stone was cut out of the mountain] Meaning Christ, who was sent of God, and not set up by man, whose kingdome at the beginning should be small and without beauty to mans judgement, but should at length grow (by the onely power of God, without force and humane art) and fill the whole earth, which he calleth a great mountain, as v. 35. and this kingdom, which is not onely referred to the person of Christ, but also to the whole body of his Church, and to every member thereof, shall be eternall: for the spirit that is in them is life eternall, Romans 8:10. See 1 Corinthians 12:12. Ephesians 1:23. without hands] Or, which was not in hand. the iron] Witty Daniel telleth first, how the last shall be destroyed, and not how Nebuchadnezzars house first should fall. So he dealeth in Chap. 7. 11, 12. hereafter] Chald. after this. interpretation thereof sure] Not feigned, to flatter the King, as this king discovered the Magicians would have done, vers. 9.