daniel-2:39-43

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 2:43

And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men - Various explanations have been given of this verse, and it certainly is not of easy interpretation. The phrase “seed of men,” would properly denote something different from the original stock that was represented by iron; some foreign admixture that would be so unlike that, and that would so little amalgamate with it, as to be properly represented by clay as compared with iron. Prof. Stuart... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 2:39

Daniel 2:39. After thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee “It is very well known, that the kingdom which arose after the Babylonian was the Medo-Persian. The two hands and the shoulders signify that the empire of the Babylonians should be destroyed by two kings. The two kings were the kings of the Medes and Persians, whose powers were united under Cyrus, who was son of one of the kings, and son-in-law of the other, and who besieged and took Babylon, put an end to that empire, and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 2:40-43

Daniel 2:40-43. The fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron, &c. This description agrees well with the Roman empire, and the event answered the prediction; for the Roman was vastly more strong and extensive than any of the preceding three. As iron breaketh and bruiseth all other metals, so this brake and subdued all the former kingdoms. The metal is here different, and consequently likewise the nation must be different from the preceding. For the four metals must signify four different... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:24-49

Click image for full-size versionThe meaning of the dream (2:24-49).Daniel had no thought of taking the opportunity to exalt himself above his unfortunate fellow officials. Rather he first of all ensured that they would not be executed (24) and even supported their statement that no person could be expected to meet the king’s demand (25-27). Certainly, Daniel would tell the king the dream and its meaning, but the revelation was due entirely to God, not to any special skill that Daniel possessed... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Daniel 2:39

arise = stand up. Chaldee. kum = to begin to exist. See note on Exodus 1:8 . another . The kingdom of Medo-Persia, which succeeded Babylon by occupying Jerusalem (2 Chronicles 36:22 ). inferior . As silver is inferior to gold, in value and in specific gravity (see note on Daniel 2:32 ) so the second kingdom was inferior to the first. The successive kingdoms are marked by evolution (or rather, devolution). In the first (Babylon) the king possessed absolute power ("whom he would he slew",... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Daniel 2:40

the fourth: i.e. Rome (Luke 2:0 and Luke 3:0 ). Observe that it does not say there were "four, and no more", as alleged; but "the fourth". An ordinal number, not cardinal. The Chaldee is rebi aya ' (text), or rebi a'ah (margin) = fourth, as in Daniel 3:25 ; Daniel 7:7 , Daniel 7:19 , Daniel 7:23 . Not ' arba ', which = four. The fifth is revealed in verses: Daniel 2:41-43 . The power which was to succeed Rome in the possession of Jerusalem was to be the Mohammedan power, which was still... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Daniel 2:41

And whereas, &c . The fifth power is now to be described (the "feet and toes"). It came into possession of Jerusalem in A.D. 636 (Rome having held the city for 666 years: namely, from the battle of Actium 31 B.C. - A.D. 636). Its character as described in Daniel 2:41 is exact; and, as represented by the "feet", Jerusalem has indeed been "trodden down" (Luke 21:24 ) as was never done by any of the other four powers. strength = hardness. miry = muddy. Chaldee. tin . Same as Hebrew. tit.... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Daniel 2:42

part = a portion [of them], or some of them. Chaldee. min . partly = in part, or at the end. Chaldee. ketzath, as in Daniel 4:29 (Hebrew, verse 26), Daniel 4:34 (Hebrew, verse 31). Occurs only in these three places. Compare the Hebrew kezath (Daniel 1:2 with Daniel 1:5 , Daniel 1:15 , Daniel 1:18 ). partly broken = part [of it shall be] broken. broken = fragile, easily broken. Chaldee. tebar. Occurs only here. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Daniel 2:43

they: i.e. the toes. is not mixed = mingleth not. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Daniel 2:43

"And whereas thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men; but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron doth not mingle with clay. And in the days of those kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed, nor shall the sovereignty thereof be left to another people; but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever. Forasmuch as thou sawest that a stone was cut out of the... read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 2:43

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 2:39

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 2:40-43

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:24-49

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Daniel 2:39

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Daniel 2:40

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Daniel 2:41

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Daniel 2:42

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Daniel 2:43

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Daniel 2:43

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