Daniel 4:18 "This dream I king
Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation
thereof, forasmuch as all the wise [men] of my kingdom are not able to make
known unto me the interpretation: but thou [art] able; for the spirit of the
holy gods [is] in thee."
The King now had confident and faith
in Daniel to interpret his dream, perhaps, he recognized the supreme power of
God that can see beyond man’s horizon; as a result, He is confident that Daniel
can interpret this dream accurately. He has seen that Daniel interpreted his
other dream, when no one else could. He recognizes the fact that Daniel's power
to interpret is from God.
Daniel 4:19 "Then Daniel, whose
name [was] Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled
him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the
interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord,
the dream [be] to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine
enemies."
The astonishment (meaning appalled for
a time) of Daniel was at the meaning of the dream. For one hour he waited to give
the interpretation, because he knew it was not a good dream for Nebuchadnezzar.
His thoughts were troubled, because of the reaction Nebuchadnezzar might have
to the interpretation.
Nebuchadnezzar
encourages Daniel. He, probably, already knows the dream is a bad one. Daniel
explains to him that this dream would please his enemies, and not him.
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