Daniel 2:20-22

20 Daniel said, "Let the name of God be ¹blessed forever and ever, For ²wisdom and power belong to Him.

21 "It is He who ³changes the times and the epochs; He ⁴removes kings and establishes kings; He gives ⁵wisdom to wise men And knowledge to men of understanding.

22 "It is He who ⁶reveals the profound and hidden things; ⁷He knows what is in the darkness, And the ⁸light dwells with Him.

Daniel 2:20-22 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO DANIAL 2

The subject of this chapter is a dream which Nebuchadnezzar had dreamed, but had forgot; upon which he calls his magicians and astrologers together, to tell him it, and the interpretation of it; threatening them with death if they did not, and promising them great rewards and honour if they did, Da 2:1-6, they urge the unreasonableness of the demand, and the impossibility of the thing; which so highly incensed the king, that he ordered their immediate destruction, Da 2:7-13, Daniel and his companions being in danger, he goes in to the king, and desires time, and he would show him what he had dreamed; which being granted, he spent it in prayer to God, Da 2:14-18, and the thing being revealed to him, he gave thanks to God, Da 2:19-23, and being introduced to the king, he both told him his dream, and the interpretation of it; which concerned the four monarchies of the world, and the everlasting kingdom of the Messiah, Da 2:24-45, upon which he was highly honoured, and greatly promoted by the king, Da 2:46-49.

Cross References

• 1. Psalms 103:1, 2; Psalms 113:1, 2; Psalms 115:18; Psalms 145:1, 2, 21
• 2. 1 Chronicles 29:11, 12; Job 12:13, 16-22; Daniel 2:21-23
• 3. Psalms 31:15; Daniel 2:9; Daniel 7:25
• 4. Job 12:18; Psalms 75:6, 7; Daniel 4:17, 32
• 5. 1 Kings 3:9, 10; 1 Kings 4:29; James 1:5
• 6. Job 12:22; Psalms 25:14; Daniel 2:19, 28
• 7. Job 26:6; Psalms 139:12; Isaiah 45:7; Jeremiah 23:24; Hebrews 4:13
• 8. Psalms 36:9; Daniel 5:11, 14; James 1:17; 1 John 1:5

Footnotes

• [a] Or "sets up"
• [b] Lit "knowers"