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his dream! And no king, however great and powerful, has ever asked such
a thing of any magician, enchanter, or astrologer! The king’s demand is
impossible. No one except the gods can tell you your dream, and they do
not live here among people.”
The king was furious when he heard this, and he ordered that all the
wise men of Babylon be executed. And because of the king’s decree, men
were sent to find and kill Daniel and his friends.
When Ario ch, the commander of the king’s guard, came to kill them,
Daniel handled the situation with wisdom and discretion. He asked Ari
och, “Why has the king issued such a harsh decree?” So Arioch told him
all that had happened. Daniel went at once to see the king and requested
more time to tell the king what the dream meant.
Then Daniel went home and told his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and
Azariah what had happened. He urged them to ask the God of heaven
to show them his mercy by telling them the secret, so they would not be
executed along with the other wise men of Babylon. That night the secret
was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven.
He said,
“Praise the name of God forever and ever,
for he has all wisdom and power.
He controls the course of world events;
he removes kings and sets up other kings.
He gives wisdom to the wise
and knowledge to the scholars.
He reveals deep and mysterious things
and knows what lies hidden in darkness,
though he is surrounded by light.
I thank and praise you, God of my ancestors,
for you have given me wisdom and strength.
You have told me what we asked of you
and revealed to us what the king demanded.”
Then Daniel went in to see Arioch, whom the king had ordered to execute the wise men of Babylon. Daniel said to him, “Don’t kill the wise
men. Take me to the king, and I will tell him the meaning of his dream.”
Arioch quickly took Daniel to the king and said, “I have found one of
the captives from Judah who will tell the king the meaning of his dream!”
The king said to Daniel (also known as Belteshazzar), “Is this true? Can
you tell me what my dream was and what it means?”
Daniel replied, “There are no wise men, enchanters, magicians, or
fortune-tellers who can reveal the king’s secret. But there is a God in
heaven who reveals secrets, and he has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what
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