To this request the monarch acceded. "Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions." Together they sought for wisdom from the Source of light and knowledge. Their faith was strong in the consciousness that God had placed them where they were, that they were doing His work and meeting the demands of duty. In times of perplexity and danger they had always turned to Him for guidance and protection, and He had proved an ever-present help. Now with contrition of heart they submitted themselves anew to the Judge of the earth, pleading that He would 494 grant them deliverance in this their time of special need. And they did not plead in vain. The God whom they had honored, now honored them. The Spirit of the Lord rested upon them, and to Daniel, "in a night vision," was revealed the king's dream and its meaning.

Se den jødiske fange, som han står rolig og fattet foran monarken i verdens mægtigste rige! Han begyndte med at fralægge sig selv al æren og at ophøje Gud som al visdoms kilde. På kongens ivrige spørgsmål: "Er du i stand til at kundgøre mig den drøm, jeg har haft, og tyde den?" svarede Daniel: "Den hemmelighed, kongen ønsker at vide, kan vismænd, manere, drømmetydere og stjernetydere ikke sige kongen; men der er en Gud i Himmelen, som åbenbarer hemmeligheder, og han har kundgjort kong Nebukadnezar, hvad der skal ske i de sidste dage: