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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Daniel 2:31-45

Daniel here gives full satisfaction to Nebuchadnezzar concerning his dream and the interpretation of it. That great prince had been kind to this poor prophet in his maintenance and education; he had been brought up at the king's cost, preferred at court, and the land of his captivity had hereby been made much easier to him than to others of his brethren. And now the king is abundantly repaid for all the expense he had been at upon him; and for receiving this prophet, though not in the name of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:40

And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron ,.... This is not the kingdom of the Lagidae and Seleucidae, the successors of Alexander, as some have thought; for these are designed by the thighs in the third kingdom; and, besides, the kingdom of Christ was to arise in the time of this fourth kingdom, which it did not in that; nor the kingdom of Gog, or the empire of the Turks, as Saadiah, Aben Ezra, and Jarchi; but the Roman empire, which is compared to iron for its strength, firmness, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:41

And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potter's clay, and part of iron ,.... That is, some of the toes of the feet were of iron, and others of them of clay: these toes, which are ten, as the toes of men are, design the ten kings or kingdoms, into which the western Roman empire was divided, by the coming in of the Goths, and Hunns, and Vandals, into it; and are the same with the ten horns of the beast, and the ten kings which gave their kingdoms to it, Revelation 13:1 ; see Gill... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:42

And as the toes of the feet were part of iron and part of clay ,.... Or some of them of iron, and so were strong and powerful, as some of these kingdoms were; and some of clay, and so were weak and easily crushed, and did not stand long: so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken ; this is not unfitly interpreted by some of the two fold power which has prevailed in these ten kingdoms, through the policy of the pope of Rome, the secular and ecclesiastic power; the latter... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:43

And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay ,.... That is, iron among the clay; otherwise iron and clay will not mix and cement together, as is affirmed in the latter part of the verse; but as some of these toes were of iron, and others of clay, or some part of them were iron, and some part of them of clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men ; the Romans shall mix with people of other and many nations that shall come in among them, and unite in setting up kingdoms;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:44

And in the days of these kings , &c.; Not of the Babylonian, Persian, and Grecian kings; nor, indeed, of the old Roman kings, or emperors; but in the days of these ten kings, or kingdoms, into which the Roman empire is divided, signified by the ten toes, of different power and strength. Indeed the kingdom of Christ began to be set up in the times of Augustus Caesar, under whom Christ was born; and of Tiberius, under whom he was crucified; and was continued and increased in the reigns of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:45

Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands ,.... See Gill on Daniel 2:34 . and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold ; of which the image was made he had seen in his dream; and which represented the several monarchies of the world in succession, and described their nature, condition, and circumstances, and the ruin of them; See Gill on Daniel 2:35 . the great God hath made known to the king what shall... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 2:44

A kingdom which shall never be destroyed - The extensive and extending empire of Christ. Shall not be left to other people - All the preceding empires have swallowed up each other successively; but this shall remain to the end of the world. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 2:45

The dream is certain - It contains a just representation of things as they shall be. And the interpretation thereof sure - The parts of the dream being truly explained. A Discourse on Nebuchadnezzar's Dream Daniel 2:41-45 ; I shall now consider this most important vision more at large, and connect it with a portion of the previous history of the Jewish people. The kingdoms of Israel and Judah after a series of the most unparalleled ingratitude and rebellion, against displays of... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 2:40

Verse 40 Here the Fourth Empire is described, which agrees only with the Roman, for we know that the four successors of Alexander were at length subdued. Philip was the first king of Macedon, and Antiochus the second; but yet Philip lost nothing from his own kingdom; he only yielded it to the free cities of Greece. It was, therefore, hitherto, entire, except as it paid tribute to the Romans for some years on account of the expenses of the war. Antiochus, also, when compelled to adopt the... read more

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

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Daniel 2:31-45

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:40

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:41

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:42

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:43

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:44

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 2:45

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 2:44

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 2:45

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 2:40

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