"Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.
Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven."
Daniel 2:16-19
This is part of a story where the king has a dream and wants to know what it means, but he has also forgotten the dream, so he tells his wise men that he needs them to tell him the dream and the interpretation. They tell him that is impossible, so he orders them all killed.
Luckily for the story, Daniel was one of the wise men, and he asks why the king has made such a decree, and when he finds out, these verses are what he does.
I really liked the fact that it wasn't just Daniel praying here, but that he got his friends involved as well, praying for him and asking God to help Daniel to know the dream so they could all be saved.
I think one of the ideas here is that even prophets don't stand alone. We all need each other's support as we progress in our journey.
Today, let's help and uplift the people around us. Let's pray for each other, and ask the Lord to help and strengthen us all, and to reveal to us what we need to know in order to keep our heads and fulfil our responsibilities.
Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven."
Daniel 2:16-19
This is part of a story where the king has a dream and wants to know what it means, but he has also forgotten the dream, so he tells his wise men that he needs them to tell him the dream and the interpretation. They tell him that is impossible, so he orders them all killed.
Luckily for the story, Daniel was one of the wise men, and he asks why the king has made such a decree, and when he finds out, these verses are what he does.
I really liked the fact that it wasn't just Daniel praying here, but that he got his friends involved as well, praying for him and asking God to help Daniel to know the dream so they could all be saved.
I think one of the ideas here is that even prophets don't stand alone. We all need each other's support as we progress in our journey.
Today, let's help and uplift the people around us. Let's pray for each other, and ask the Lord to help and strengthen us all, and to reveal to us what we need to know in order to keep our heads and fulfil our responsibilities.
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