The King Becomes a Beast-Man and Then Recovers: In terms of form, chapter 4 starts out as a letter from King Nebuchadnezzar addressed to all people everywhere. It begins in the first person with praise to God (4:1–3). Next, the king relates in his own voice the story of his dream (4:4–18). Then the account shifts to the third person for Daniel’s interpretation (4:19–27) and for the narrative of how the dream was fulfilled (4:28–33). Finally, the text reverts back to the first person as Nebuchadnezzar reports his restoration (4:34–37). It ends as it began, with praise to God, thus forming an inclusio, or A-B-A pattern: verses 1–3 at the beginning parallel verses 34–35, 37 at the end. It is not clear why the text changes from first person to third and back to first. There is also an inclusio…