Daniel 2-4

“I had a dream, and my spirit is anxious to understand the dream” (2:3).  With this statement, a capricious king endangered the lives of his counselors, who had no power to help him.  This impossible situation was used by God to bring Daniel to the king’s notice, and God gave Daniel the dream and its interpretation.  This episode, as well as the near-execution of Daniel’s friends in chapter 3, were the natural consequences of God’s servants living for Him in Babylon. 

Whether supplying wisdom for a king or refusing to bow to idols, the young exiles witnessed to the reality of the “God of heaven” (2:17).