Daniel 2:14-23 - God Shows Daniel What The Dream Means

¹⁴ Daniel responded with wisdom and discretion to Arioch, the king's executioner, who had gone out to execute the advisors of Babylon. ¹⁵ He asked him, "Why such a harsh decree from the king?" Then Arioch informed Daniel, ¹⁶ so Daniel went to ask Nebuchadnezzar for an appointment to see him, and it was granted him so that he could reveal the meaning to the king.

¹⁷ Then Daniel went home and told his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah about the king's command. ¹⁸ Daniel was seeking mercy, in order to ask about this mystery in the presence of the God of heaven, so that Daniel and his friends might not be executed along with the rest of the advisors of Babylon. ¹⁹ When the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision later that night, Daniel blessed the God of heaven ²⁰ and said, "May the name of God be blessed forever and ever; wisdom and power are his for evermore. ²¹ It is God who alters the times and seasons, and he removes kings and promotes kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. ²² He reveals what is profoundly mysterious and knows what is in the darkness; with him dwells light. ²³ To you, God of my ancestors, I give thanks and praise, because you have given me wisdom and power; you have now revealed to me what we asked of you by making known to us what the king commanded."