Dan 2:10-13 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Dan 2:10-11: 2:10-11 The Babylonian wise men could possibly interpret dreams, but they could not retell them without being told, and they recognized that such a thing was only possible for divinity (cp. 2:17-23 , 27-28 ).

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‏ Daniel 2:10-13

Summary for Dan 2:10-11: 2:10-11 ^a The Babylonian wise men could possibly interpret dreams, but they could not retell them without being told, and they recognized that such a thing was only possible for divinity (cp. 2:17-23 ^b, 27-28 ^c).
2:12 ^d The king was furious because contradicting or refusing the king’s command was an offense punishable by death. The king was supposed to be treated as divine, so they were violating protocol in saying that he was not. The king’s sages were also supposed to have a connection with the divine, but they admitted that they did not. The offense to the king was so severe that he ordered that all the wise men of Babylon be executed. The king’s rage foreshadows 11:11-35 ^e.