Matthew Poole and continuators on Daniel 2:44

44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed , and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces, and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

i. e. While the Iron Kingdom stood, for Christ was born in the Reign of Augustus Caesar, Luc. 2.1. Shall the God of Heaven set up a Kingdom. Now see the difference of Christs Kingdom from all other Kingdoms in the World. 1. In the rise of it, it was not by earthly succession, or armes, or policy. 2. It is Spiritual and Heavenly in the Lawes and Administration of it. 3. Jesus Christ was not a meer Man, but God-Man, he is the King, the Son of God. 4▪ It is stronger then all other, because it breaks them in pieces. 5. It is not bounded by any limits as Worldly Empires are, but truly Universal. 6 It shall be for ever, and never▪ destroyed and given to others, as the rest were.

Marginal references: Chald. their dayes.; chap. 4.3.34. and 6.26. and 7.14, 27. Mic. 4.7. Luc. 1.33.; Chald. Kingdom thereof.