a2:27-28
b2:10-11
cGen 41:16
d2:28
e2:20-21
f2:23

‏ Daniel 2:27-28

Summary for Dan 2:27-28: 2:27-28  a Daniel made it clear that no human could do what was required (cp. 2:10-11  b; see also Gen 41:16  c).
2:28  d a God in heaven: Daniel proclaimed one true God who rules all things (2:20-21  e), not a limited local deity such as the ones the Babylonians worshiped. The God of Daniel’s ancestors (2:23  f) is the God in heaven who reveals secrets. The Babylonian gods could not do this.

• what will happen: In the ancient world, dreams were often understood as revealing the future.
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