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. God then revealed both the kings dream and its meaning in a vision to daniel. What is the meaning of nebuchadnezzars dream in daniel 2. 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. One of those people was king nebuchadnezzar of babylon. Witness faith and visions come to pass in the book of. Its supposed to be better than the empires that follow it, anyway. Nine of the 12 chapters relate revelation through dreams and visions. The book of daniel is followed by the prophet hosea, the first of the prophets in the book of the twelve. The book implies that daniel was its author in several passages, such as 9. To fling my arms wide in some place of the sun, to whirl and to dance till the white day is done. Daniels dream i read daniels dream while on holiday some years ago and its a terrific read. Witness faith and visions come to pass in the book of daniel. This book focuses on a young boy who loses his father as a child.
Through a night vision from god, daniel comes to understand the kings dream and its interpretation. In the first year of belshazzar, the king of babylon, daniel saw a dream. 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. 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. 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 2 tells how daniel interpreted nebuchadnezzars dream, in which god provided an overview of world events in the millennia yet to come. The 4 beasts of daniel and revelation christian truth center. Table of contents introduction definitions of biblical expressions certainty of biblical prophecy times, time and half a time explained. 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. Please consider supporting us by buying your copy today. Porphyry claimed that instead of being written by daniel about b.
Nebuchadnezzars dream in the second year of his reign, nebuchadnezzar had dreams. Daniel, in all that he does, gives credit to god for exalting some men over others v. He and his friends are brought to the strange land of babylon. So daniel offers a wonderful psalm of praise to god.
A soldier, a dream, and a promise kept paperback september 8, 2015. The other prophecies were revealed to king nebuchadnezzar and belshazzar. Daniels role is to interpret the dream for the king. Daniel spake and said, i saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea. Daniel reveals the dream and interpretation to the king v. This remarkable piece of scripture has encouraged the faithful for centuries. In my vision in the night i looked, and suddenly the four winds of heaven were churning up the great sea. So while it is true that daniel had visions, they were on the level of ruach hakodesh, divine.
There are references in classical literature and arts that apparently predate the use of the succession of kingdoms in the book of daniel. When antiochus came to the throne in 175 bc the jews were largely. 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. Nebuchadnezzar has another dream, which announces judgment on him for his pride. The chapter is set in the second year of nebuchadnezzars reign. Daniel 7 new international version niv daniel s dream of four beasts. Daniel bridges the entire 70 years of the babylonian captivity from 605 to 536 b. 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. Daniel 2 niv nebuchadnezzars dream in the bible gateway. Daniel the prophet chapter two the image in the dream daniel 2.
So daniel left and returned to his friends and they asked god for help. Daniel, a teenager, is captured by this tyrant, king nebuchadnezzar. 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. When daniel learned of the kings command, he asked the king to give him time so he might be able to give the king the interpretation of his dream. In the third year of king jehoiakim, god allows jerusalem to fall into the power. Daniel who through the book received revelations from god. 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. 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. At certain times, god has used dreams to communicate with people. In daniel 7 the prophet records a night vision that god gave him concerning four world empires, symbolized as four beasts daniel 7. Daniel 7 new international version niv daniels dream of four beasts.
Daniel 2 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. He wrote down the substance of his dream 2 daniel said. Therefore all fulfilled predictions in daniel, it is claimed, had to have been composed no earlier than the maccabean period second century b. That is my dream a picture book of langston hughess dream. In the first year of belshazzar king of babylon daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed. 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. His visions offer hope that god will bring all nations under his rule. The book of daniel doesnt make it look that badwe mean, aside from all the getting thrown into furnaces and lions dens. The king of babylon had a dream which daniel interpreted showing there would only be five secular.
Character backgrounds king nebuchadnezzar reigned from 605 to 562 b. 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. Daniel then explained that the king had seen an awesome image standing before him. 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. Daniel is the fountainhead out of which springs the major themes of bible prophecy. The book of daniel no other book in the bible has been attacked like the book of daniel. Four great beasts, each different from the others, came up out of. 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. Understanding dreams and visions is an integral part of the book of daniel. The book of daniel serves as the major apocalyptic book of the old testament, as chapters 712 foretell the end times.
This 12 book series chronicles daniels adventures of danger and dreams. In the dream was a mighty and bright image whose appearance was. Nebuchadnezzars dream and daniels interpretation daniel 2. Daniel and the great unveiling catholic world report. Daniel interprets the kings dream which foretells four kingdoms, which are. For further details on the amazing book of daniel, see the other articles in this. My dads dream for me is an inspiring and beautiful realistic fiction book that will touch the lives of many children. In my vision at night i looked, and there before me were the four winds of heaven churning up the great sea. 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. Nebuchadnezzars dream and daniels interpretation daniel. Daniel after seeking god got the correct interpretation the dream that king nebuchadnezzar of babylon wanted to be interpreted. King nebuchadnezzar had dreamt an outstanding, troubling dream.
Nebuchadnezzar dream interpreted by daniel chapters 2. 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. Belshazzar sees a hand writing on the palace wall proclaiming the end of his kingdom. Daniel interprets the kings dream superbook youtube. 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. If you would like to know gods program for the future, it is essential that you understand this book of daniel. Questions and answers for daniel chapters 112 new king. Daniel 7 daniels dream of four beasts in bible gateway. 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. As with all of scripture, the book of daniel is profitable for our study 2 ti 3. It is interesting to compare daniels vision of the four beasts with king nebuchadnezzars dream of a large statue. But as we divide the first 30 verses, they divide, obviously, into very two two very simple thoughts. This period is called the great tribulation by jesus in matthew 24.
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. In daniel 2, the king dreams of the earthly kingdoms as an enormous, dazzling statue, awesome in appearance daniel 2. The first three verses of the chapter are very significant. The book of daniel begins with king nebuchadnezzar, the ruler of babylon, ransacking jerusalem. Daniel 2 new international version niv nebuchadnezzars dream. From the middle of verse 4 through chapter 7, the book of daniel switches from. Soon after beginning to serve the king, daniel and his friends faced a frightful situation. 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. Daniel was gods mouthpiece to the gentile and jewish world, declaring gods current and future plans.
Rashi explains that the fifth kingdom that god will establish is the kingdom of the messiah. Now in the second year of nebuchadnezzars reign, nebuchadnezzar had dreams. King nebuchadnezzar wanted this particular interpreted by his royal advisers without been given the dream. Persons named daniel god has judged are mentioned in babylonian records and in the bible elsewhere. The image in the dream daniel the prophet books countdown to. Daniel proceeds to tell the dream and its interpretation. Rating is available when the video has been rented. 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. 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. It is impossible to understand prophecy and biblical chronology without looking to the book of daniel.
He carried these off to the land of shinar, a to the house of his god, where he put them into the treasury. The babylonian kingdom takes the gold, whereas the medes, persians, and greeks need to content themselves with silver, bronze, and iron respectively. Daniels prayer, and the vision of the seventy weeks 9. Daniel responds by saying that no one can do what the king has requested. The overall theme of the book of daniel is gods sovereignty over history. 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. Then the secret was revealed to daniel in the vision of the night 2. Take me to the king, and i will interpret his dream for him. 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. But god in heaven reveals mysteries and it is only by his power that daniel knows the dream of nebuchadnezzar.
Daniel also called belteshazzar is called in to interpret the dream that king nebuchadnezzar of babylon had. 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. Daniel chapters 2 and 7 provide a panoramic overview of four gentile kingdoms that would play important roles in world history. This massive image had a head of fine gold, chest and arms of. 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. Can there ever be faith again in the midst of darkness, rebellion, and gloom. The book of daniel lays the basis for the book of revelation. He wrote down the dream, and this is the summary of his account. There, they will have to decide between survival and staying loyal to their god. The second chapter of the book of daniel is one of the bestknown prophetic passages in the bible. The book of daniel is an apocalypse, a literary genre in which a heavenly reality is revealed to a human recipient. Both visions symbolize the same kingdoms of the world. The story of daniel motivates faithfulness despite exile in babylon.
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. Rosenbergs writing really shines in the vivid dream sequences where the main character, suffering from the effects of a serious accident, finds another existence in a remote greek village. 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. Nebuchadnezzars dream and daniels vision commentary a.
Daniel 2 the second chapter of the book of daniel tells how daniel interpreted a dream of nebuchadnezzar ii, king of babylon. 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. 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 king saw a gigantic statue made of four metals, from its gold head to its feet of mingled iron and clay. The second chapter of the book of daniel is one of the bestknown prophetic passages in.
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