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DANIEL AND THE REVELATION-Uriah Smith
~The Response of History to the Voice of Prophecy~
Chapter 2-The Great Image
show us that, as is sometimes the case,
prayers are not unavailing though not
immediately answered. Some think the matter
was made known to Daniel by his dreaming
the same dream that Nebuchadnezzar had
dreamed; but Matthew Henry considers it
more probable that “when he was awake, and
continuing instant in prayer, and watching in
the same, the dream itself and the
interpretation of it were communicated to
him by the ministry of an angel, abundantly to
his satisfaction.” The words, “night vision,”
mean anything that is seen, whether through
dreams or visions.
Daniel immediately offered up praise to God
for his gracious dealing with them; and while
his prayer is not preserved, his responsive
thanksgiving is fully recorded. God is honored
