This question gets to the heart of the book of daniel and the bible as a whole. But there has been a failure to apply the parallelism to the closing verses of daniel 11, or even to the overall theme of the chapter. During this time of his indirect government god puts the authority over the earth into the hands of heathen nations until his blessed one, the lord jesus, shall take over the. In chapter two, nebuchadnezzar king of babylon had a dream. What is the meaning of nebuchadnezzars dream in daniel 2. The millennial reign of jesus christ chapter outline top.
It will crush all those kingdoms and bring them to an end, but it will itself endure forever. In the days of the kings in the age covered by the images ten toes, god will set up his kingdom. In the time of those kings, the god of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. They courageously joined daniel in the matter of the vegetables 1.
Daniel 8 continues the trend in chapters 2 and 7, this time. Let us show that we value our friends, and their prayers. Daniel 2, english standard version 2016 esv the bible app. Yet again and again they had yielded to temptation. When they came in and stood before the king, 3 he said to them, i have had a dream that troubles me and i. The king saw a gigantic statue made of four metals, from its gold head to its feet of mingled iron and clay. It is difficult to understand the exact time this speaks of. The king said to daniel, surely your god is the god of gods and the lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries, for you were able to reveal this mystery. We learn that this dispensation of ours, the gospel dispensation, and the gospel.
When they came in and stood before the king, 3 he said to them, i have had a dream. From chapter 2, verse 4, through chapter 7, daniel is in aramaic, the gentile and diplomatic language of daniels day. Daniel remembered them, as we should also remember. Although he could not remember his dream, he called all his magicians, astrologers, and sorcerers together and commanded them to interpret this forgotten dream. It seems that the story of this chapter was originally entirely independent of chap. If you would like to know gods program for the future, it is essential that you. Daniels actions, described in chapter 2, may be the occasion when daniel discovered his godgiven ability to interpret dreams. Now viewing scripture range from the book of daniel chapter 2. Thus the second chapter is the alphabet of the subsequent prophetic. Daniel chapter 2 outlines human history from the mid6th century bc until the return of jesus christ. In christian circles, there is a debate between different interpretations of genesis 6. To emphasize the link between the prophecy of daniel 2 and our time. The book of daniel begins with king nebuchadnezzar, the ruler of babylon, ransacking jerusalem. Daniel this document search for all inflected forms.
During this time of his indirect government god puts the authority over the earth into the hands of heathen nations until his blessed one, the lord jesus, shall take over the government as glorified son of man. Daniel, chapter two is such an important and interesting chapter in that great book. These were men that had supported daniel with words and prayer 2. The incident in chapter 2 may have occurred before the training of daniel and the others was completed. Gods plans will triumph amidst serious satanic counterfeits.
Daniel 2 new international version niv nebuchadnezzars dream. This amazing growth, and the assimilation of the kingdoms of men, were sure to follow. This section deals exclusively with the times of the gentiles. He ends up taking back the cream of the crop, the most elite and noble israelites, to serve at his court in babylon. And in the days of these kings shall the god of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed. The stone being cut out of the mountain without hands, is a phrase used in scripture to convey to us the idea of spirituality. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but. Take me to the king, and i will interpret his dream for him. Now in the second year of nebuchadnezzars reign, nebuchadnezzar had dreams. Daniel 7 parallels and expands upon chapter 2, revealing both the papal phase of the roman empire an.
And in the days of those kings the god of heaven will set up a kingdom. Daniel interprets the dream 43 as you saw the iron mixed with clay, so the peoples will mix with one another, but will not hold together any more than iron mixes with clay. In the days of those kings the god of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed, and that kingdom will not be left for another people. The book of daniel verse by verse introduction youtube. Character backgrounds king nebuchadnezzar reigned from 605 to 562 b. Daniel 2 niv nebuchadnezzars dream in the bible gateway. In the book of daniel god is called the god of heaven four times chap.
These, then, are the dream and the visions that passed through your. And in the days of these kings not of the babylonian, persian, and grecian kings. Daniel 2 the second chapter of the book of daniel tells how daniel interpreted a dream of nebuchadnezzar ii, king of babylon. Failure to apply sound principles of prophetic interpretation has led to unsatisfactory interpretations. Daniel 2, new king james version nkjv the bible app. The lord caused nebuchadnezzar, the great king of babylon, to have a prophetic dream which greatly disturbed him. Daniel 2 tells how daniel interpreted nebuchadnezzars dream, in which god provided an overview of world events in the millennia yet to come. The book of daniel lays the basis for the book of revelation. Verse click for chapter new international version in the time of those kings, the god of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it.