Dan 2:27-29 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Dan 2:27-28: 2:27-28 Daniel made it clear that no human could do what was required (cp. 2:10-11 ; see also Gen 41:16 ).

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‏ Daniel 2:27-29

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.
Summary for Dan 2:29-30: 2:29-30 ^g God had shown the king the long march of future history. Nebuchadnezzar was keenly interested in history, pursuing knowledge of the past and seeking to make a place for himself as history went forward. God wanted Nebuchadnezzar to understand the course of history, perhaps to impress upon him that Israel’s God, the God of heaven, is the God of all history.