daniel-2:40-45,-daniel-7:19-28-niv

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 2:40

And the fourth kingdom - Represented in the image by the legs of iron, and the feet “part of iron, and part of clay,” Daniel 2:33. The first question which arises here is, what kingdom is referred to by this? In regard to this, there have been two leading opinions: one, that it refers to the Roman empire; the other, that it refers to the kingdoms or dynasties that immediately succeeded the reign of Alexander the Great; embracing the kingdoms of the Seleucidae and Lagidae, Syria, and Egypt - in... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 2:41

And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters’ clay and part of iron - Daniel 2:33. The Chaldee is, “of them clay of the potter, and of them iron;” that is, part was composed of one material and part of the other. The sense is, not that the feet were composed entirely of one, and the toes of the other, but that they were intermingled. There was no homogeneousness of material; nothing in one that would coalesce with the other, or that could be permanently united to it, as two metals... read more

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 2:42

And as the toes of the feet were part of iron and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken - Margin, “brittle.” The margin is the more correct rendering of the Chaldee word (תבירה tebı̂yrâh). It means “frail, fragile” - easily broken, but not necessarily that it was actually broken. That did not occur until the stone cut out of the mountain impinged on it. It has been commonly supposed (comp. Newton “on the Prophecies”), that the ten toes on the feet refer to the... read more

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 2:43

And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men - Various explanations have been given of this verse, and it certainly is not of easy interpretation. The phrase “seed of men,” would properly denote something different from the original stock that was represented by iron; some foreign admixture that would be so unlike that, and that would so little amalgamate with it, as to be properly represented by clay as compared with iron. Prof. Stuart... read more

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 2:44

And in the days of these kings - Margin, “their.” The reading in the text “these kings” - is the more correct. The Vulgate renders this, “in the days of these kingdoms.” The natural and obvious sense of the passage is, that during the continuance of the kingdoms above-mentioned, or before they should finally pass away, that is, before the last one should become extinct, another kingdom would be established on the earth which would be perpetual. Before the succession of universal monarchies... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 2:45

Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone ... - On the meaning of the language employed here, see the notes at Daniel 2:34-35. The word “forasmuch” may be taken either in connection with what precedes, or with what follows. In the former method, there should be a period at the word “gold” in this verse; and then the sense is, “In those days shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, etc., “forasmuch,” or “because” thou sawest a stone,” etc., that is, that was a certain indication of it. According... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 2:40-43

Daniel 2:40-43. The fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron, &c. This description agrees well with the Roman empire, and the event answered the prediction; for the Roman was vastly more strong and extensive than any of the preceding three. As iron breaketh and bruiseth all other metals, so this brake and subdued all the former kingdoms. The metal is here different, and consequently likewise the nation must be different from the preceding. For the four metals must signify four different... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 2:44-45

Daniel 2:44-45. And in the days of these kings That is, kingdoms, or during the succession of these four monarchies; and it must be during the time of the last of them, because they are reckoned four in succession, and consequently this must be the fifth kingdom. Shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom This can only be understood with propriety, as the ancients understood it, of the kingdom of Christ. Accordingly, his kingdom was set up during the days of the last of these kingdoms,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:24-49

Click image for full-size versionThe meaning of the dream (2:24-49).Daniel had no thought of taking the opportunity to exalt himself above his unfortunate fellow officials. Rather he first of all ensured that they would not be executed (24) and even supported their statement that no person could be expected to meet the king’s demand (25-27). Certainly, Daniel would tell the king the dream and its meaning, but the revelation was due entirely to God, not to any special skill that Daniel possessed... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Daniel 2:40

the fourth: i.e. Rome (Luke 2:0 and Luke 3:0 ). Observe that it does not say there were "four, and no more", as alleged; but "the fourth". An ordinal number, not cardinal. The Chaldee is rebi aya ' (text), or rebi a'ah (margin) = fourth, as in Daniel 3:25 ; Daniel 7:7 , Daniel 7:19 , Daniel 7:23 . Not ' arba ', which = four. The fifth is revealed in verses: Daniel 2:41-43 . The power which was to succeed Rome in the possession of Jerusalem was to be the Mohammedan power, which was still... read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 2:40

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 2:41

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 2:42

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 2:43

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 2:44

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 2:45

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 2:40-43

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 2:44-45

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:24-49

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Daniel 2:40

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