There was No Median Empire. Daniel Chapter 2 commentary. Daniel took no credit to himself, but …

Bad conscience is a source of insomnia, bad conscience troubles man's sleep. Daniel 2 presents us with a very interesting little passage. 3.

Now in Daniel 2, Nebuchadnezzar comes to have respect not only for Daniel but also for his God: The king answered Daniel and said, “Surely your God is a God of gods and a Lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries, since you have been able to reveal this mystery” (Daniel 2:47). Let us show that we value our friends, and their prayers. Daniel then, having obtained favor from God, is made acquainted with the dream, and its interpretation, Daniel 2:14-19; for which he blesses God in a lofty and beautiful ode, Daniel 2:20-23; and reveals both unto the king, telling him first the particulars of the dream, Daniel 2:24-35, and then interpreting it of the four great monarchies. Take me to the king, and I will interpret his dream for him.” 25 Arioch took Daniel to the king at once and said, “I have found a man among the exiles from Judah who can tell the king what his dream means.”

(Daniel 2 Commentary) Light dwells with Him - In context Daniel is referring to God's ability to illuminate those things not discernible to natural eyes. Then the king commanded to call the magicians and the astrologers — Concerning the meaning of these two words, see note on Daniel 1:20.Daniel and his companions were not called among them; perhaps because the Chaldeans despised them as youths and strangers, and would not have them thought equal in knowledge to themselves. Now we will tell the interpretation of it before the king.

Daniel 2:2. By 539 B.C. Daniel and his fellows — Daniel and his fellows were not called, because of their youth, which the Chaldeans despised.

Daniel 2:27 Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king; Daniel 2:28 But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. It was said that Daniel had understanding in dreams; and here we have an early and eminent instance of it, which soon made him famous in the court of Babylon, as Joseph by the same means came to be so in the court of Egypt.This chapter is a history, but it is the history of a prophecy, by a dream and the interpretation of it.

(Daniel 2 Commentary - Ironside's Notes) Whitcomb - After the death of Nebuchadnezzar in 562 B.C., a drastic deterioration of the qualities of the kingdom occurred under the rule of his son Evil-Merodach, two usurpers of the throne (Neriglissar and Nabonidus), and finally his daughter's son Belshazzar. Daniel Chapter 2 commentary. 37 “You, O king, are a king of kings. 1. second year of . Chapter 7 expands upon chapter 2, especially with regard to the second and third kingdoms. The Dream Revealed to Daniel; Daniel's Thanksgiving.

Now there’s a very interesting feature here which shows directly divine inspiration. 2:2; Dan. Chapter 2 covers history from Babylon to Rome, and provides the foundation for understanding the other apocalyptic sections in the book. (2) Understood.— He gave special attention to Jeremiah’s prophecy of the seventy years of the Captivity. He said that God rules over kings. Darkness and light are alike [to Thee]."

Daniel 2:31-45 Commentary: If the Fourth Kingdom is Greece, This Implies that there was a Median Empire Separate and Distinct from the Persian Empire. He was still an evil man.

Here it is observable: 1. Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel. I disagree. Then the king said that Daniel’s God was greater than all gods. Daniel Interprets the Dream. 28 # Gen. 40:8; Amos 4:13 But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar # Gen. 49:1; Is. Take me to the king, and I will interpret his dream for him.” 25 Arioch took Daniel to the king at once and said, “I have found a man among the exiles from Judah who can tell the king what his dream means.” Nebuchadnezzar-- Daniel 1:5 shows that "three years" had elapsed since Nebuchadnezzar had taken Jerusalem. They were particular in prayer. Daniel Interprets the Dream. Commentary on Daniel 2:14-23 (Read Daniel 2:14-23) Daniel humbly prayed that God would discover to him the king's dream, and the meaning of it.