Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
Daniel 4:26
Verse 26. Thy kingdom shall he sure unto thee] No new king was set up; Evil-merodach his son was regent during his father's insanity.
Verse 26. Thy kingdom shall he sure unto thee] No new king was set up; Evil-merodach his son was regent during his father's insanity.
AND WHEREAS THEY COMMANDED - The watchers, Daniel 4:15. Compare Daniel 4:17. TO LEAVE THE STUMP OF THE TREE ROOTS - Or, to leave roots to the stump of the tree; that is, it was not to be dug up, or wh...
CHAPTER 4 THE TREE VISION OF NEBUCHADNEZZAR _ 1. The king's proclamation (Daniel 4:1)_ 2. The king relates the tree vision (Daniel 4:4) 3. Daniel interprets the vision (Daniel 4:19) 4. The tree vi...
DANIEL 4. This chapter takes us again into the realm of Apocalyptic. Nebuchadnezzar dreams a fresh dream. This time he sees a gigantic tree, the top of which reached to heaven, full of leaves and frui...
THE HEAVENS. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Subject), App-6, for God Who dwells there. Compare Luke 15:18....
Daniel's interpretation of the dream....
_they commanded_ viz. the watchers (cf. Daniel 4:17). Or, in accordance with the principle just explained, _it was commanded_. _sure_ i.e. _confirmed, secure_: cf. Daniel 6:26 (-stedfast"). The object...
TEXT: Daniel 4:24-27 24 this is the interpretation, O king, and it is the decree of the Most High, which is come upon my lord the king: 25 that thou shalt be driven from men, and thy dwelling shall...
And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the tree roots; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou shalt have known that the heavens do rule. THY KINGDOM SHALL BE SURE UNTO THEE...
NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S DREAM AND ITS FULFILMENT In the form of a proclamation Nebuchadnezzar records his experience of the power of the Most high God (Daniel 4:1). He had a dream which none of his wise men...
THE MEN WHO WERE LOYAL TO GOD DANIEL _ROBERT BRYCE_ CHAPTER 4 V1 I, King Nebuchadnezzar, send this message to everyone in the world. I am writing to the people in every country who speak every la...
THEY COMMANDED — _i.e.,_ the watchers. We observe, however, in Daniel 4:13 that the command is only ascribed to one of the watchers. This makes it appear that they form a council in which one acts in...
_[Daniel 4:23]_ וְ דִ֣י אֲמַ֗רוּ לְ מִשְׁבַּ֞ק...
THE BABYLONIAN CEDAR, AND THE STRICKEN DESPOT THRICE already, in these magnificent stories, had Nebuchadrezzar been taught to recognise the existence and to reverence the power of God. In this chapte...
NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S HUMILIATION Daniel 4:19-37 Beyond doubt Nebuchadnezzar was one of the most illustrious princes the world has ever seen. The discoveries which Layard commenced among the mounds of the...
The last story connected with the reign of Nebuchadnezzar consisted of the king's own manifesto, setting forth the dealings of the Most High God with him. The opening ascription of praise is most rema...
How beautiful the subject of Daniel's interpretation is introduced! Who, but must be struck to behold the youthful Prophet on the one hand, standing like one amazed, in hearing the King's dream; and o...
Here Daniel closes the interpretation of the dream, and shews how God did not treat King Nebuchadnezzar so severely by not giving way to _clemency. _He mitigates, indeed, the extreme rigor of the puni...
In chapter 4 we see the manifestation of human pride; the king glories in the work of his hands, as though he had created his own greatness. This pride brings judgment. Power is reduced to the conditi...
AND WHEREAS THEY COMMANDED TO LEAVE THE STUMP OF THE TREE ROOTS,.... That is the watchers and the Holy Ones; or it was commanded: this was the order given by the most High: THY KINGDOM SHALL BE SURE...
And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the tree roots; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou shalt have known that the heavens do rule. Ver. 26. _And whereas they commanded._...
_This is the interpretation, O king_, &c. We may observe that Daniel informs the king with the greatest tenderness, and most respectful terms, of the sad reverse of condition that was to happen to him...
And whereas they commanded, namely, the council of watchers speaking in the name of God, TO LEAVE THE STUMP OF THE TREE-ROOTS: THY KINGDOM SHALL BE SURE UNTO THEE, it would be preserved for him, so th...
THE INTERPRETATION AND THE FULFILLMENT OF THE DREAM...
19-27 Daniel was struck with amazement and terror at so heavy a judgment coming upon so great a prince, and gives advice with tenderness and respect. It is necessary, in repentance, that we not only c...
There shall be no other king chosen in thy room all the time thou livest as a stump of a tree. Thou shalt recover all again, young branches shall sprout out of thee, JOB 14:7. AFTER THAT THOU SHALT HA...
Daniel 4:26 command H560 (H8754) leave H7662 (H8749) stump H6136 roots H8330 tree H363 kingdom H4437 assured...
“And whereas the king saw watcher and a holy one coming down from heaven and saying, ‘Hew down the tree and destroy it. Nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron...
Daniel 4:26 To say that "the heavens do rule" is the same as saying that Almighty God, as Eternal Love, reigns through all and over all. God and His obedient heavens make one sphere of power and over...
Daniel 4 I. In this chapter we have a solemn and instructive warning against pride and vain-glory. II. A sad illustration of the proverb that pride goeth before a fall. III. A beautiful illustratio...
CONTENTS: Nebuchadnezzar's proclamation. The true vision and its interpretation. Vision fulfilled; the restoration of Nebuchadnezzar. CHARACTERS: God, Daniel, Nebuchadnezzar, Astrologers. CONCLUSION:...
The three first verses of this chapter in Theodotian and the Vulgate, are appended to the third chapter; but seem to stand better as in the English, being the introduction to the dream. Daniel 4:5. _...
_Then Daniel. .. was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him._ THE SYMBOLICAL TREE Being troubled by his dream, Nebuchadnezzar summoned the wise men of Babylon into his presence to expla...
MOMENTS, OF ASTONISHMENT “Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him.” There are moments of astonishment in all true ministries. The word “hour”...
_The heavens do rule._ THE ALL-EMBRACING PROVIDENCE OF GOD “The heavens,” emblem of that Divine government that encircles the universe, the all-embracing superintendence of Almighty love. I. It rule...
DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 4:1 Nebuchadnezzar has another dream, and Daniel again is the only one of his officials able to interpret it. This dream concerns Nebuchadnezzar’s own need to acknowledge that th...
_HOMILETICS_ SECT. XV.—THE DREAM OF THE TREE AND ITS INTERPRETATION (Chap. Daniel 4:4) We come to the occasion of the royal proclamation. This was a dream and its remarkable fulfilment, the second pr...
EXPOSITION DANIEL 4:1 THE MADNESS OF NEBUCHADNEZZAR. We follow here the division of chapters which we find in our English Version, and as, indeed, in all modern versions. The Aramaic concludes the t...
Now Nebuchadnezzar the king, [a proclamation] unto all the people, nation, languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you. I thought it good to show the signs and wonders that th...
Daniel 4:15; Luke 15:18; Luke 15:21; Matthew 21:20; Matthew 5:34...
NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S PROCLAMATION Daniel 4:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Nebuchadnezzar's kingdom. As we open our study we find King Nebuchadnezzar relating the story of God's dealings with himself: "Nebuchad...
The heavens do rule — That God, who sits in heaven rules over all....