Daniel 2:28

"Daniel answered before the king, and said, “The secret which the king has demanded can’t be shown to the king by wise men, enchanters, magicians, or soothsayers;"

Key Reflection

This statement underscores that the knowledge of the dream's meaning is beyond human wisdom and supernatural in origin, pointing to divine revelation. It sets the stage for acknowledging God as the true source of such insight, highlighting the limitations of human intellect in matters of divine secrets.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets -One of the principal objects contemplated in all that occurred respecting this dream and its interpretation was, to direct the mind of the monarch to the true God, and to secure the acknowledgment of his supremacy. Hence, it was so ordered that those who were most eminent for wisdom, and who were regarded as the favorites of heaven, were constrained to confess their entire inability to explain the mystery. The way was thus prepared to show that he who “could” do this must be the true God, and must be worthy of adoration and praise.

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