Daniel 2:40 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise. ”

• Daniel 2:40 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  And the fourth kingdom - Represented in the image by the legs of iron, and the feet “part of iron, and part of clay,” Daniel 2:33 . The first question which arises here is, what kingdom is refer...

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• Daniel 2:40 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all [things]: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in (u) pieces and bruise. (u) That...

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• Daniel 2:40 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  The Interpretation of the Dream. According to Daniel's interpretation the colossal statue is a pictorial representation of the course of history. Four empires succeed each other and are finally des...

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• Daniel 2:40 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  the fourth: i.e. Rome ( Luke 2 and Luke 3 ). Observe that it does not say there were "four, and no more", as alleged; but "the fourth". An ordinal number, not cardinal. The Chaldee is rebi a...

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• Daniel 2:40 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  Here the Fourth Empire is described, which agrees only with the Roman, for we know that the four successors of Alexander were at length subdued. Philip was the first king of Macedon, and Antioc...

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• Daniel 2:40 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things : and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.

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• Daniel 2:40 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  The fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron, &c.— This description agrees well with the Roman empire, and the event answered this prediction; for the Roman was vastly more strong and extensive t...

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• Daniel 2:40 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise. The fou...

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• Daniel 2:40 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Nebuchandezzar's Dream-Image Nebuchadnezzar in his second year had a dream, which he required the wise men of his court to describe and interpret on pain of death. They said this was beyond their...

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• Daniel 2:40 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  And the fourth. — It should be observed that the description of this kingdom is much fuller than those of the preceding empires. The same fact will be remarked in the later visions ( Daniel 7:7-8 ;...

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• Daniel 2:40 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  THE DREAM-IMAGE OF RUINED EMPIRES "With thee will I break in pieces rulers and captains." - Jeremiah 51:23 THE Book of Daniel is constructed with consummate skill to teach the mighty lessons wh...

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• Daniel 2:40 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  God's Kingdom Triumphant Daniel 2:36-49 Our Lord probably refers to these five empires when He speaks of “the times of the Gentiles.” The empire of Babylon was followed by that of Medo-Persia u...

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• Daniel 2:40 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  In the second year of his reign Nebuchadnezzar, troubled by dreams and unable to sleep, called together his enchanters and sorcerers to explain his dreams one of which troubled him especially. Their...

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• Daniel 2:40 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  Think, Reader! what astonishment must have overwhelmed the mind of Babylon's monarch, when beholding a poor captive youth of Israel's race, not only bringing to his recollection all the circumstances...

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• Daniel 2:40 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron ,.... This is not the kingdom of the Lagidae and Seleucidae, the successors of Alexander, as some have thought; for these are designed by the thighs in...

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• Daniel 2:40 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all [things]: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise. Ver. 40....

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• Daniel 2:40 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  The fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron , &c. This description agrees well with the Roman empire, and the event answered the prediction; for the Roman was vastly more strong and extensive tha...

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• Daniel 2:40 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Nebuchadnezzar's Dream Interpreted. B. C. 603.       31 Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a g...

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• Daniel 2:40 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  The fourth kingdom is the kingdom of the Romans; and was to last not only to Christ's first coming, but under antichrist to his second coming, but still going down as to pagan worship, and at last...

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• Daniel 2:40 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  “And the fourth kingdom will be as strong as iron, forasmuch as iron breaks in pieces and subdues all things. And as iron that crushes all these, will it break in pieces and crush. And whereas you sa...

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• Daniel 2:40 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  HOMILETICS SECT. IX.—THE INTERPRETATION OF THE DREAM (Chap. Daniel 2:36-46 ) In the interpretation of the king’s dream we come to the prophecies of Daniel. Some of these prophecies were communic...

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• Daniel 2:40 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  Daniel 2:29-49 I take the severance of the stone from the mountain to denote the coming of Christ into the world, and the collision of the stone with the image to mean the founding by the Lord of...

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• Daniel 2:40 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Daniel 2:1 . In the second year of Nebuchadnezzar, after he ascended the throne, according to the Chaldaic account, which was the fourth according to the Hebrew account. Nebuchadnezzar is thought...

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• Daniel 2:40 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands. The Dream Recovered and Interpreted The vision suggests to us many interesting things concerning the Kingdom of Christ. 1. Its superh...

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• Daniel 2:40 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Daniel 2:1-27 DANIEL FIRST BECOMES DISTINGUISHED . Daniel 2:1 And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spi...

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• Daniel 2:40 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Dream Interpreted; Daniel Advanced

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• Daniel 2:40 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Amos 1:3 ; Daniel 7:7 ; Daniel 11:36-45 ; Daniel 2:33 ; Daniel 7:19-26 ; Daniel 8:24 ; Daniel 9:26 ; Jeremiah 15:12 ; John 11:48

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• Daniel 2:40 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Fourth kingdom — This is the kingdom of the Romans, and was to last not only to Christ's first coming, but under antichrist, to his second coming. This did break in pieces all other kingdoms, being...

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