Daniel 2:22
in Daniel 2He reveals the deep and hidden things; He knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with Him.
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ASV
he revealeth the deep and secret things; he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.
KJV
He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.
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This verse in Daniel 2
Commentary
11 notes on this verseVerse 22. "It is He who reveals deep and hidden things, and He knows what is placed in the darkness, and with Him is the light." A man to whom God makes profound revelations and who can say, "O the depth of the riches of the knowledge and wisdom of God!" (Romans 11:33), he it is who by the indwelling Spirit probes even into the deep things of God, and digs the deepest of wells in the depths of his soul.
This site's exposition
Blessed be the name of God
on Daniel 2:20-23
Daniel's hymn gives “wisdom and power” to God, who “removes kings and establishes them,” words spoken before the king hears a vision about kingdoms. He praises the God who “reveals the deep and hidden things”. The address “O God of my fathers” ties this revelation to Israel's covenant history.
This site's exposition
reveals the deep and hidden things
Albert Barnes defines the deep things as matters beyond human reach, kept hidden until God makes them known. Matthew Henry applies the line to prophecy. God shows things to come to his servants and prophets.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers3 voices
Concerning the light Daniel noted, "It reveals the profound and hidden things, knowing those things that are in the darkness and the light is with it," that is, the Son with the Father, for even as the Father is light, so too is the Son …
Such is the life of the devout, acknowledging that God is the source of understanding. He was the One who met Daniel's needs at the right moment and assured him a safe harbor. And after being well supplied with that which was the best, Daniel …
"Then Daniel went into his house and made known the matter to Ananiah and Mishael and Azariah. And they sought mercies from the God of the heaven so that they would not also be destroyed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. Then the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a dream at night and Daniel blessed the God of heaven saying, 'May the name of the Lord be blessed forever and ever, because wisdom and understanding and strength are his.
The Medieval Church1 voice
A commentator
BonaventureCollationes de Septem Donis, Collation 8 · Written in the 13th century.
proposed
"He reveals deep and hidden things and knows what is established in darkness: and the light is with him." He touches upon sapiential certitude when he says: "He reveals deep things." This light is pure and is with him: no one is illumined with certitude …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
He revealeth the deep and secret things,....
3 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
It was he that revealed to man what is true wisdom when none else could ( Job xxvii. 27, 28 ); it is he that reveals things to come to his servants and prophets. He does himself perfectly discern and distinguish that which is most closely and most industriously concealed, for he will bring into judgment every secret thing; the truth will be evident in the great day.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Apocalypse (or "revelation") signifies a divine, prophecy a human, activity. Compare 1Co 14:6, where the two are distinguished. The prophet is connected with the outer world, addressing to the congregation the words with which the Spirit of God supplies him; he speaks in the Spirit, but the apocalyptic seer is in the Spirit in his whole person (Re 1:10;
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A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
He revealeth the deep and secret things - Things which are too profound for man to fathom by his own power, and which are concealed or hidden until he makes them known.
The words behind it
10 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ה֛וּא | hu' | he | H1932 → | 22 times |
| גָּלֵ֥א | gale' | [is] revealing | H1541 → | 9 times |
| עַמִּיקָתָ֖א | ʾamikata' | <the> deep [things] | H5994 → | |
| וּמְסַתְּרָתָ֑א | umesaterata' | and <the> hidden [things] | H5642 → | |
| יָדַע֙ | yada' | [he is] knowing | H3046 → | 47 times |
| מָ֣ה | mah | what? | H4101 → | 13 times |
| בַחֲשׁוֹכָ֔א | vachashokha' | [is] in darkness the | H2816 → | |
| וּנְהוֹרָ֖א | unehira' | and light the | H5094 → | 3 times |
| עִמֵּ֥הּ | ʾimeh | with him | H5974 → | 22 times |
| שְׁרֵֽא׃ | shere' | [is] dwelling | H8271 → | 6 times |
ה֛וּאhe
hu'H1932 →22 times
גָּלֵ֥א[is] revealing
gale'H1541 →9 times
עַמִּיקָתָ֖א<the> deep [things]
ʾamikata'H5994 →
וּמְסַתְּרָתָ֑אand <the> hidden [things]
umesaterata'H5642 →
יָדַע֙[he is] knowing
yada'H3046 →47 times
מָ֣הwhat?
mahH4101 →13 times
בַחֲשׁוֹכָ֔א[is] in darkness the
vachashokha'H2816 →
וּנְהוֹרָ֖אand light the
unehira'H5094 →3 times
עִמֵּ֥הּwith him
ʾimehH5974 →22 times
שְׁרֵֽא׃[is] dwelling
shere'H8271 →6 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 John 1:5And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.
it leads to
- John 8:12
Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- James 1:17
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.
- Isaiah 60:19
No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your…
- Psalms 27:1
The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?
- John 8:12
Through
James 1:17Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.
it leads to
- John 3:27
John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.
- Matthew 7:11
So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!
- Hebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
- Numbers 23:19
God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?
- John 3:27
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Bonaventure, Collationes de Septem Donis, Collation 8; Chromatius of Aquileia, TRACTATE ON MATTHEW 15:1; Hippolytus of Rome, Commentary on Daniel 2.5; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, St. Jerome, Commentary on Daniel, CHAPTER TWO; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON DANIEL 2:23.