7 Once more they replied, “Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will interpret it.” 8 Then the king answered, “I am certain that you are trying to gain time, because you realize that this is what I have firmly decided: 9 If you do not tell me the dream, there is only one penalty for you.

Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, and no one can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.” / “I myself cannot do it,” Joseph replied, “but God will give Pharaoh a sound answer.”

7 Once more they replied, “Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will interpret it.” 8 Then the king answered, “I am certain that you are trying to gain time, because you realize that this is what I have firmly decided: 9 If you do not tell me the dream, there is only one penalty for you.

Once more they replied, “Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will interpret it.”

“They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it.”

1 Now in the second year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; and his spirit was so troubled that his sleep left him. 2 Then the king gave the command to call the magicians, the astrologers, the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans to tell the king his dreams.

Encouraging and challenging you to seek intimacy with God every day. They answered again and said, “Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will give its interpretation.”

7 Once more they replied, “Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will interpret it.” 8 Then the king answered, “I am certain that you are trying to gain time, because you realize that this is what I have firmly decided: 9 If you do not tell me the dream, there is only one penalty for you.

Daniel 2:7. They answered again, and said Or, a "second" F5 time; repeating the same words, having nothing more to say: let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation thereof; the first part was but right and reasonable, though the latter was mere boasting and arrogancy.

1. How does Daniel 2:7 illustrate the limitations of human wisdom compared to divine wisdom? 2. In what ways can we apply Daniel's example of seeking God's guidance in our own lives when faced with difficult decisions? 3. How does the account of Daniel and Nebuchadnezzar's dream encourage us to trust in God's sovereignty over world events today? 4.