No one can reveal it to the king except the gods, and they do not live among men” (Daniel 2:11). The worried magi replied, “What the king asks is too difficult. The penalty for failure was death: every magician, enchanter, sorcerer and astrologer in the kingdom would be executed. ![]() So, not only did the royal wise men have to provide the interpretation of the dream, they had to recount the dream itself. However, he added an unprecedented requirement: “Tell me what my dream was and interpret it” (Daniel 2:5). This was standard procedure in a culture that placed a high importance on dreams and their meaning. The king called for his magi to interpret the nightmare. One night, Nebuchadnezzar awoke frightened by a dream. When God granted Daniel the wisdom to interpret the king’s dream, it launched Daniel’s long career as a political leader, trusted adviser, and well-known prophet. Daniel was one of those deported from Israel and granted an education in the king’s palace. King Nebuchadnezzar reigned from 605 to 562 B.C., greatly expanding the Babylonian Empire, conquering Jerusalem and deporting the Jews in the process. Daniel 2 tells how Daniel interpreted Nebuchadnezzar’s dream, in which God provided an overview of world events in the millennia yet to come. ![]() One of those people was King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. At certain times, God has used dreams to communicate with people.
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