Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are his

Daniel 2:1-23

Then the astrologers answered the king, “May the king live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will interpret it.” The king replied to the astrologers, “This is what I have firmly decided: If you do not tell me what my dream was and interpret it, I will have you cut into pieces and your houses turned into piles of rubble. But if you tell me the dream and explain it, you will receive from me gifts and rewards and great honor. So tell me the dream and interpret it for me.”

If you do not tell me the dream, there is only one penalty for you. You have conspired to tell me misleading and wicked things, hoping the situation will change. So then, tell me the dream, and I will know that you can interpret it for me.”

This made the king so angry and furious that he ordered the execution of all the wise men of Babylon. So the decree was issued to put the wise men to death, and men were sent to look for Daniel and his friend to put them to death.

At this, Daniel went in to the king and asked for time, so that he might interpret the dream for him. 

Then Daniel returned to his house and explained the matter to his friends Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. He urged them to plead for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that he and his friends might not be executed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. During the night the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision.

“Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are his.....you have made known to me what we asked of you,  you have made known to us the dream of the king.

Daniel had only just graduated when he was faced with this test. The interpretation of dreams was a well-established role of the Babylonian magicians and the rest. But anyone can come up with an interpretation, and who is to tell which is right - so Nebuchadnezzar devises his own dream as well as its meaning, and has the faith to pray for this.

Why?

Trouble came to Daniel so quick, but it is opportune for Daniel. 

Interpertate dream is usual at that time, and Nebuchadnezzar is right he didn't say the dream, because he can't decide who are say the right meaning.

Daniel asked for time to pray to the Lord and the Lord revealed to Daniel in a vision. Even the magician knew no one can interoperate the dream unless the king says about it.

How?

The secret about the future and the reason for many trouble belong to the Lord, what we can do is obey the word of the Lord and be good servants of the Lord.