At this, King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, paid homage to Daniel, and ordered that an offering and incense be presented to him.
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.
Nebuchadnezzar saw divinity in Daniel after this revelation and fell to worship him, commanding oblation and incense. God magnified His own word so powerfully that a proud king forgot Daniel was a man and forgot he himself was king. Though such worship cannot be justified, Daniel likely refused these honors, as Peter and John refused the like.
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Commenting on Daniel 2:46-49
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...