24 Therefore Daniel hath gone up unto Arioch, whom the king hath appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon; he hath gone, and thus hath said to him, 'The wise men of Babylon thou dost not destroy, bring me up before the king, and the interpretation to the king I do shew.' 25 Then Arioch in haste hath brought up Daniel before the king, and thus hath said to him—'I have found a man of the sons of the Removed of Judah, who the interpretation to the king doth make known.' 26 The king hath answered and said to Daniel, whose name 'is' Belteshazzar, 'Art thou able to cause me to know the dream that I have seen, and its interpretation?' 27 Daniel hath answered before the king and said, 'The secret that the king is asking, the wise men, the enchanters, the scribes, the soothsayers, are not able to shew to the king; 28 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: 29 Thou, O king, thy thoughts on thy bed have come up 'concerning' that which 'is' to be after this, and the Revealer of secrets hath caused thee to know that which 'is' to be. 30 As to me—not for 'any' wisdom that is in me above any living hath this secret been revealed to me; but for the intent that the interpretation to the king they make known, and the thoughts of thy heart thou dost know.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Daniel 2:24-30
Commentary on Daniel 2:24-30
(Read Daniel 2:24-30)
Daniel takes away the king's opinion of his magicians and soothsayers. The insufficiency of creatures should drive us to the all-sufficiency of the Creator. There is One who can do that for us, and make known that to us, which none on earth can, particularly the work of redemption, and the secret designs of God's love to us therein. Daniel confirmed the king in his opinion, that the dream was of great consequence, relating to the affairs and changes of this lower world. Let those whom God has highly favoured and honoured, lay aside all opinion of their own wisdom and worthiness, that the Lord alone may be praised for the good they have and do.