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A Reasonable Request
Commentators unanimously agree that the magicians' request to be told the dream was, on its face, perfectly reasonable. Their art was in interpretation, not mind-reading. This highlights that the king's demand was extraordinary and, from a human perspective, unjust, setting the stage for a divine solution.
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Daniel
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Albert Barnes
On Daniel 2:7
18th Century
Theologian
They answered again, and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation of it - ([Reference Da…
Charles Ellicott
On Daniel 2:7
19th Century
Bishop
Let the king tell.— The request was reasonable enough, according to the principles of Babylonian sorcery. Nebuchadnezzar’s doubts,…
John Calvin
On Daniel 2:7–9
16th Century
Theologian
Here the excuse of the Magi is narrated. They state the truth that their art only enabled them to discover the interpretation of a dream, but the k…
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John Gill
On Daniel 2:7
17th Century
Pastor
They answered again, and said
Or, a "second" F5 time; repeating the same words, having nothing more to sa…
Matthew Henry
On Daniel 2:1–13
17th Century
Minister
The greatest individuals are most susceptible to mental cares and troubles, which disturb their rest at night, while the sleep of the laboring pers…