Daniel 2:49

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Daniel 2:36-49

Daniel THE IMAGE AND THE STONE Dan_2:36 - Dan_2:49 . The colossal image, seen by Nebuchadnezzar in his dream, was a reproduction of those which met his waking eyes, and still remain for our wonder in our museums. The mingled materials are paralleled in ancient art. The substance of the dream is no less natural than its form. The one is suggested by familiar sights; the other, by pressing anxieties. What more likely than that, ‘in the second year of his reign’ Dan_2:1, waking thoughts of the... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Daniel 2:36-49

God’s Kingdom Triumphant Daniel 2:36-49 Our Lord probably refers to these five empires when He speaks of “the times of the Gentiles.” The empire of Babylon was followed by that of Medo-Persia under Cyrus; that by Greece under Alexander the Great; and that in turn by Rome led by the Caesars. Since the dissolution of the Roman Empire, the vast dominions of the East and the West have fallen, generally speaking, into some ten main divisions. There is, therefore, now nothing between us and the... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Daniel 2:1-49

In the second year of his reign Nebuchadnezzar, troubled by dreams and unable to sleep, called together his enchanters and sorcerers to explain his dreams one of which troubled him especially. Their difficulty was that the king could not recall the dream. It had left an impression on his mind, but none of the details remained in his memory. Of course, his demand was the unreasonable one of a despot, and yet the claims these men made, if true, ought to have enabled them to discover the dream as... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 2:49

TROUBLED KING—CALM SEER‘Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams … Daniel sat in the gate of the king.’ Daniel 2:1; Daniel 2:49 The lessons of the chapter are— I. God in human life.—Nebuchadnezzar was an idolater, and although he was ready to ascribe great distinction to Daniel’s God, yet he never became a believer. For all that He that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass. We may not acknowledge God, but He still works in us. He controls our sleeping and our waking hours. He... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 2:36-49

Daniel 2:36-Ephesians : . The Interpretation of the Dream.— According to Daniel’ s interpretation the colossal statue is a pictorial representation of the course of history. Four empires succeed each other and are finally destroyed by a fifth which is of Divine origin (not made with hands), and ultimately dominates the world. We can identify these empires with practical certainty, and the identification proves that the statue depicts the history of 450 years, roughly speaking from 600 to 150 ... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Daniel 2:49

He substituted them as lieutenants for the king’s service, under Daniel, which, as the curious observe, was chiefly about agriculture, and gathering revenues and provisions for the court; but Daniel was as privy counsellor and lord chamberlain, about arduous affairs of the king and kingdom, sitting sometimes in judgment, and also admitting and conducting persons and causes to the king, as there was need, to whom there was difficult access, according to the magnificence and majesty of the kings... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Daniel 2:46-49

HOMILETICSSECT. XI.—DANIEL’S ELEVATION (Chap. Daniel 2:46-49)The king was convinced that Daniel had given a true description and interpretation of his dream. The truth also which the youthful prophet declared concerning the true God, approved itself to his understanding and conscience, and for a time at least was powerfully felt. Under the power of his convictions he confesses himself a believer in Daniel’s God (Daniel 2:47) [79]. This all the more remarkable as the interpretation of his dream... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:29-49

Daniel 2:29-49 I take the severance of the stone from the mountain to denote the coming of Christ into the world, and the collision of the stone with the image to mean the founding by the Lord of that spiritual kingdom which is in its principles antagonistic to all the world-powers, and which will ultimately subdue them all. Thus viewed, the vision which Daniel recovered and interpreted suggests to us many interesting things concerning the kingdom of Christ. I. There is, first, its superhuman... read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - Daniel 2:49

Daniel Cf. Genesis 19:1. Lot the compromiser with Daniel the inflexible. read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:1-49

Chapter 2Now in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep was taken from him. Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, to show the king his dream. So they came and they stood before the king. And the king said unto them, I've dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream. So the Chaldeans spoke to the king in Syriac ( Daniel 2:1-4... read more