chapter 2

summary

King Nebuchadnezzar has a disturbing dream that none of his wise men can interpret. He then threatens to execute all the wise men, including Daniel, who cannot both reveal the dream and its meaning.

Daniel prays for God’s revelation, and God reveals the dream to him. Daniel interprets the dream for the king, who honors Daniel.

Key Verse
2:20-22 Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are his. He changes times and seasons; he deposes kings and raises up others. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with him.

Related Verse
Job 28:20-24 Where does wisdom come from? Where does understanding dwell? It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing, concealed even from the birds in the sky. Destruction and Death say, “Only a rumor of it has reached our ears. God understands the way to it and he alone knows where it dwells, for he views the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.