Daniel 2:19

“Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision, etc.] That is, after Daniel and his companions had importunately sought the Lord by prayer, the secret of the king’s dream, and the interpretation of it, were made known to Daniel, and to him only; he being the person designed in Providence to be raised to great honour and dignity by means of it; this was done either the same night, or the night following, and, as some think, in a dream, and that he dreamed the same dream Nebuchadnezzar did, which he remembered, though the king forgot it; or, however, the same image was represented, to him, whether sleeping or waking, and the meaning of it given him: then Daniel blessed the God of…”

“revealed . . . in . . . night vision-- (Job 33:15-16).”

“Then was the secret revealed ... - To wit, the dream and the interpretation. The thing which had been “hidden” was disclosed. We may suppose that this occurred after a suitable time had been given to prayer. In a night vision - A representation made to him at night, but whether when he was asleep or awake does not appear. Compare the notes at Daniel 1:17; Isaiah 1:1; Job 4:13; Job 33:15. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven - Nothing would be more natural than that he should burst forth in a song of grateful praise for disclosing a secret by means of which his life, and the lives of his companions, would be preserved, and by which such signal honor would redound to God himself, as alone…”

“was: Dan 2:22, Dan 2:27-29, Dan 4:9; Kg2 6:8-12; Psa 25:14; Amo 3:7; Co1 2:9, Co1 2:10 in: Dan 7:7; Num 12:6; Job 4:13, Job 33:15, Job 33:16; Mat 2:12, Mat 2:13 Daniel 2:20”