Daniel 4:1-18
1 Nebuchadnezzar confesses God's kingdom,4 makes relation of his dreams, which the magicians could not interpret.8 Daniel hears the dream.19 He interprets it.28 The dream fulfilled. Nebuchadnezzar.This is a regular decree, and one of the most ancient extant; and no doubt contains the exact words of Nebuchadnezzar, copied out by Daniel from the state papers of Babylon, and preserved in the original language. unto all.3:4,29; 7:14; Es 3:12; 8:9; Zec 8:23; Ac 2:6Peace.6:25,27; 1Ch 12:18; Ezr 4:17; 5:7; Ro 1:7; Eph 1:2; 1Ti 1:2; 1Pe 1:2 I thought it good. Chal. It was seemly before me.Jos 7:19; Ps 51:14; 71:18; 92:1,2that.3:26; Ps 66:16; Ac 22:3-16; 26:9-16 great.6:27; De 4:34; Ps 71:19,20; 72:18; 77:19; 86:10; 92:5; 104:24; 105:27Isa 25:1; 28:29; Ro 11:33; Heb 2:4his kingdom.17,34,35; 2:44; 6:26; 7:14,27; Ps 66:7; 145:13; Isa 9:7; Jer 10:10Lu 1:32,33; 1Ti 1:17; Heb 1:8; Re 11:15is from.Job 25:2; 1Pe 4:11 I Nebuchadnezzar.After he had successfully finished his wars in Syria, Egypt, etc., and the immense improvements and buildings at Babylon, and in the enjoyment of uninterrupted peace and prosperity in his palace. was.Ps 30:6,7; Isa 47:7,8; 56:12; Jer 48:11; Eze 28:2-5,17; 29:3Zep 1:12; Lu 12:19,20; 1Th 5:2,3 a dream.2:1; 5:5,6,10; 7:28; Ge 41:1; Job 7:13,14and the thoughts.2:28,29 to bring.2:2; Ge 41:7,8; Isa 8:19; 47:12-14 Then came.2:1,2but.2:7; Isa 44:25; Jer 27:9,10; 2Ti 3:8,9 Belteshazzar.1:7; 5:12; Isa 46:1; Jer 50:2and in.9,18; 2:11; 5:11,14; Nu 11:17-30; Isa 63:11 master.1:20; 2:48; 5:11the spirit.8; Ge 41:38; 1Sa 4:8no secret.5; 2:3; Ge 11:6-8; Isa 33:18; 54:14; Eze 28:3tell.18; 2:4,5; Ge 40:9-19; 41:15-36; Jud 7:13-15 saw. Chal. was seeing. a tree.This represented his exceedingly prosperous condition, the height of his exaltation, the extent of his dominions and renown, the splendour of his kingdom, the multitude of his subjects who received protection from him, and the peace and plenty they enjoyed. 20-26; Ps 37:35,36; Isa 10:33,34; Jer 12:2; Eze 31:3-18 reached.21,22; Ge 11:4; De 9:1; Mt 11:23 the beasts.Jer 27:6,7; Eze 17:23; 31:6shadow.La 4:20the fowls.Mr 13:32; Lu 13:19 in the.5,10; 7:1a watcher. Either a holy angel, or a divine person, called a watcher, as watching over the affairs of men. 17,23; Ps 103:20an holy.8:13; De 33:2; Ps 89:7; Zec 14:5; Mt 25:31; Mr 1:24; Lu 4:34Jude 1:14; Re 14:10 aloud. Chal. with might.3:4; Re 10:3; 18:2Hew.23; 5:20; Mt 3:10; 7:19; Lu 3:9; 13:7-9let.12; Jer 51:6,9; Eze 31:12,13 leave.25-27; Job 14:7-9; Eze 29:14,15 Let his.Here a transition is made from the tree to Nebuchadnezzar, whom it represented; the tree being lost sight of, a person came in its stead. This person having lost the heart, or disposition of a man, and conceiving himself a beast, should act as such, and herd among them. be changed.32,33; Isa 6:10; Heb 1:11; Mr 5:4,5; Lu 8:27-29seven times.That is, seven years, a time in the prophetic language denoting a year. 23,25,31; 7:25; 11:13; 12:7; Re 12:14 by the.13,14; 1Ki 22:19,20; 1Ti 5:21the holy.8,9,13; Isa 6:3,8; Re 4:8that the living.Ps 9:16; 83:17,18; Eze 25:17the most High.25,32-35; 2:21; 5:18-21; Jer 27:5-7giveth.Ps 75:6,7the basest.25; 11:21; Ex 9:16; 1Sa 2:8; 1Ki 21:25; 2Ki 21:6-18; 2Ch 28:22Ps 12:8; 113:7,8; Eze 7:24; 1Co 1:28 forasmuch.7; 2:7; 5:8,15; Ge 41:8,15; Isa 19:3; 47:12-14but.8,9; 2:26-28; 1Ki 14:2,3; Am 3:7
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