Character
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Excellent, godly (Gen. 39:8-13)
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Excellent, godly (Dan. 6:10; 9:1-23; 10:11,19)
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Exalted in Gentile government
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Ruled under king of Egypt (Gen. 41:42-44; 41:14; 50:18; Ps. 105:20-22)
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Ruled under kings of Babylon & Medo Persia (Dan. 2:48-49; 5:29; 6:2)
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Revelation given while in exile
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Egypt (Gen. 41:25-32)
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Babylon & Medo-Persia (Dan. 2:23; 4:19; 5:25; 7:1; 8:1; 9:1,24-27; 10:1)
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Interpreted dreams
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For Gentile king Pharoah (Gen. 41:25-32)
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For Gentile king Nebuchadnezzar (Dan. 2:29)
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Purpose of dreams
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Revealed future: sequence of plenty then famine (Gen. 41:26-30)
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Revealed future: sequence of Gentile empires (Dan. 2:36-45)
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Captivity resulted in provision for the Jews (Ps. 106:46; Rom. 8:28)
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Favor for Jews during famine (Gen. 45:17-18; Ps. 105:17-23)
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Favor for Jews during Babylonian captivity (Dan. 9:1-19; 10:13,20)
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Supernatural abilities
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Attributed to God (Gen. 41:16)
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Attributed to God (Dan. 2:20-23,28,30)
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Historical timing of revelation
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At the formation of the nation of Israel (Ex. 4:22; Hos. 11:1)
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At the close of the sovereign reign of the Davidic kingdom (Jer. 22:30; 36:30; Eze. 21:13) and the beginning of the Times of the Gentiles
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