Thursday, June 21, 2007

Not For Me


Daniel 2:30 KJV
But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.
Daniel said that God had revealed the secret to him, not for his own wisdom, but, among other things, "...for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation..."

I understand that Daniel is speaking about those that were directly involved in interpreting the dream to the king. Perhaps after Daniel had revealed the dream and had given the interpretation as we find it in the Word of God, others in the king's court studied the interpretation and the dream to find further insights from it. They would have, of course, been killed had Daniel not been given the revelation of the dream.

But there is a secondary thought that comes to mind about those in future generations who would have the opportunity to read Daniel's revelation and his interpretation and study it.
We derive benefit from the study of the context with the wise men and Daniel's friends.
We benefit from the example of faith and prayer.
We benefit from the Daniel's humility and his witness to the king
We benefit from the study both of the dream and its interpretation
We then benefit from the blessing of proclaiming that study to others.

This dream is foundational to prophesy in the Word of God. Few passages hold the import of this because nearly all other prophetical passages, whether in the book of Daniel or other prophecies, build upon this to some degree.

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