Daniel 2:48Then the king made Daniel great, and gave him many great gifts, and made him to rule over the whole province of Babylon, and to be chief governor over all the wise men of Babylon.
The setting
Babylon, Iraq ~603 BC. A teenage Jewish exile becomes the second most powerful man in the world's greatest empire...
The emotion here: awe at recording the impossible reversal of a condemned exile's fortune
The original word
rabbāh (רַבָּה) — to make great, magnify, a deliberate elevation in status
Why it matters
Daniel now outranked all the wise men who had tried to have him executed days earlier
Read with care
What most readers miss in Daniel 2:48
Daniel went from death row to prime minister in one conversation
Common misconceptionPeople see this as a reward for Daniel's intelligence, but it was actually a reward for his refusal to compromise his faith when facing execution.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Daniel 2:48
Bible Genome reading
Daniel 2:48 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Daniel 2:48 comes from the book of Daniel, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to Daniel. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 50% and a tone that is celebratory. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine blessing, promotion. Notable phrases: made Daniel great; chief governor.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grateful
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
— John 3:16
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.”
— 2 Timothy 4:7
“It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'”
— Acts 2:21
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
— Ephesians 2:8
“So now it wasn't you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land o…”
— Genesis 45:8
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