What does Daniel 2:20 Mean?

Context Summary

The action of Daniel in this supreme crisis is very instructive. He reckoned absolutely on God, and in his chivalrous endeavor to save the lives of the aged men, the heads of the college in which he had been trained. He never doubted that God would be His stay. A prayer meeting was convened to ask for the merciful interposition of the God of heaven, and at its close Daniel seems to have lain down to sleep in unwavering faith. In this act we are reminded of Jesus sleeping amid the storm. Only a heart so pure and true, so trustful and godly, could have slept within the shadow of so terrible a menace. It was in a night-vision that he beheld the majestic procession of empire, from the gold of absolute monarchy to the clay and metal of constitutional government. Note his care to give all the glory to God and to take the humble position of the mere channel through which the divine message was transmitted to the king. [source]

Chapter Summary: Daniel 2

¹  Nebuchadnezzar, forgetting his dream,
⁵  requires it of the Chaldeans, by promises and threats
¹⁰  They acknowledging their inability are judged to die
¹⁴  Daniel obtaining some respite finds the dream
¹⁹  He blesses God
²⁴  He staying the decree is brought to the king
³¹  The dream
³⁶  The interpretation
⁴⁶  Daniel's advancement