2:7-9
The astrologers don’t quite seem to have caught on yet to what is happening, or at least are hoping things aren’t actually going in that direction! The king now makes it clear that yes, he does expect them to tell him what the dream was, not just interpret it. The king has a deep distrust of his wise men. As mentioned before, this is a characteristic of dictators. The same also applies to democratic leaders. As time goes on they very easily become increasingly distrustful of those around them, fearing conspiracies against them.
2:10-13
The astrologers are aghast. It is odd that the astrologers are singled out, though they may just be representing all the “wise” men. No king had ever asked such an unreasonable thing before. So they tell the king that he is asking the impossible and is being totally unreasonable. Dictators tend not to take too kindly to being told they are behaving like idiots, even when it is true. So the king ordered the execution of all the wise men. What good this was supposed to do the king is a mystery, but such logic rarely hinders dictators. His madness also meant that Daniel and his friends were in the firing line as well. We will sometimes be the victim of the irrationality of others.
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