Daniel 2:47The king answered to Daniel, and said, Of a truth your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, since you have been able to reveal this secret.
The setting
Babylon, Iraq ~603 BC. The king who destroyed Jerusalem now declares the superiority of Israel's God in front of his entire court...
The emotion here: amazed at recording an impossible confession from Israel's greatest enemy
The original word
ělāh (אֱלָהּ) — the Aramaic word for God, acknowledging divine authority
Why it matters
Nebuchadnezzar had 3,000 gods in his pantheon but called Daniel's God 'God of gods'
Read with care
What most readers miss in Daniel 2:47
This is the destroyer of the temple calling the God of the destroyed temple supreme
Common misconceptionPeople think this means Nebuchadnezzar converted, but he's just acknowledging superiority — like saying 'your lawyer is the best' without hiring them.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Daniel 2:47
Bible Genome reading
Daniel 2:47 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Daniel 2:47 comes from the book of Daniel, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to Nebuchadnezzar. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 60% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine sovereignty, revelation. Notable phrases: God of gods; Lord of kings; revealer of secrets.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
Your reflection
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