John Gill's Exposition on Daniel 5:12

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, etc.] A superior spirit to all the wise men in Babylon for natural knowledge and political wisdom; and he had yet a more excellent spirit which she knew nothing of, and was no judge of; a spirit of real grace, and true piety and devotion: and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams; of which interpreting two of Nebuchadnezzar’s was a proof: and showing hard sentences: or explaining enigmas and riddles, or proverbial, parabolical, and figurative phrases and expressions: and dissolving of doubts: or untying knots, solving problems, and answering knotty, intricate, and difficult questions: were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar; the prince of his eunuchs gave him that name, perhaps by the king’s order; however, it was confirmed by him; he called him by it, and says it was according to the name of his god; (see <270107>Daniel 1:7 4:8): now let Daniel be called, and he will show the interpretation; this she was confident of, from the knowledge she had of the above facts.

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