Monday, October 20 If you do not make the dream known to me, along with its interpretation, you will be dismembered.​—Dan. 2:5.

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Monday, October 20

If you do not make the dream known to me, along with its interpretation, you will be dismembered.—Dan. 2:5.

 

About two years after the Babylonians destroyed Jerusalem, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had a disturbing dream about an immense image. He threatened to kill all his wise men, including Daniel, if they could not tell him what he had dreamed and also give the interpretation. (Dan. 2:3-5) Daniel had to act quickly; otherwise, lives would be lost. He “went in and asked the king to grant him time to tell the interpretation to the king.” (Dan. 2:16) That took courage and faith. There is no record that Daniel had ever interpreted dreams before. He asked his companions “to pray for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this secret.” (Dan. 2:18) Jehovah answered those prayers. With God’s help, Daniel interpreted Nebuchadnezzar’s dream. Daniel’s life and the lives of his companions were spared. w23.08 3 ¶4

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Courage isn’t the absence of fear — it’s the choice to move through it. Daniel faced a furious king and an impossible demand, yet he walked straight in and asked for time, trusting Jehovah to fill what he didn’t have. He’d never interpreted a dream before, but he knew the One who could reveal them. When his courage met God’s mercy, life replaced death — and faith proved stronger than fear.