John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:45
Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands ,.... See Gill on Daniel 2:34 . and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold ; of which the image was made he had seen in his dream; and which represented the several monarchies of the world in succession, and described their nature, condition, and circumstances, and the ruin of them; See Gill on Daniel 2:35 . the great God hath made known to the king what shall... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:44
And in the days of these kings , &c.; Not of the Babylonian, Persian, and Grecian kings; nor, indeed, of the old Roman kings, or emperors; but in the days of these ten kings, or kingdoms, into which the Roman empire is divided, signified by the ten toes, of different power and strength. Indeed the kingdom of Christ began to be set up in the times of Augustus Caesar, under whom Christ was born; and of Tiberius, under whom he was crucified; and was continued and increased in the reigns of... read more