The Dream Revealed to Daniel
When Arioch comes to carry out the execution order, Daniel answers with prudence and calm rather than panic. After learning the reason for the decree, he asks the king for time and then immediately turns to his companions, urging them to seek mercy from the God of heaven so they might not perish with the rest of Babylon's wise men. The scene shows Daniel's confidence expressed not in self-assertion but in prayerful dependence.
W14hen Arioch, the commander of the king’s guard, went out to execute the wise men of Babylon, Daniel responded with discretion and tact. 15“Why is the decree from the king so harsh?” he asked. 16Then Arioch explained the situation to Daniel. So Daniel went in and asked the king to give him some time, so that he could give him the interpretation. 17Then Daniel returned to his house and explained the matter to his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, 18urging them to plead for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his friends would not be killed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
During the night the mystery is revealed to Daniel in a vision, and he erupts in praise. His blessing celebrates God's wisdom and power, His rule over times, seasons, and kings, and His ability to uncover what lies in darkness. Daniel ends by thanking the God of his fathers for giving him wisdom and strength and making known what had been requested from Him.
19During the night, the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision, and he blessed the God of heaven 20and declared: 21He changes the times and seasons; 22He reveals the deep and hidden things; 23To You, O God of my fathers,