Take me to the king, and i will interpret his dream for him. But as we divide the first 30 verses, they divide, obviously, into very two two very simple thoughts. Daniels dream i read daniels dream while on holiday some years ago and its a terrific read. Through a night vision from god, daniel comes to understand the kings dream and its interpretation. In the third year of king jehoiakim, god allows jerusalem to fall into the power. For instance, a signer of nehemiahs covenant in 444 b. The four empires are the same as nebuchadnezzar saw in his dream in daniel 2, although in that dream they are pictured as various metals in a statue. In my vision in the night i looked, and suddenly the four winds of heaven were churning up the great sea.
The widely held view that the book of daniel is largely fictional rests mainly on the modern philosophical assumption that longrange predictive prophecy is impossible. Daniel 7 new international version niv daniels dream of four beasts. Therefore all fulfilled predictions in daniel, it is claimed, had to have been composed no earlier than the maccabean period second century b. Nebuchadnezzars dream in the second year of his reign, nebuchadnezzar had dreams. So daniel left and returned to his friends and they asked god for help. The story of daniel motivates faithfulness despite exile in babylon. The second chapter of the book of daniel is one of the bestknown prophetic passages in. Porphyry claimed that instead of being written by daniel about b. The book of daniel, also called the prophecy of daniel, a book of the old testament found in the ketuvim writings, the third section of the jewish canon, but placed among the prophets in the christian canon. Do you know how to interpret the four kingdoms of daniel. In daniel 7 the prophet records a night vision that god gave him concerning four world empires, symbolized as four beasts daniel 7.
Sep 14, 2017 almost everyone looks at the book of daniel with a sense of wonder and anticipation, because this is usually regarded as a prophetic book foretelling the future. He ends up taking back the cream of the crop, the most elite and noble israelites, to serve at his court in babylon. When the book of daniel is examined for content and literary character, it falls naturally into two roughly equal parts which may be designated daniel a. Granted a delay, daniel and his friends asked god to reveal the dream and its interpretation so they and the other wise men would not perish. The chapter is set in the second year of nebuchadnezzars reign. Belshazzar sees a hand writing on the palace wall proclaiming the end of his kingdom. King nebuchadnezzar wanted this particular interpreted by his royal advisers without been given the dream. Table of contents introduction definitions of biblical expressions certainty of biblical prophecy times, time and half a time explained. Daniel 7 daniels dream of four beasts in bible gateway. Witness faith and visions come to pass in the book of daniel. If you would like to know gods program for the future, it is essential that you understand this book of daniel. Daniel the prophet chapter two the image in the dream daniel 2.
In my vision at night i looked, and there before me were the four winds of heaven churning up the great sea. The book implies that daniel was its author in several passages, such as 9. Then the secret was revealed to daniel in the vision of the night 2. Daniel, a teenager, is captured by this tyrant, king nebuchadnezzar. Daniel reveals the dream and interpretation to the king v. Nebuchadnezzars dream and daniels interpretation daniel 2. The second chapter of the book of daniel is one of the bestknown prophetic passages in the bible. For further details on the amazing book of daniel, see the other articles in this.
The book of daniel doesnt make it look that badwe mean, aside from all the getting thrown into furnaces and lions dens. King nebuchadnezzar had dreamt an outstanding, troubling dream. This period is called the great tribulation by jesus in matthew 24. The other prophecies were revealed to king nebuchadnezzar and belshazzar. A soldier, a dream, and a promise kept paperback september 8, 2015. Daniel then explained that the king had seen an awesome image standing before him. The book of daniel is followed by the prophet hosea, the first of the prophets in the book of the twelve. Daniel interprets the kings dream which foretells four kingdoms, which are. Last month we examined the fourth chapter of daniel, which is the account of nebuchadnezzars other dream which became a reality.
We are told that daniel himself had a dream of four great beasts coming up out of the sea, the first like a lion, the second like a bear, the third like a leopard, and the fourth a terrible animal. Please consider supporting us by buying your copy today. As with all of scripture, the book of daniel is profitable for our study 2 ti 3. In the dream was a mighty and bright image whose appearance was. This 12 book series chronicles daniels adventures of danger and dreams. But god in heaven reveals mysteries and it is only by his power that daniel knows the dream of nebuchadnezzar. The book of daniel lays the basis for the book of revelation. The book of daniel no other book in the bible has been attacked like the book of daniel. Appearing before king nebuchadnezzar, daniel told the king that there is a god in heaven who reveals secrets, and that he had revealed to daniel not only the dream, but its interpretation verse 28. The first three verses of the chapter are very significant. Daniel 2 tells how daniel interpreted nebuchadnezzars dream, in which god provided an overview of world events in the millennia yet to come. So daniel went in and requested of the king that he would give him time, in order that he might declare the interpretation to the king. Nebuchadnezzar dream interpreted by daniel chapters 2. He wrote down the substance of his dream 2 daniel said.
So while it is true that daniel had visions, they were on the level of ruach hakodesh, divine. He wrote down the dream, and this is the summary of his account. Nebuchadnezzars dream and daniels interpretation daniel. Its supposed to be better than the empires that follow it, anyway. In addition, the captivating prophecy, imagery, and symbolism make the book of daniel one of the most read of hebrew scripture, our old testament of the bible. It is impossible to understand prophecy and biblical chronology without looking to the book of daniel. Though arioch is quick to claim that he has found the dream interpreter verse 25, daniel takes no personal credit for the dream or its interpretation, but praises god in heaven who reveals mysteries verse 27. Witness faith and visions come to pass in the book of. Daniel 2 niv nebuchadnezzars dream in the bible gateway. Daniels dream of four beasts in the first year of belshazzar king of babylon, daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he was lying in bed. Daniel is the fountainhead out of which springs the major themes of bible prophecy. God then revealed both the kings dream and its meaning in a vision to daniel. Daniel 1 the first chapter of the book of daniel tells how daniel and his three companions were among captives taken by nebuchadnezzar ii from jerusalem to babylon to be trained in babylonian wisdom.
The king of babylon had a dream which daniel interpreted showing there would only be five secular. Both visions symbolize the same kingdoms of the world. The book of daniel serves as the major apocalyptic book of the old testament, as chapters 712 foretell the end times. When antiochus came to the throne in 175 bc the jews were largely. This massive image had a head of fine gold, chest and arms of. Can there ever be faith again in the midst of darkness, rebellion, and gloom. Daniels role is to interpret the dream for the king. The modern historicist interpretations and eschatological views of the book of daniel with the book of revelation closely resemble and continue earlier historical protestant interpretations. Understanding dreams and visions is an integral part of the book of daniel. The book of daniel is an apocalypse, a literary genre in which a heavenly reality is revealed to a human recipient. Character backgrounds king nebuchadnezzar reigned from 605 to 562 b. From the middle of verse 4 through chapter 7, the book of daniel switches from. Daniel responds by saying that no one can do what the king has requested.
Dream variation, one of langston hughess most celebrated poems, about the dream of a world free of discrimination and racial prejudice, is now a picture book stunningly illustrated by daniel miyares, the acclaimed creator of float. There, they will have to decide between survival and staying loyal to their god. My dads dream for me is an inspiring and beautiful realistic fiction book that will touch the lives of many children. Now as we divide chapter 2, verses 1 to 30, which will be the text well focus on tonight i dont know if well get through all of it. Persons named daniel god has judged are mentioned in babylonian records and in the bible elsewhere. Soon after beginning to serve the king, daniel and his friends faced a frightful situation. Rating is available when the video has been rented.
The second main part of the book in the hebrew bible viixii is taken up with four visions which daniel describes in the first person. This book focuses on a young boy who loses his father as a child. Four great beasts, each different from the others, came up out of. The 4 beasts of daniel and revelation christian truth center.
Rashi, a medieval rabbi, interpreted the four kingdoms as nebuchadnezzar you are the head of gold, belshazzar another kingdom lower than you, alexander of macedon a third kingdom of copper, and the roman empire and in the days of these kings. This summary of the book of daniel provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of daniel. Daniel proceeds to tell the dream and its interpretation. Although the book of daniel contains a tremendous amount of material which bears upon the book of revelation and the activities of the antichrist, we will limit our. Daniel interprets the kings dream superbook youtube. Daniel also called belteshazzar is called in to interpret the dream that king nebuchadnezzar of babylon had. Questions and answers for daniel chapters 112 new king. Daniel 4, the madness of nebuchadnezzar the fourth chapter of the bibles book of daniel tells how king nebuchadnezzar learns the lesson of gods sovereignty, who is able to bring low those who walk in pride. When god granted daniel the wisdom to interpret the kings dream, it launched daniels long career as a political leader, trusted adviser, and well. The first half of the book chapters 16 contains stories in the third person about the experiences of daniel and his friends under kings nebuchadrezzar ii, belshazzar, darius i, and. So daniel offers a wonderful psalm of praise to god.
When they came in and stood before the king, 3 he said to them, i have had a dream that troubles me and i. Although it does not actually claim to have been written in the sixth century bce, the book of daniel gives clear internal dates such as the third year of the reign of king jehoiakim, that is, 606 bce. The image in the dream daniel the prophet books countdown to. Now in the second year of nebuchadnezzars reign, nebuchadnezzar had dreams. Nebuchadnezzar dreams of a great tree that shelters the whole world, but in his dream an angelic watcher appears and decrees that the tree must be cut down and that for seven years.
It is generally accepted that the book of daniel originated as a collection of folktales among the jewish community in babylon and mesopotamia in the persian and early hellenistic periods 5th to 3rd centuries bce, expanded in the maccabean era mid2nd century by the visions in chapters 712. Nine of the 12 chapters relate revelation through dreams and visions. Nebuchadnezzar has another dream, which announces judgment on him for his pride. The king saw a gigantic statue made of four metals, from its gold head to its feet of mingled iron and clay. Rashi explains that the fifth kingdom that god will establish is the kingdom of the messiah. He carried these off to the land of shinar, a to the house of his god, where he put them into the treasury. In daniel 2, the king dreams of the earthly kingdoms as an enormous, dazzling statue, awesome in appearance daniel 2.
King nebuchadnezzar has a disturbing dream 14 no wise man able to tell the dream 5 daniel turns to god for help 1418 praise to god for revealing the secret 1923 daniel tells the dream to the king 2435 the dreams interpretation 3645 kingdom stone to crush the image 44, 45 daniel honored by the king 4649 3. To fling my arms wide in some place of the sun, to whirl and to dance till the white day is done. That is my dream a picture book of langston hughess dream. Daniel 2 the second chapter of the book of daniel tells how daniel interpreted a dream of nebuchadnezzar ii, king of babylon. In the first year of belshazzar king of babylon daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed. His visions offer hope that god will bring all nations under his rule. The babylonian kingdom takes the gold, whereas the medes, persians, and greeks need to content themselves with silver, bronze, and iron respectively. Daniel chapters 2 and 7 provide a panoramic overview of four gentile kingdoms that would play important roles in world history. What is the meaning of nebuchadnezzars dream in daniel 2. On the human level daniel is set against the babylonian magicians who fail to interpret the kings dream, but the cosmic conflict is between the god of israel and the false babylonian gods.
He and his friends are brought to the strange land of babylon. Daniel bridges the entire 70 years of the babylonian captivity from 605 to 536 b. The book of daniel begins with king nebuchadnezzar, the ruler of babylon, ransacking jerusalem. Daniel, book of, a book of the third division of the hebrew bible, the hagiographa, named for a man daniel whose fortunes and predictions are the subject of the book. The head was of gold, the chest area and arms were of silver, the hips and thighs were made of bronze, the legs were made of iron, and the feet were comprised of part iron and part baked clay. Daniel, in all that he does, gives credit to god for exalting some men over others v. Nebuchadnezzars dream and daniels vision commentary a. Daniel was gods mouthpiece to the gentile and jewish world, declaring gods current and future plans. Daniel spake and said, i saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea. This remarkable piece of scripture has encouraged the faithful for centuries. Daniel interprets the dream 24 then daniel went to arioch, whom the king had appointed to execute the wise men of babylon, and said to him, do not execute the wise men of babylon. The overall theme of the book of daniel is gods sovereignty over history. One of those people was king nebuchadnezzar of babylon. Daniel 2 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on.
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