וְהַיְלָדִ֤ים הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ אַרְבַּעְתָּ֔ם נָתַ֨ן לָהֶ֧ם הָֽאֱלֹהִ֛ים מַדָּ֥ע וְהַשְׂכֵּ֖ל בְּכָל־סֵ֣פֶר וְחָכְמָ֑ה וְדָנִיֵּ֣אל הֵבִ֔ין בְּכָל־חָז֖וֹן וַחֲלֹמֽוֹת׃
און די דאָזיקע פֿיר ייִנגלעך, זײ האָט גאָט געגעבן קענשאַפֿט און פֿאַרשטאַנדיקײט אין אַלערלײ ספֿרים און חכמה; און דניאל האָט פֿאַרשטאַנען יעטװעדער זעונג און חלוֹמות.
Sefer Daniel; Opportunity in Exile
Perek 2 of Sefer Daniel
Chazal’s view seems incompatible with Perek 2 of Sefer Daniel. How else could Daniel discover Nevuchadnetzar’s dream? Daniel (in Pasuk 28) states that Hashem revealed the dream to him. Pasuk 19 reports that Hashem revealed the secret to Daniel in a night vision. TABC Talmid Shimmy Greengart notes the comparison to Bemidbar 12:6, which describes Nevi’im other than Moshe Rabbeinu receiving their prophecy in a dream. Moreover, Daniel 1:17 states that, in addition to mastering a variety of languages and disciplines, Daniel grasps all visions and dreams. Ibn Ezra to this Pasuk understands this phrase to mean that Daniel is a Navi.
Chazal’s view seems incompatible with Perek 2 of Sefer Daniel. How else could Daniel discover Nevuchadnetzar’s dream? Daniel (in Pasuk 28) states that Hashem revealed the dream to him. Pasuk 19 reports that Hashem revealed the secret to Daniel in a night vision. TABC Talmid Shimmy Greengart notes the comparison to Bemidbar 12:6, which describes Nevi’im other than Moshe Rabbeinu receiving their prophecy in a dream. Moreover, Daniel 1:17 states that, in addition to mastering a variety of languages and disciplines, Daniel grasps all visions and dreams. Ibn Ezra to this Pasuk understands this phrase to mean that Daniel is a Navi.