Friday, 2 January 2015

Who was Daniel whom God gave the power to interpret dreams? Episode 2

EPISODE 2
NEBUCHADNEZ' ZAR (NEBO means "defend the boundary"). Second ruler of the Neo-Babylonian Empire; son of Nabopolassar and father of Evil-Merodach (Amel-Marduk), who succeeded him to the throne. Nebuchadnez' zar ruled as king for forty-three years, this period including the "seven times" during which he ate vegetation like a bull.
The book of Daniel states that it was in the second year of Nebuchadnez' zar kingship counting from the destruction of Jerusalem that Nebuchadnez' zar had the dream about the golden-headed image.
DANIEL 2  In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnez' zar, he had dreams; and his spirit was troubled, and his sleep left him.
Then the king commanded that the magicians, the enchanters, the sorcerers, and the Chalde'ans be summoned, to tell the king his dreams. So they came in and stood before the king. And the king said to them, "I had a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream."
Then the Chalde'ans said to the king, "O king, live for ever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretations."
The king answered the Chalde'ans, "The word from me is sure: if you do not make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you shall be torn limb from limb, and your houses shall be laid in ruins. But if you show the dream and its interpretation, you shall receive from me gifts and rewards and great honour. Therefore show me the dream and its interpretation."
They answered a second time, "Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show its interpretation."
The king answered, "I know with certainty that you are trying to gain time, because you see that the word from me is sure that if you do not make the dream known to me, there is but one sentence for you. You have agreed to speak lying and corrupt words before me till the times change. Therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that you can show me its interpretation."
The Chalde'ans answered the king, "THERE IS NOT A MAN ON EARTH WHO CAN MEET THE KING'S DEMAND; FOR NO GREAT AND POWERFUL KING HAS ASKED SUCH A THING OF ANY MAGICIAN OR ENCHANTER OR CHALDE'AN. The thing that the king asks is difficult and NONE CAN SHOW IT TO THE KING EXCEPT THE GODS, WHOSE DWELLING IS NOT WITH FLESH."

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