he sets up kings and deposes them.
He gives wisdom to the wise
and knowledge to the discerning.
22 He reveals deep and hidden things;
he knows what lies in darkness,
and light dwells with him.
23 I thank and praise you, O God of my fathers:
You have given me wisdom and power,
you have made known to me what we asked of you,
you have made known to us the dream of the king."
This story is awesome. I think its cool to see a man of God being appointed to a high governmental postion. Its not everyday you see a person placed in a high position because of his faith. In this chapter we see how Daniel gets his recognition. King Nebuchadnezzar had a dream that had to be figured out. He gathered up all the wise men, magicians, enchanters, and the alike of Babylon to interpret his dream. If they failed to interpret it they would die. The catch though to this interpretation was that the king would not tell them what the dream was. So bascially these guys were screwed. However, Daniel prayed to God that he would be given the answer. Daniel and his friends from Judah were all considered wise men, so they too would have felt the sword. Imagine how hard Daniel prayed. It says simply that Daniel "prayed", but I bet it was a really hard and fervent prayer. And of course God answers Daniel's prayer. Daniel then goes to the king to tell him his dream and the meaning behind it all. This king was not a God fearing man. He may have been a god fearing man, but not of the living God. So Daniel was bold to declare such a powerful statement up above. When is the last time you stood up for your faith like Daniel did. He was talking to the most powerful man at that time. He had all power in his hands. He did not know God - he was an idol worshiper and had many gods. But from this we can see that Daniel was an agent of change; bold and wise. Lets try to be like Daniel also!
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