Daniel 2:28

Daniel 2:28

But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;

a. ASV: But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and he hath made known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these:

b. YLT: But there is a God in the heavens, a revealer of secrets, and He hath made known to king Nebuchadnezzar that which [is] to be in the latter end of the days. ‘Thy dream and the visions of thy head on thy bed are these:

c. Classic Amplified: But there is a God in heaven Who reveals secrets, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what it is that shall be in the latter days (at the end of days). Your dream and the visions in your head upon your bed are these:

d. Septuagint: But there is a God in heaven revealing mysteries, and he has made known to king Nabuchodonosor what things must come to pass in the last days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are as follows,

e. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/ Writings: But there is a God in Heaven Who reveals secrets, and He has informed King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the End of Days. Your dream, and the visions in your head on your bed, are these:

1. “But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets…”

a. But [Strong: 1297 bram ber-am' (Aramaic) perhaps from 7313 with a prepositional prefix; properly, highly, i.e. surely; but used adversatively, however:--but, nevertheless, yet.]

b. there is [Strong: 383 'iythay ee-thah'ee (Aramaic) corresponding to 3426; properly, entity; used only as a particle of affirmation, there is:--art thou, can, do ye, have, it be, there is (are), X we will not.]

c. [a] God [Strong: 426 'elahh el-aw' (Aramaic) corresponding to 433; God:--God, god.

d. [in] heaven [Strong: 8065 shamayin shaw-mah'-yin (Aramaic) corresponding to 8064:--heaven.]

e. [that] revealeth [Strong: 1541 glah ghel-aw' (Aramaic) or glat (Aramaic) {ghel-aw'}; corresponding to 1540:--bring over, carry away, reveal.]

f. secrets [Strong: 7328 raz rawz (Aramaic) from an unused root probably meaning to attenuate, i.e. (figuratively) hide; a mystery:--secret.]

1). In his explanation to the king, Daniel clearly distances himself from the groups he has been thrown in with, and gives the glory to the God that Daniel worships. 

a). Daniel 2:27-30 Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king;

2:28 But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;

2:29 As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass.

2:30 But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.

2. “...and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days…”

a. [and] maketh known [Strong: 3046 yda` yed-ah' (Aramaic) corresponding to 3045:--certify, know, make known, teach.]

b. [to the] king [Strong: 4430 melek meh'-lek (Aramaic) corresponding to 4428; a king:--king, royal.]

c. Nebuchadnezzar [Strong: 5020 Nbuwkadnetstsar neb-oo-kad-nets-tsar' (Aramaic) corresponding to 5019:--Nebuchadnezzar.]

d. what [Strong: 4101 mah maw (Aramaic) corresponding to 4100:--how great (mighty), that which, what(-soever), why.]

e. [Strong: 1768 diy dee (Aramaic) apparently for 1668; that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of:--X as, but, for(-asmuch +), + now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, + what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.]

f. shall be [Strong: 1934 hava' hav-aw' (Aramaic) orhavah (Aramaic) {hav-aw'}; corresponding to 1933; to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words):--be, become, + behold, + came (to pass), + cease, + cleave, + consider, + do, + give, + have, + judge, + keep, + labour, + mingle (self), + put, + see, + seek, + set, + slay, + take heed, tremble, + walk, + would.]

g. [in the] latter [Strong: 320 'achariyth akh-ar-eeth' (Aramaic) from 311; the same as 319; later:--latter.]

h. days [Strong: 3118 yowm yome (Aramaic) corresponding to 3117; a day:--day (by day), time.]

1). Barnes' Notes on the Bible:  What shall be in the latter days - Greek ἐπ ̓ ἐσχάτων τῶν ἡμερῶν ep' eschatōn tōn hēmerōn - "in the last days." Vulgate, in novissimis temporibus - "in the last times." Chaldee, יומיא באחרית be'achărı̂yth yômayâ' - "in the after days;" or, as Faber expresses it, "in the afterhood of days." The phrase means what we should express by saying, "hereafter - in future times - in time to come." This phrase often has special reference to the times of the Messiah, as the last dispensation of things on the earth, or as that under which the affairs of the world will be wound up. Compare the notes at Isaiah 2:2. It does not appear, however, to be used in that sense here, but it denotes merely "future" times. The phrase "the latter days," therefore, does not exactly convey the sense of the original. It is "future" days rather than "latter" days.

2). I disagree with Barnes on his “latter days” meaning. The last days began with the birth of Christ Jesus. In the following passage in Acts they are used to describe the days immediately after the ascension of Christ 50 days after His resurrection. They include not only the 2000 plus years of the church age, but also the Second Coming of Christ and the Millennial Reign of Christ. This can be seen in Peter’s use of the term and also of Isaiah’s use of the term “last days”. The particular events that Isaiah writes about above clearly take place during the Millennial Reign of Christ Jesus. 

a). Acts 2:14-21 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words: 

2:15 For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day. 

2:16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; 

2:17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:

2:18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:

2:19 And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:

2:20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:

2:21 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

b). Isaiah 2:1-4 The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.

2:2 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.

2:3 And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.

2:4 And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

3). The final description in the dream of the stone destroying the ten toes on the feet of the image is describing the second advent of Christ. 

 3. “...Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;”

a. [Thy] dream [Strong: 2493 chelem khay'-lem (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to 2492; a dream:--dream.]

b. [and the] visions [Strong: 2376 chezev khay'-zev (Aramaic) from 2370; a sight:--look, vision.]

c. [of thy] head [Strong: 7217 re'sh raysh (Aramaic) corresponding to 7218; the head; figuratively, the sum:--chief, head, sum.]

d. upon [Strong: 5922 `al al (Aramaic) corresponding to 5921:--about, against, concerning, for, (there-)fore, from, in, X more, of, (there-, up-)on, (in-)to, + why with.]

e. are [Strong: 1932 huw hoo (Aramaic) or (feminine) hiyo (Aramaic) {he}; corresponding to 1931:--X are, it, this.]

f. these [Strong: 1836 den dane (Aramaic) an orthographical variation of 1791; this:-- (afore-)time, + after this manner, here (-after), one...another, such, there(-fore), these, this (matter), + thus, where(-fore), which.]