Text: Daniel 2:28
OT Text Referred to: Genesis 41:28
Subject: Divine revelation by dreams (B)
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): Analogy
Significance: Genesis 41:28 states "God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do," using the formula of divine disclosure through royal dreams. Daniel 2:28 echoes this with "He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days." Both verses emphasize that the dream-revelation belongs to God, not the interpreter, and both follow the failure of pagan court experts. The parallel highlights Daniel as a new Joseph figure -- a faithful exile who mediates divine knowledge to foreign rulers, demonstrating God's sovereignty over the nations even through the mechanisms of pagan court life.