This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king.
Nebuchadnezzar worshipped images, so God sent him a dream of a great statue to show him what his idols truly were: mere dreams, creatures of fancy that cost treasure and labor but signified nothing. The King had shown kindness to this poor prophet, and now received a prophet's reward that no money could buy.
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Commenting on Daniel 2:31-45
Nebuchadnezzar had forgotten his dream entirely, so Daniel states it back to him with exact precision to prove the revelation genuine and restore it fully to his mind. Though only Daniel received the vision and its meaning, he includes his companions because they stood with him in prayer for it.
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The statue is not an idol but a human figure, unified because world-power itself is one thing expressed in successive phases. Its terror came not from size and shine alone, but from what it meant: the fearful dominion of worldly power arrayed against God's people.
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Commenting on Daniel 2:31-45