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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Daniel 2:46-49

One might have expected that when Nebuchadnezzar was contriving to make his own kingdom everlasting he would be enraged at Daniel, who foretold the fall of it and that another kingdom of another nature should be the everlasting kingdom; but, instead of resenting it as an affront, he received it as an oracle, and here we are told what the expressions were of the impressions it made upon him. 1. He was ready to look upon Daniel as a little god. Though he saw him to be a man, yet from this... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:46

Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel ,.... Imagining there was something of divinity in him, that he could so exactly tell him his dream, which was past and gone; and give him the interpretation of it, respecting things to come, which he concluded none but God could do; and therefore, after the manner of the eastern people, threw himself prostrate to the earth, with his face to it, and gave religious adoration to Daniel; for that this cannot be understood of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:47

The king answered unto Daniel ,.... By which it appears that Daniel interposed and expostulated with the king, and prevented the oblation to him as a god, and instructed him in the knowledge of the true God he ought to worship; as the following confession of the king more clearly shows: and said, of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods ; the God of Daniel and his companions, and of the people of the Jews, to whom they belonged, is above all gods that are named and worshipped by... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 2:46

The king - fell upon his face - Prostrated himself: this was the fullest act of adoration among the ancients. Worshipped Daniel - Supposing him to be a god, or Divine being. No doubt Daniel forbade him; for to receive this would have been gross idolatry. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 2:47

Your God is a God of gods - He is greater than all others. And a Lord of kings - He governs both in heaven and earth. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 2:46

Verse 46 When the king of Babylon fell upon his face, it is partly to be considered as worthy of praise and partly of blame. It was a sign of both piety and modesty, when he prostrated himself before God and his Prophet. We know the fierceness and pride of kings; nay, we see them act like madmen, because they do not reckon themselves among mortals, and become blinded with the splendor of their greatness. Nebuchadnezzar was really a very powerful monarch, and it was difficult for him so to... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 2:47

Verse 47 This confession is quite pious and holy, and is fraught with rectitude and sincerity; it may even be taken as a proof of true conversion and repentance. But, as I have lately reminded you, profane men are sometimes seized with an admiration of God and then they profess largely and copiously whatever may be expected from God’s true worshippers. Still this is but momentary, for all the while they remain wrapt up in their own superstitions. God, therefore, extorts this language from them,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 2:1-49

EXPOSITION DANIEL FIRST BECOMES DISTINGUISHED . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 2:46

Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him. The Greek versions render in such a way that we are almost obliged to recognize an act of idolatrous worship. Jerome, too, distinctly says, " Nebuchodonoser … Danielem adoravit et hostias et incensnm praecepit ut sacrificarent ." The same idea is conveyed by the Peshitta, but less definitely, from the fact that qorban means a "gift" as well... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 2:46-49

The soul in the presence of great mercy. "Then the king made Daniel a great man" (verse 48). The revelation of the dream and its meaning was a very large benediction to the king, for it lifted great anxiety from his mind; to Daniel and the three, for it saved their lives. The closing verses of Daniel 2:1-49 . present to us the moral effect of the amazing Divine disclosure. I. THE MORAL ATTITUDE OF THE KING . 1 . Entire cessation from self. No trace of that... read more

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