Dan 2:28 | TNotes | STEP | 2:28 a God in heaven: Daniel proclaimed one true God who rules all things (2:20-21 ), not a limited local deity such as the ones the Babylonians worshiped. The God of Daniel’s ancestors (2:23 ) 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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‏ Daniel 2:28

2:28 ^a a God in heaven: Daniel proclaimed one true God who rules all things (2:20-21 ^b), not a limited local deity such as the ones the Babylonians worshiped. The God of Daniel’s ancestors (2:23 ^c) 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.