Daniel 2:22

2:22 he reveals deep and hidden things.

He knows what is in the darkness,

and light resides with him.

Daniel 3:25

3:25 He answered, “But I see four men, untied and walking around in the midst of the fire! No harm has come to them! And the appearance of the fourth is like that of a god!” ¹ 

Daniel 7:10

7:10 A river of fire was streaming forth

and proceeding from his presence.

Many thousands were ministering to him;

Many tens of thousands stood ready to serve him. ² 

The court convened ³ 

and the books were opened.

Daniel 7:16

7:16 I approached one of those standing nearby and asked him about the meaning ⁴  of all this. So he spoke with me and revealed ⁵  to me the interpretation of the vision: ⁶ 

[3:25]  ¹ sn The phrase like that of a god is in Aramaic “like that of a son of the gods.” Many patristic writers understood this phrase in a christological sense (i.e., “the Son of God”). But it should be remembered that these are words spoken by a pagan who is seeking to explain things from his own polytheistic frame of reference; for him the phrase “like a son of the gods” is equivalent to “like a divine being.”

[7:10]  ² tn Aram “were standing before him.”

[7:10]  ³ tn Aram “judgment sat.”

[7:16]  ⁴ tn Aram “what is certain.”

[7:16]  ⁵ tn Aram “and made known.”

[7:16]  ⁶ tn Aram “matter,” but the matter at hand is of course the vision.