And in every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters that were in all his kingdom.
Every gift comes from above, and God gave these four exceptional learning as a reward for their faithfulness to His law when they refused the king's meat. Daniel received a double portion: he understood visions and dreams by divine wisdom, not by human artifice, and became a prophet who conversed with God.
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Commenting on Daniel 1:17-21
These young men surpassed all the magi and astrologers in the kingdom ten times over, giving solid answers and sound counsel where the enchanters and soothsayers who pretended to divine the future by stars could offer only emptiness.
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Ten hands better: a Hebrew measure meaning vastly superior. The magicians were Egyptian priests schooled in sacred writings, and the astrologers were practisers of the occult arts, yet these four Hebrew youths eclipsed them entirely.
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