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as for you, O king, your thoughts came [into your mind] on your bed, what should happen hereafter; and he who reveals secrets has made known to you what shall happen.
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God Meets Our Concerns
Commentators note that God gave Nebuchadnezzar this dream in response to the king's own waking thoughts and anxieties about the future of his kingdom. This shows that God is not distant; He engages with our genuine concerns and uses them as a starting point for His revelation.
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Daniel
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18th Century
Theologian
As for you, O king, your thoughts came into your mind upon your bed — Margin, “up;” that is, your thoughts ascended. The Chaldee is…
19th Century
Bishop
Subsequently — i.e., in the course of history, not only in the Messianic days.
16th Century
He again confirms what I have just mentioned, because he wished to impress this upon the king’s mind — that God was the author of the dream, to enc…
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17th Century
Pastor
As for you, O king So far as you have any concern in this matter, or with respect to you, the following was your cas…
Minister
Daniel causes the king to lose confidence in his magicians and soothsayers. The insufficiency of created things should drive us to the all-sufficie…