Dan 4:8-9 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Dan 4:8-9: 4:8-9 At last: Nebuchadnezzar appealed first to his Babylonian advisers; in spite of his high position, Daniel, an exiled Jew, was a last resort. • spirit of the holy gods is in him: See 2:47 ; cp. 5:11 . Despite his previous experience of the Most High God, Nebuchadnezzar still believed in many gods. In Egypt, Pharaoh had asserted the same thing of Joseph (Gen 41:37-38 ). It was the Most High God who assisted Daniel (Dan 4:24 ). Nevertheless, for the great king to say that Daniel had the spirit of the holy gods in him showed great respect and helps to explain Daniel’s immunity from harassment (see ch 3 ).

dGen 41:37-38►

eDan 4:24►

‏ Daniel 4:8-9

Summary for Dan 4:8-9: 4:8-9 ^a At last: Nebuchadnezzar appealed first to his Babylonian advisers; in spite of his high position, Daniel, an exiled Jew, was a last resort.

• spirit of the holy gods is in him: See 2:47 ^b; cp. 5:11 ^c. Despite his previous experience of the Most High God, Nebuchadnezzar still believed in many gods. In Egypt, Pharaoh had asserted the same thing of Joseph (Gen 41:37-38 ^d). It was the Most High God who assisted Daniel (Dan 4:24 ^e). Nevertheless, for the great king to say that Daniel had the spirit of the holy gods in him showed great respect and helps to explain Daniel’s immunity from harassment (see ch 3 ^f).