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Daniel 2:30
ESV But as for me, this mystery has been revealed to me, not because of any wisdom that I have more than all the living, but in order that the interpretation may be made known to the king, and that you may know the thoughts of your mind.
NIV As for me, this mystery has been revealed to me, not because I have greater wisdom than anyone else alive, but so that Your Majesty may know the interpretation and that you may understand what went through your mind.
NASB But as for me, this secret has not been revealed to me for any wisdom residing in me more than in any other living person, but for the purpose of making the interpretation known to the king, and that you may understand the thoughts of your mind.
CSB As for me, this mystery has been revealed to me, not because I have more wisdom than anyone living, but in order that the interpretation might be made known to the king, and that you may understand the thoughts of your mind.
NLT And it is not because I am wiser than anyone else that I know the secret of your dream, but because God wants you to understand what was in your heart.
KJV But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.

What does Daniel 2:30 mean?

Once again, Daniel clarifies that he can solve the mystery of Nebuchadnezzar's dream (Daniel 2:1–3) only because God revealed the dream's content and meaning (Daniel 2:17–19). The king had been right to assume that his court magicians had no spiritual insight (Daniel 2:8–9). Under pressure, they admitted that only a real god could know what the king demanded, meaning they had no such contacts (Daniel 2:10–11). Because Daniel trusted the One True God, he was given the answer to the mystery (Daniel 2:17–19). Daniel did not take credit for this himself (Daniel 2:27–28) but gave all glory to God.

Daniel faithfully represented the true God, the God of Israel, as he lived in captivity (Daniel 1:8–16). As he did so, he showed Nebuchadnezzar that the gods of the Babylonians were unable to respond to anyone's needs. Centuries later, the apostle Paul presented the gospel to the Thessalonians. Many of them believed on God's Son as their Savior and put aside their false gods. Paul writes in 1 Thessalonians 1:9¬–10 that the Thessalonian believers had "turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come."
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