Our God is the only true God, and the true God is with us!

Our God is the only true God, and the true God is with us!

 

 

King Nebuchadnezzar had a strange dream and was troubled to understand its meaning.

He called for magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and astrologers to interpret the dream for him.

The astrologers said to King Nebuchadnezzar, "O king, live forever! Tell us the dream,

and we will interpret it for you." Interestingly, Nebuchadnezzar did not tell them his dream

but wanted them to reveal both the dream and its interpretation.

Why did Nebuchadnezzar not disclose his dream to them?

Ultimately, the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and astrologers told Nebuchadnezzar,

"What the king asks is too difficult; no one can reveal it to the king except the gods,

and they do not live among humans" (Daniel 2:2-11).

When I meditate on this passage, I believe that before God exalted Daniel in Babylon,

He first orchestrated a series of events: He caused King Nebuchadnezzar to have a dream

and made it so that the king did not disclose the dream.

Nebuchadnezzar then demanded that all the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers,

and astrologers reveal both the dream and its interpretation.

As a result, they said, "No one can reveal it to the king except the gods, and such gods

do not live among humans."  The "gods" they referred to were only God,

and while they knew that no such gods lived among humans, God was with Daniel.

Thus, God granted Daniel wisdom and power, and in response to his prayers,

revealed the interpretation of the dream, that is, the mystery (vv. 11-28).

Therefore, both King Nebuchadnezzar and all the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers,

and astrologers came to realize that only Daniel’s God is the true God,

and that the true God was with Daniel.