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The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 4:1-3

The testimony of experience. It is interesting to observe that the account of Nebuchadnezzar's great humiliation comes from the lips of the king himself, without a word of comment by his servant Daniel. While the conduct of the prophet teaches us to regard the chastisement of other people with a similar courtesy of reserve, that of the king should remind us of the duty and utility of frankly confessing the lessons of our own experience. I. THE DESIRE TO GLORIFY GOD AT THE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 4:1-3

The comeliness of confession. "To me it seemed comely to declare the signs and the wonders that God Most High for me hath wrought" ( Daniel 4:2 amended translation). The history of the king's insanity is told, not by the Prophet Daniel, but in a state paper, under the hand of the king, and quoted by the prophet. The edict is true to human nature and to the king's character. The following motives may have influenced him: 1 . Gratitude. 2 . Conscience. It was right to admit sin and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 4:1-3

Royal witness for God. Even kings learn the humiliating lesson at last that they are but men. As a counterpoise to their advantages, there is, on their side, this great disadvantage, viz. that their minds are singularly impervious to appeals from God. A drawback this which more than counterweighs all their privilege. I. GOD 'S BEST GIFTS ARE OFTEN CONVEYED TO MEN THROUGH PAINFUL CHANNELS , God "causeth his sun to shine on the evil and the good. He sendeth rain... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 4:1-37

EXPOSITION THE MADNESS OF NEBUCHADNEZZAR . We follow here the division of chapters which we find in our English Version, and as, indeed, in all modern versions. The Aramaic concludes the third chapter with the three verses which are placed in our version at the beginning of the fourth chapter. The arrangement of the Aramaic is followed by the Septuagint, by Theodotion, and by Jerome. The Peshitta and Paulus Tellensis follow the more logical division. Luther divides the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 4:2-3

I thought it good to show the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me. How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation. The Greek versions for these two verses are in absolute agreement, hence one is not surprised to find that in the Syriac of Paulus Tellensis, these verses, with that preceding, are marked with an asterisk, which proclaims them not to have been regarded by... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 4:1

Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people ... - The Syriac here has, “Nebuchadnezzar the king wrote to all people, etc.” Many manuscripts in the Chaldee have שׁלח shâlach, “sent,” and some have כתב kethab, “wrote;” but neither of these readings are probably genuine, nor are they necessary. The passage is rather a part of the edict of the king than a narrative of the author of the book, and in such an edict the comparatively abrupt style of the present reading would be what would be adopted. The... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 4:2

I thought it good - Margin, “it was seemly before me.” The marginal reading is more in accordance with the original (קדמי שׁפר shephar qâdâmay). The proper meaning of the Chaldee word (שׁפר shephar) is, to be fair or beautiful; and the sense here is, that it seemed to him to be appropriate or becoming to make this public proclamation. It was fit and right that what God had done to him should be proclaimed to all nations.To show the signs and wonders - Signs and wonders, as denoting mighty... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 4:3

How great are his signs! - How great and wonderful are the things by which he makes himself known in this manner! The allusion is doubtless to what had occurred to himself - the event by which a monarch of such state and power had been reduced to a condition so humble. With propriety he would regard this as a signal instance of the Divine interposition, and as adapted to give him an exalted view of the supremacy of the true God.And how mighty are his wonders! - The wonderful events which he... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 4:1-3

Daniel 4:1-3. Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, &c. He addresses the proclamation, not only to his own subjects, but to all to whom the writing should come. Peace be multiplied unto you May all things prosperous happen unto you. The Chaldee is, Your peace be multiplied: a usual form of addressing the subjects of this vast empire. I thought it good to show the signs, &c., that the high God hath wrought toward me Namely, by signifying to him future things of so... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Daniel 4:1-37

Nebuchadnezzar’s madness (4:1-37)In this chapter Nebuchadnezzar recounts, for the benefit of his subjects, an experience that humbled his pride and brought him to acknowledge Yahweh as the one and only true God (4:1-3). It all began when Nebuchadnezzar had a puzzling dream. After getting no help from his Babylonian wise men, he told it to Daniel in the hope of discovering its meaning (4-9).The first thing that Nebuchadnezzar saw in his dream was a giant tree. It towered over the world and... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 4:1-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 4:1-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 4:1-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 4:1-37

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 4:2-3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 4:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 4:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 4:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 4:1-3

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Daniel 4:1-37

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