Daniel 2:14-23

¹⁴Daniel approached Arioch, the commander of the imperial guard, whom the king had put in charge of the order to execute all the wise men of Babylon. Wisely and tactfully

¹⁵Daniel asked him, “Why would the king issue such a harsh decree?” So Arioch explained to Daniel what had happened.

¹⁶Daniel immediately went to see the king and asked for more time to explain the dream and its meaning to him.

¹⁷Then Daniel went home and shared with Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah what was going on.

¹⁸He told them to pray to the God of heaven, asking for help regarding this mystery, so that he and his friends would not be killed along with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

¹⁹That night the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven:

²⁰“Praise the wonderful nature of God forever and ever, for he is wise and powerful.

²¹He is in charge of time and history. He removes kings, and he sets kings in place. He gives wisdom to make people wise; he gives knowledge to people so they can understand.

²²He reveals deep, mysterious things. He knows what lies in darkness, and light lives in his presence.

²³I give thanks and praise to you, God of my fathers, for you have given me wisdom and power. Now you have revealed to me what we asked you; you have revealed to us the king's dream.”