Daniel 2 niv nebuchadnezzars dream in the bible gateway. Daniel 2 the second chapter of the book of daniel tells how daniel interpreted a dream of nebuchadnezzar ii, king of babylon. Daniel this document search for all inflected forms. Now viewing scripture range from the book of daniel chapter 2. Take me to the king, and i will interpret his dream for him. Daniel 7 parallels and expands upon chapter 2, revealing both the papal phase of the roman empire an. Daniel 8 continues the trend in chapters 2 and 7, this time.
The book of daniel verse by verse introduction youtube. It will crush all those kingdoms and bring them to an end, but it will itself endure forever. In chapter two, nebuchadnezzar king of babylon had a dream. The words of warning written in the fifth book of moses had told them plainly that if they turned aside and worshipped the wicked idolgods of canaan, the lord would take their country from them and drive them out into strange lands. 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. 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. These were men that had supported daniel with words and prayer 2. To emphasize the link between the prophecy of daniel 2 and our time. The millennial reign of jesus christ chapter outline top. Daniel 2, english standard version 2016 esv the bible app. It is difficult to understand the exact time this speaks of. Daniel 2, new king james version nkjv the bible app. The book of daniel lays the basis for the book of revelation.
Failure to apply sound principles of prophetic interpretation has led to unsatisfactory interpretations. This section deals exclusively with the times of the gentiles. They courageously joined daniel in the matter of the vegetables 1. These, then, are the dream and the visions that passed through your. Daniel with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Daniel chapter 2 outlines human history from the mid6th century bc until the return of jesus christ. And in the days of these kings not of the babylonian, persian, and grecian kings. The book of daniel begins with king nebuchadnezzar, the ruler of babylon, ransacking jerusalem. The incident in chapter 2 may have occurred before the training of daniel and the others was completed. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but.
The dream which nearly became a nightmare daniel 2. Daniel 2 tells how daniel interpreted nebuchadnezzars dream, in which god provided an overview of world events in the millennia yet to come. Yet again and again they had yielded to temptation. 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. And in the days of those kings the god of heaven will set up a 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. 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. The remainder of the book correlates the nation israel with this program. Although he could not remember his dream, he called all his magicians, astrologers, and sorcerers together and commanded them to interpret this forgotten dream. Thus the second chapter is the alphabet of the subsequent prophetic. Daniels actions, described in chapter 2, may be the occasion when daniel discovered his godgiven ability to interpret dreams. And in the days of these kings shall the god of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed. Daniel 2 new international version niv nebuchadnezzars dream.
Character backgrounds king nebuchadnezzar reigned from 605 to 562 b. Now in the second year of nebuchadnezzars reign, nebuchadnezzar had dreams. The lord caused nebuchadnezzar, the great king of babylon, to have a prophetic dream which greatly disturbed him. 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. When they came in and stood before the king, 3 he said to them, i have had a dream.
When they came in and stood before the king, 3 he said to them, i have had a dream that troubles me and i. In christian circles, there is a debate between different interpretations of genesis 6. The king saw a gigantic statue made of four metals, from its gold head to its feet of mingled iron and clay. This question gets to the heart of the book of daniel and the bible as a whole. Daniel remembered them, as we should also remember. Daniel, chapter two is such an important and interesting chapter in that great book. In the book of daniel god is called the god of heaven four times chap. What is the meaning of nebuchadnezzars dream in daniel 2. He ends up taking back the cream of the crop, the most elite and noble israelites, to serve at his court in babylon. In the days of the kings in the age covered by the images ten toes, god will set up his kingdom.
It seems that the story of this chapter was originally entirely independent of chap. We learn that this dispensation of ours, the gospel dispensation, and the gospel. If you would like to know gods program for the future, it is essential that you. This amazing growth, and the assimilation of the kingdoms of men, were sure to follow. Let us show that we value our friends, and their prayers. 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. From chapter 2, verse 4, through chapter 7, daniel is in aramaic, the gentile and diplomatic language of daniels day. Gods plans will triumph amidst serious satanic counterfeits. The stone being cut out of the mountain without hands, is a phrase used in scripture to convey to us the idea of spirituality. 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.
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