Daniel's blessing of God begins the interpretation section and establishes God as the source of all wisdom and power. He praises the name of God forever and ever, asserting God's eternal authority and transcendence. His declaration that wisdom and might are His affirms the very attributes the Babylonian wise men claimed for themselves; only God truly possesses them. Daniel's prayer recognizes that God changes times and seasons, deposes kings and raises up kings—a claim that directly contradicts the Babylonian view of cosmic order and kingship. This blessing, offered before Daniel interprets the dream, frames the interpretation as divine speech, not human cleverness, and prepares the king to understand the revelation's true source and authority.

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