DANIEL 2:48

[Daniel 2:48 FBV] °°°° Then the king promoted Daniel to a high position and gave him many expensive gifts, making him governor over the whole province of Babylon and head of all the wise men of Babylon.

[Daniel 2:48 AMP] — Then the king promoted Daniel [to an exalted position] and gave him many great gifts, and he made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and chief governor over all the wise men of Babylon.


In the Bible verse above, the king of Babylon redeemed or fulfilled his promises for whoever could tell him his secret dream and interpret same for him according to "Daniel 2:6." Daniel, by the grace of God, emerged the winner of those royal prizes. Nebuchadnezzar, the king of kings made Daniel a ruler under him, but over the province of Babylon in geography and over all the wise men in the realms of Babylon.

Well, while this account proved that king (Nebuchadnezzar) fully kept the words of his promises, it on the other hand proved Daniel did not fully live by the words of his prophecies or revelations.

Though Daniel prophesied of the coming Kingdom of God, he did not wait for the Kingdom of God to come before receiving the rewards and promotions of the kingdom of Babylon, which he knew was soon coming to an end. He became a part of the passing kingdom of Babylon by being promoted to an exalted position of being a ruler/governor of the province of Babylon, and chief ruler of the wise men council of wizards, astrologers, magicians, etc. Now, early apostles of the Lord Jesus Christ would have rejected these things that Daniel accepted, to prefer the kingdom and treasures of Christ Jesus above the riches of Babylon, as Moses.

[Hebrews 11:24-27] — "By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect to the recompense of the reward. By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible."

I don't want you to imagine the Lord Jesus Christ getting made a ruler or governor by the people or by the existing world king then. Daniel was so different from the other Old Testament Prophets since the time of Moses because he's life style was not typical to those of the prophets of old, who had no kingdom, no rewards or no inheritance outside God on earth. Nevertheless, Daniel was not partaker of the destruction of Babylon, but he was partaker of the glories and rewards of Babylon. This is written,

[Revelation 18:2‭-‬4 GNT] — He cried out in a loud voice: “She has fallen! Great Babylon has fallen! She is now haunted by demons and unclean spirits; all kinds of filthy and hateful birds live in her. For all the nations have drunk her wine—the strong wine of her immoral lust. The kings of the earth practiced sexual immorality with her, and the merchants of the world grew rich from her unrestrained lust.” Then I heard another voice from heaven, saying, “Come out, my people! Come out from her! You must not take part in her sins; you must not share in her punishment!