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Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you, and no secret troubles you, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation of it.
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A Desperate Plea
Commentators, particularly John Calvin, highlight that Nebuchadnezzar only turned to Daniel after his own magicians failed. This demonstrates a common human tendency to seek God only out of necessity, as a last resort, rather than out of genuine devotion. The king's flattering words are seen not as true piety, but as the desperate plea of a proud man in trouble.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians - “Master,” in the sense that he was first among them, or was superior to them all. Or, per…
19th Century
Anglican
Troubles you.— Literally, goads you, or, causes you this difficulty.
16th Century
Protestant
Here the king of Babylon addresses Daniel kindly, since he saw himself deserted by his own teachers. And from this we gather that no one comes to t…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians So he called him, either because he excelled them in knowledge, and was grea…
The beginning and end of this chapter lead us to hope that Nebuchadnezzar was a monument to the power of divine grace and the riches of divine merc…
