44And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: …
And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.
I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.
And I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation: and the LORD shall reign over them in mount Zion from henceforth, even for ever.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 31-45)Daniel here gives full satisfaction to Nebuchadnezzar concerning his dream and the interpretation of it. That great prince had been kind to this poor prophet in his maintenance and education; he had been brought up at the king’s cost, preferred at court, and the land of his captivity had hereby been made much easier to him than to others of his brethren. And now the king is abundantly repaid for a…
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