Daniel 2:47

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Summary

The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret.

A god

A lord

A revealer

General references

Deuteronomy 32:31

Bible References

A god

'And the king hath done according to his will, and exalteth himself, and magnifieth himself against every god, and against the God of gods he speaketh wonderful things, and hath prospered till the indignation hath been completed, for that which is determined hath been done.

for Jehovah your God -- He is God of the gods, and Lord of the lords; God, the great, the mighty, and the fearful; who accepteth not persons, nor taketh a bribe;

The God of gods -- Jehovah, the God of gods -- Jehovah, He is knowing, and Israel, he doth know, if in rebellion, and if in trespass against Jehovah (Thou dost not save us this day!)

Give ye thanks to the God of gods, For to the age is His kindness.

A lord

'Thou, O king, art a king of kings, for the God of the heavens a kingdom, strength, and might, and glory, hath given to thee;

by the decree of the sifters is the sentence, and by the saying of the holy ones the requirement, to the intent that the living may know that the Most High is ruler in the kingdom of men, and to whom He willeth He giveth it, and the lowest of men He doth raise up over it.

Causing ministers to go away a spoil And strong ones He overthroweth.

And now, O kings, act wisely, Be instructed, O judges of earth,

And all kings do bow themselves to him, All nations do serve him,

-- A Psalm of Asaph. God hath stood in the company of God, In the midst God doth judge.

By me kings reign, and princes decree righteousness,

which in His own times He shall shew -- the blessed and only potentate, the King of the kings and Lord of the lords,

and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first-born out of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth; to him who did love us, and did bathe us from our sins in his blood,

these with the Lamb shall make war, and the Lamb shall overcome them, because Lord of lords he is, and King of kings, and those with him are called, and choice, and stedfast.'

and he hath upon the garment and upon his thigh the name written, 'King of kings, and Lord of lords.'

A revealer

Then to Daniel, in a vision of the night, the secret hath been revealed. Then hath Daniel blessed the God of the heavens.

And at last come up before me hath Daniel, whose name is Belteshazzar -- according to the name of my god -- and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods, and the dream before him I have told:

and Pharaoh saith unto Joseph, 'After God's causing thee to know all this, there is none intelligent and wise as thou;

For the Lord Jehovah doth nothing, Except He hath revealed His counsel unto His servants the prophets.

General references

For not as our Rock is their rock, (And our enemies are judges!)