I make a decree, that in every dominion of my
kingdom
In every province of his large empire; this explains who are
meant by all people, nations before mentioned; namely, such as
were within his dominions; for to no other could his decree
reach: this decree is very different from that he had made a few
days before, forbidding any man to ask anything of any god or man
for the space of a month; but now his order is, that men
tremble and fear before the God of Daniel;
that they would serve with fear and trembling, and reverence and
adore the God that Daniel served and worshipped; and who
manifestly appeared to be his God, and to be the true God, by his
wonderful deliverance of him: for he is the living God, and
steadfast for ever;
that has life in himself, and is the author and giver of life to
others, and ever remains so, without any variation or shadow of
turning; he is everlasting and unchangeable, permanent and
immutable in his nature; steady and steadfast in his purposes and
promises, in his conduct in the government of the world, and in
the course of his providence: and his kingdom that which
shall not be destroyed, and his dominion
shall be even unto the end;
unto the end of time; other kingdoms will he destroyed, but his
will not; all other rule, dominion and authority will be at an
end but his will continue for ever; his kingdom is an everlasting
one: this doctrine Darius had learned from Daniel, as
Nebuchadnezzar before had done; see ( Daniel 2:44 ) (
4:3 ) .
Daniel 6:26
