Then the king commanded - That is, when he awoke. The particle rendered “then” does not imply that this occurred immediately. When he awoke,…

Magicians.— Heb. chartummim, so called, most probably, from the pencil or stylus with which they wrote. The word is elsew…

This verse more clearly proves what I have already said: that the dream caused the king to feel God to be its author. Although this was no…

Then the king commanded to call the magicians. He ordered his servants in waiting to send immediately for the wise men, t…

The greatest individuals are most susceptible to mental cares and troubles, which disturb their rest at night, while the sleep of the laboring pers…