Gen 41:8, Exo 7:11-12, 22, 8:7, 19, Dan 2:2-11, 13-21, 4:7-18, 5:7-8, 17 | TSK | STEP | his spirit. the magicians of Egypt.The word here used (chartummim) may mean no more than interpreters of abstruse or difficult subjects; especially of dreams and visions, which formed a considerable part of the ancient pagan religion; and the Egyptian priests were the first who professed this art. The word may be of affinity with, or derived from, the Persian {chiradmand,} wise, learned, judicious, intelligent, from {chirad,} understanding, judgment, and {mand,} endowed with. They seem to have been such persons as Josephus calls sacred scribes; or professors of sacred learning. the wise men. but there.

Genesis 41:8

his spirit.

40:6; Da 2:1-3; 4:5,19; 5:6; 7:28; 8:27; Hab 3:16

the magicians of Egypt.The word here used (chartummim) may mean no more than interpreters of abstruse or difficult subjects; especially of dreams and visions, which formed a considerable part of the ancient pagan religion; and the Egyptian priests were the first who professed this art. The word may be of affinity with, or derived from, the Persian {chiradmand,} wise, learned, judicious, intelligent, from {chirad,} understanding, judgment, and {mand,} endowed with. They seem to have been such persons as Josephus calls sacred scribes; or professors of sacred learning.

Ex 7:11,22; 8:7,18,19; 9:11; Le 19:31; 20:6; De 18:9-14; Isa 8:19

Isa 19:3; 29:14; 47:12,13; Da 1:20; 2:2; 4:7; 5:7,11; Ac 17:18

the wise men.

Mt 2:1; Ac 7:22

but there.

40:8; Job 5:12,13; Ps 25:14; Isa 19:11-13; 29:14; Da 2:4-11,27,28

Da 5:8; 1Co 1:19; 3:18-20

Exodus 7:11-12

wise men.

Ge 41:8,38,39; Isa 19:11,12; 47:12,13; Da 2:2,27; 4:7-9; 5:7,11

2Ti 3:8; Re 19:20

sorcerers.{Mechashshaphim,} probably from the Arabic {kashapha,} to discover, reveal, signifies diviners, or those who pretended to reveal futurity, to discover things lost, or to find hidden treasures.

they also.

22; 8:7,18; De 13:1-3; Mt 24:24; Ga 3:1; Eph 4:14; 2Th 2:9

Re 13:11-15

enchantments.By the word {lahatim,} from {lahat,} to burn, may be meant such incantations as required lustral fires, fumigations, etc.

but Aaron's.

8:18,19; 9:11; Ac 8:9-13; 13:8-11; 19:19,20; 1Jo 4:4

Exodus 7:22

magicians.

11; 8:7,8; Jer 27:18; 2Ti 3:8

and Pharaoh's.

as the.

Exodus 8:7

7:11,22; De 13:1-3; Mt 24:24; 2Th 2:9-11; 2Ti 3:8; Re 13:14

Exodus 8:19

This is.

1Sa 6:3,9; Ps 8:3; Da 2:10,11,19; Mt 12:28; Lu 11:20; Joh 11:47

Ac 4:16

and Pharaoh's.

Daniel 2:2-11

1:20; 4:6; 5:7; Ge 41:8; Ex 7:11; De 18:10-12; Isa 8:19; 19:3

Isa 47:12,13

1; Ge 40:8; 41:15

in.

Ge 31:47; Ezr 4:7; Isa 36:11

Syriack.Aramith, "Aramean," the language of Aram or Syria; a general term comprehending both the Chaldee and Syriac, the latter merely differing from the former as a dialect, and being written in a different character. With the following words the Chaldee part of Daniel commences; and is continued to the end of the seventh chapter.

O king.

3:9; 4:19; 5:10; 6:6,21; 1Sa 10:24; 1Ki 1:25,31; Ne 2:3; Mt 21:9

Mr 11:9,10

tell.

4:7; 5:8; Ge 41:8; Isa 44:25

ye shall.This was unreasonable, arbitrary, and tyrannical in the extreme; but, in the course of God's providence, it was overruled to serve the most important purpose.

3:29; 1Sa 15:33; Ps 50:22; 58:7

cut in pieces. Chal. made pieces. made.

De 13:16; Jos 6:26; 2Ki 10:27; Ezr 6:11

ye shall.

48; 5:7,16,29; Nu 22:7,17,37; 24:11

rewards. or, fee.

Let.

gain. Chal. buy.

there is.

for.

1Ki 22:6,22; Pr 12:19; Isa 44:25; Eze 13:6,17,19; 2Co 2:17

the time.

21; 5:28,31; 7:25

I shall.

Isa 41:23

and there.This was their decision: and when the living and true God, who indeed condescends to dwell with men, and who alone could reveal the dream and the secrets contained in it, actually made it known to Daniel, he evinced the infinite difference between Jehovah and his prophets, and the idols and magicians of Babylon.

27,28; 5:11; Ge 41:39; Ex 8:19; Mt 19:26

whose.

Ex 29:45; Nu 35:34; 1Ki 8:27; 2Ch 6:18; Ps 68:18; 113:5,6; 132:14

Isa 8:18; 57:15; 66:1,2; Joe 3:21; Joh 1:1-3,14; 14:17,23; 2Co 6:16

Re 21:3

Daniel 2:13-21

the decree.

6:9-15; Es 3:12-15; Ps 94:20; Pr 28:15-17; Isa 10:1

and they.

1:19,20; 6:12

answered. Chal. returned. with.

2Sa 20:16-22; Ec 9:13-18

captain of the king's guard. or, chief marshall. Chal.chief of the executioners, or slaughter-men.

Ge 37:36; Jer 39:9; 52:12,14; *margins

made.

and desired.

9-11; 1:18,19

Hananiah.

1:7,11; 3:12

they would.

3:17; 1Sa 17:37; Es 4:15-17; Ps 50:15; 91:15; Pr 3:5,6; Isa 37:4

Jer 33:3; Mt 18:12,19; Ac 4:24-31; 12:4; Ro 15:30; 2Ti 4:17,18

of the God of heaven. Chal. from before God. Daniel and hisfellows should not perish. or, they should not destroy Daniel, etc.

Ge 18:28; Mal 3:18; 2Pe 2:9

was.

22,27-29; 4:9; 2Ki 6:8-12; Ps 25:14; Am 3:7; 1Co 2:9,10

in.

7:7; Nu 12:6; Job 4:13; 33:15,16; Mt 2:12,13

Blessed.

Ge 14:20; 1Ki 8:56; 1Ch 29:10,20; 2Ch 20:21; Ps 41:13; 50:23

Ps 72:18,19; 103:1,2; 113:2; 115:18; 145:1,2

for wisdom.

21-23; 1Ch 29:11,12; Job 12:13,16-22; Ps 62:11; 147:5; Pr 8:14

Jer 32:19; Mt 6:13; Jude 1:24; Re 5:12

he changeth.

9; 7:25; 11:6; 1Ch 29:30; Es 1:13; Job 34:24-29; Ps 31:14,15

Ec 3:1-8; Jer 27:5-7

he removeth.

4:17,32; 1Sa 2:7,8; Job 12:18; Ps 75:5,6; 113:7,8; Pr 8:15,16

Lu 1:51,52; Ac 13:21,22; Re 19:16

he giveth.

Ex 31:3,6; 1Ki 3:8-12,28; 4:29; 10:24; 1Ch 22:12; 2Ch 1:10-12

Pr 2:6,7; Lu 21:15; 1Co 1:30; Jas 1:5,17; 3:15-17

Daniel 4:7-18

Then came.

2:1,2

but.

2:7; Isa 44:25; Jer 27:9,10; 2Ti 3:8,9

Belteshazzar.

1:7; 5:12; Isa 46:1; Jer 50:2

and in.

9,18; 2:11; 5:11,14; Nu 11:17-30; Isa 63:11

master.

1:20; 2:48; 5:11

the spirit.

8; Ge 41:38; 1Sa 4:8

no secret.

5; 2:3; Ge 11:6-8; Isa 33:18; 54:14; Eze 28:3

tell.

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; 31:6

shadow.

La 4:20

the 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 103:20

an holy.

8:13; De 33:2; Ps 89:7; Zec 14:5; Mt 25:31; Mr 1:24; Lu 4:34

Jude 1:14; Re 14:10

aloud. Chal. with might.

3:4; Re 10:3; 18:2

Hew.

23; 5:20; Mt 3:10; 7:19; Lu 3:9; 13:7-9

let.

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 8:27-29

seven 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 5:21

the holy.

8,9,13; Isa 6:3,8; Re 4:8

that the living.

Ps 9:16; 83:17,18; Eze 25:17

the most High.

25,32-35; 2:21; 5:18-21; Jer 27:5-7

giveth.

Ps 75:6,7

the basest.

25; 11:21; Ex 9:16; 1Sa 2:8; 1Ki 21:25; 2Ki 21:6-18; 2Ch 28:22

Ps 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; 47:12-14

but.

8,9; 2:26-28; 1Ki 14:2,3; Am 3:7

Daniel 5:7-8

aloud. Chal. with might.

4:14; *marg:

to bring.

2:2; 4:6; Ge 41:8; Isa 44:25,26; 47:13

be clothed.

16,29; 2:6; Ge 41:42-44; Nu 22:7,17; 24:11; 1Sa 17:25

scarlet. or, purple. a chain.

Pr 1:9; So 1:10; Eze 16:11

the third.

2:48; 6:2,3; Es 3:1; 10:2,3

but.Because, probably, it was written in the ancient Hebrew or Samaritan character.

2:27; 4:7; Ge 41:8; Isa 47:9,12-15

Daniel 5:17

Let.Daniel, on this occasion, behaved in a very different manner to Belshazzar, than he had formerly done to Nebuchadnezzar. Belshazzar had that very night insulted the God of heaven in the most daring manner; and the venerable prophet, as His delegate, denounced sentence against him.

29; Ge 14:23; 2Ki 3:13; 5:16,26; Ac 8:20

rewards. or, fee.

2:6

I will read.

Ps 119:46