In chapter 2, King Nebuchadnezzar demanded that his advisers tell him the details of his dream and then interpret it.
How would I react if someone asked me to tell me their dream and interpret it? How would you, dear Reader? Probably the same way that the advisers responded:
Your Majesty, you are demanding the impossible! No king, not even the most famous and powerful, has ever ordered his advisors, magicians, or wise men to do such a thing (2:10, CEV).Then, under penalty of death, Daniel asked the king for time and prayed to God for insight.
When God gave him the answer the king required, Daniel saved his own life and the lives of all the other advisers. Just like in the previous chapter, Daniel responded to unimaginable pressure with calm and reason.
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