ESV Reformation Study Bible – Dan 2:28
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Dan 2:28

2:28 a God in heaven who reveals mysteries. Just as Joseph had done in Egypt (Gen. 40:8; 41:16), so also Daniel attributes his knowledge of the dream to God. Daniel’s God revealed to this young man what astrology, magic, and the occult could not discover.

in the latter days. This expression seems to range in meaning from the “end time,” technically called the “eschaton” (Ezek. 38:16), to simply the future in general (Gen. 49:1; Deut. 4:30; 31:29).