Daniel 2:1-18
Today's Passage: Daniel 2:1-18
When we meet Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 2, we see that he is troubled. The dreams he was experiencing left him sleepless day after day, and now, in a fit of rage, King Nebuchadnezzar is desperately searching for clarity and truth.
He summons all of the “best.” The magicians, enchanters, sorcerers and Chaldeans come to explain the dream. All of these people would have claimed to have understood the “gods,” but the king seemed skeptical of their power.
King Nebuchadnezzar did not just want to hear some made up answer, he wanted the wise men to demonstrate that they were truly wise. He put them to the test by requiring them to first tell him what he had dreamed.
Every “wise” man failed, and in a fit of rage, Nebuchadnezzar demanded that all of the wise men of Babylon be destroyed.
When word of this reached Daniel, he requested a time to show the interpretation to the king.
With the threat of death hanging over Daniel’s head, he steps forward in faith. Not arrogantly because he had some sort of “secret wisdom” but because he had an intimate relationship with the author of all wisdom.
The “wise men” of Babylon were right when they told Nebuchadnezzar that there was no man who could know the details and interpretation of the king's dream.
Only the one, true God could know Nebechadnezzar’s dream. Only the one, true God could bring clarity and truth, and He was going to use Daniel to do so.
Daniel sought the Lord for wisdom and the Lord answered him.
We live in a world where there are thousands of places we could look for “wisdom” and “truth.” However, if there is one thing we can learn from this passage is that there is truly only one place that we can look for wisdom that will bring us truth.
In James 1:5, scripture says that if we lack wisdom we can ask the Lord in faith and He will generously give us wisdom. Have you sought the Lord’s wisdom? Or are you expecting the “wisdom” of this world to bring clarity?
Written By: Paulette Carwile
When we meet Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 2, we see that he is troubled. The dreams he was experiencing left him sleepless day after day, and now, in a fit of rage, King Nebuchadnezzar is desperately searching for clarity and truth.
He summons all of the “best.” The magicians, enchanters, sorcerers and Chaldeans come to explain the dream. All of these people would have claimed to have understood the “gods,” but the king seemed skeptical of their power.
King Nebuchadnezzar did not just want to hear some made up answer, he wanted the wise men to demonstrate that they were truly wise. He put them to the test by requiring them to first tell him what he had dreamed.
Every “wise” man failed, and in a fit of rage, Nebuchadnezzar demanded that all of the wise men of Babylon be destroyed.
When word of this reached Daniel, he requested a time to show the interpretation to the king.
With the threat of death hanging over Daniel’s head, he steps forward in faith. Not arrogantly because he had some sort of “secret wisdom” but because he had an intimate relationship with the author of all wisdom.
The “wise men” of Babylon were right when they told Nebuchadnezzar that there was no man who could know the details and interpretation of the king's dream.
Only the one, true God could know Nebechadnezzar’s dream. Only the one, true God could bring clarity and truth, and He was going to use Daniel to do so.
Daniel sought the Lord for wisdom and the Lord answered him.
We live in a world where there are thousands of places we could look for “wisdom” and “truth.” However, if there is one thing we can learn from this passage is that there is truly only one place that we can look for wisdom that will bring us truth.
In James 1:5, scripture says that if we lack wisdom we can ask the Lord in faith and He will generously give us wisdom. Have you sought the Lord’s wisdom? Or are you expecting the “wisdom” of this world to bring clarity?
Written By: Paulette Carwile
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