezzar! To see a prince thus forgetting all distinction and dignity, and falling prostrate before a poor captive; nothing can mor...
When the king of Babylon _fell upon his face, _it is partly to be considered as worthy of praise and partly of blame. It was a sign of both piety and modesty, when he prostrated himself before God and...
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 THE KING NEBUCHADNEZZAR FELL UPON HIS FACE, AND WORSHIPPED DANIEL,.... Imagining there was something of divinity in him, that he could so exactly tell him his dream, which was past and gone; and...
_Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him._ Ver. 46. _Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon...
_Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face and worshipped Daniel_ He was so astonished at hearing his whole dream declared and interpreted by Daniel with such exactness, and at finding such wond...
Then the King Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, overcome by the wisdom contained in this straightforward declaration, AND WORSHIPED DANIEL, giving him adoration as a prophet of the true God, worshipi...
The Dream Interpreted; Daniel Advanced...
46-49 It is our business to direct attention to the Lord, as the Author and Giver of every good gift. Many have thoughts of the Divine power and majesty, who do not think of serving God themselves. Bu...
This was strange, that so great a monarch should thus worship his vassal: thus was it sometimes done to men, as to Elias the prophet, 2 KINGS 1:13: this was done in consternation and admiration, becau...
Daniel 2:46 Then H116 King H4430 Nebuchadnezzar H5020 fell H5308 (H8754) on H5922 face H600 prostrate H5457 ...
NEBUCHADNEZZAR DULY HONOURS DANIEL (DANIEL 2:46). ‘Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours to him. The k...
Daniel 2:29 I take the severance of the stone from the mountain to denote the coming of Christ into the world, and the collision of the stone with the image to mean the founding by the Lord of that sp...
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...
_Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands._ THE DREAM RECOVERED AND INTERPRETED The vision suggests to us many interesting things concerning the Kingdom of Christ. 1. Its superhuman o...
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 2:46 Nebuchadnezzar recognized and honored Daniel’s God. He also promoted Daniel and his friends within the Babylonian court, giving them further opportunity to bring peace and w...
_HOMILETICS_ SECT. XI.—DANIEL’S ELEVATION (Chap. Daniel 2:46) The king was convinced that Daniel had given a true description and interpretation of his dream. The truth also which the youthful prophe...
_HOMILETICS_ SECT. IX.—THE INTERPRETATION OF THE DREAM (Chap. Daniel 2:36) In the interpretation of the king’s dream we come to the prophecies of Daniel. Some of these prophecies were communications...
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...
Acts 10:25; Acts 14:13; Acts 28:6; Ezra 6:10; Leviticus 26:31;...
That they should offer — This was strange, that so great a monarch should thus worship his vassal, which he did in consternation and admiration. But doubtless Daniel put a stop to it: though he could...