After daniel and his friends prayed, god gave the dream and its interpretation to daniel. Nebuchadnezzar wanted to know the meaning of his dream but his wise men had failed him. Nebuchadnezzars second dream daniel 4 the redeemed mind. Nebuchadnezzars dream and daniels vision commentary. Interpretation of king nebuchadnezzar dream christian truth center. He appears most prominently in the book of daniel, in which daniel interprets nebuchadnezzars dream. Nebuchadnezzar acknowledges the supremacy of daniel s god, raises daniel over all his wise men, and places daniel and his companions over the province of. These four beasts, from daniels apocalyptic vision in chapter 7, are the same as the four empires represented in the statue nebuchadnezzar sees in his dream, except that dream was actually a relatively staid and buttoneddown one, compared to this vision. Nebuchadnezzars dream daniel 2 animated sunday school. Daniel also called belteshazzar is called in to interpret the dream that king nebuchadnezzar of babylon had.
God then revealed both the kings dream and its meaning in a vision to daniel. Character backgrounds king nebuchadnezzar reigned from 605 to 562 b. As he watched, a stone not cut by human hands destroyed the statue and became a mountain filling the whole world. Daniel continues by identifying the chest of silver as another kingdom which will arise. Nebuchadnezzar is arguably the most complicated character in the book of daniel. Daniel boldly speaks of the sovereignty of god here, telling nebuchadnezzar that his kingdom was really given to him by daniels god. In his interpretation of the monarchs dream, daniel gave greater attention to the fourth kingdom, the lower extremities of the statue, than he had to any of the preceding three dan.
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. 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 nebuchadnezzars dream of the image king nebuchadnezzars request 1 his anger at the failure of the wise men 8 daniel offers to help 14 prayer with friends 17 the secret revealed 19 daniel brought before the king 24 daniel clarifies that god reveals secrets 27 the dream 31 the interpretation 37 promotion of daniel and friends 46 the drama of this chapter is exciting. In the book of daniel chapter 2 in regards to nebuchadnezzar dream, it was a form of communication daniel god was going to use to show the rest of the kingdoms that there is no other gods who is able to give dreams and bring revelation of interpretations into reality.
Nebuchadnezzar has a dream about babylon and future kingdoms. The king saw a gigantic statue made of four metals, from its gold head to its feet of mingled iron and clay. The four kingdoms prophesied by the four parts of the great statue in nebuchadnezzars dream are fairly easy to identify. This involved conquering other nations, including daniels homeland of judah, which the book of daniel opens with. Daniel sees the same unfolding of human history and all the gentile empires in animal forms, as nebuchadnezzar sees in metals, the gold, the silver, the brass and so forth. Biblical background in the book of daniel in the tanach bible old testament we read how god gave daniel the interpretation of dreams which king nebuchadnezzar had. The idea in brief biblical hermeneutics stack exchange. It was further supplemented with daniels prayer which creates a contrast between the power of god and that of. The fourth kingdom of nebuchadnezzars dream in daniel 2 is as strong as iron, and will crush all the other kingdoms. Nebuchadnezzars dream and daniels interpretation daniel 2. Rather he points to god as the source of the knowledge and witnesses to his gods power 2. Daniel, nebuchadnezzar, statue builders, narrator, servant props. Answers are provided for only some of the questions.
Statue 3 cardboard boxes that can stack on top of each other. And in the second year of the reign of nebuchadnezzar nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him. Daniel 2 new international version niv nebuchadnezzars dream. There was a king named king nebuchadnezzar and he had told his eunuch to bring some of the young men of the land for three years of training.
Daniel faces certain death unless god reveals to him the meaning of the kings dream. Daniel 2 tells how daniel interpreted nebuchadnezzars dream, in which god provided an overview of world events in the millennia yet to come. The four kingdoms in nebuchadnezzars and daniels dreams nebuchadnezzars dream. Nebuchadnezzar dream interpreted by daniel chapters 2. What do the four parts of the statue in nebuchadnezzars. His dream told of events from his time to the end of time. The king of babylon had a dream which daniel interpreted showing there. As daniel described the statue king nebuchadnezzar had dreamed about, he used the following words dan. The second is daniels night vision of four vicious beasts which arise from the sea dan. Once they were combined into the book of daniel in its current form, the story of daniel interpreting nebuchadnezzars dream, which parallels pharaohs dream in the joseph story, was revised. See our discussion of the 70th week of daniel elsewhere.
From the middle of verse 4 through chapter 7, the book of daniel switches from. Jeremiah and ezekiel describe nebuchadnezzar ii as gods instrument against wrongdoers. Nebuchadnezzars dream coloring page book of daniel. Nebuchadnezzars dream bible story, verses and summary. These dreams were pictures of what would happen in the future. King nebuchadnezzars dream was a prophecy about kingdoms throughout history.
Lesson 1 part 4 book 10 nebuchadnezzar and dream daniel 3 lets continue where we left off last lesson in daniel chapter 7. In this bible story, daniel interpreted a dream of nebuchadnezzar, king of babylon, in which the king saw a giant statue made of four metals. What is the meaning of nebuchadnezzars dream in daniel 2. But daniel asked for time to discover and interpret the dream. Daniel 4 niv nebuchadnezzars dream of a tree bible. Daniel takes a risk here in telling the most powerful man on earth that he was really only a servant of yahweh. Daniel 2 niv nebuchadnezzars dream in the bible gateway. Nebuchadnezzars dream of the image bible explained.
But there is a god in heaven that reveals secrets, and makes known to the king nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days dan 2. When joy is swamped by overscheduled responsibilities and projects, superbook takes the kids back to babylon to meet daniel in king nebuchadnezzars palace. Beginning with the second chapter of daniel, the grand outline of the program of god for the period of gentile supremacy and chastisement of israel is presented for the first time. 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. Take me to the king, and i will interpret his dream for him. Daniel s response to nebuchadnezzar shows no pride by gathering credit to himself for the interpretation of the dream. Daniel 2 new international version niv nebuchadnezzar s dream. As a result of this moment, king nebuchadnezzar appointed daniel ruler of the city of babylon, and awarded high positions to his friends shadrach, meshach, and abednego as. It is my pleasure to tell you about the miraculous signs and wonders that the most high god has performed for me. The four world empires, one world government and one world church daniel 2. Daniels vision assures us that the worlds empires have a certain amount of authority for a certain length of time, but they will all pass away, and the holy people of the most high will.
It is too much of a coincidence for nebuchadnezzar to be given a dream wherein he was represented as the head of a golden statue and then later to actually build one and have it. The book of daniel apocalypse nebuchadnezzar dream, and. Upon leaving hp, he was called into the church of god after reading a book by. Like daniel said to nebuchadnezzar, he ie babylon is the head of gold daniel 2. Learn more about the book of daniel and how he interpreted the king of babylons dream with this nebuchadnezzars dream sign craft kit.
Daniel, a jewish captive who lived in babylon during the reign of nebuchadnezzar, interpreted two of the kings dreams. Nebuchadnezzar s dream of a tree king nebuchadnezzar, to the nations and peoples of every language, who live in all the earth. When they came in and stood before the king, 3 he said to them, i have had a dream that troubles me and i. Daniel, called to interpret the dream, told nebuchadnezzar that the king was the tree, and that god would make him eat grass as an animal and live with the beasts of the field. Daniel wrote king nebuchadnezzar dream prophetically. Politically, these great empires that nebuchadnezzar saw in symbolic language, you might say of the head of gold and so forth, we pointed out how that politically everyone of these empires will become weakened by an increasing. Because the statue was a representation of the future, we have progressed through all the kingdoms of the statue and are now living in the time of the ten toesthe last kingdom to ever wield power on earth. Tregelles, in his introduction to chapter 2 of daniel, observes, the book of daniel is that part of scripture which especially treats of the power of the world during the time of its committal into the hands of.
Daniel chapter 2 bible skits part 2 of 6 free children. The lesson is found in the old testament book of daniel. Daniel explained to the king that the statue represented four successive kingdoms beginning with babylon, while the stone and mountain. Moreover, when daniel appeared before nebuchadnezzar to explain the dream, he answered as joseph had answered pharaoh, giving full glory to god. Daniel 2 the second chapter of the book of daniel tells how daniel interpreted a dream of nebuchadnezzar ii, king of babylon. Nebuchadnezzars dream in the second year of his reign, nebuchadnezzar had dreams. This was not a necessary part of the interpretation of the dream.
The four kingdoms in nebuchadnezzars and daniels dreams. Daniels ability to interpret nebuchadnezzars dreamwithout being told what it wasrevealed a wisdom none of his wisemen possessed. A year later, while the king was boasting of his power, a voice from heaven told him that the kingdom had departed from him and that he would dwell with the beasts of. This prophecy confirms nebuchadnezzars dream in daniel 2 that there would. The first of these is nebuchadnezzars dream consisting of an image made up of differing metals which daniel interprets dan. Nebuchadnezzar acknowledges the supremacy of daniels god, raises daniel over all his wise men, and places daniel and his companions over the province of. One of the wise men of babylon whose name was daniel told nebuchadnezzar his forgotten dream and the interpretation of it. Because only a few parts of the hebrew bible are written in aramaic, we find. The book of daniel verse by verse chapter 7 daniels dream of four beasts duration. You would expect him to be a classic, stereotypical bad guyan unrighteous king, like pharaoh in exodus, someone who runs afoul of god and then gets whats coming to him. Obviously daniels god got the credit in nebuchadnezzars mind for revealing it, but at this point in his life he probably thought the dream actually came from marduk. Daniels response to nebuchadnezzar shows no pride by gathering credit to himself for the interpretation of the dream. This kids bible video is the centerpiece of our daniel 2 nebuchadnezzars dream sunday school lesson for kids. Daniel after seeking god got the correct interpretation the dream that king nebuchadnezzar of babylon wanted to be interpreted.
At certain points, he does behave like a classic, arrogant bad boy who believes that hes at the center of the universefor. 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. Many questions are primarily to stimulate discussion and there are no right or wrong answers. Along with this sunday school lesson video, your class will enjoy a beautifully. What dreams did daniel interpret for nebuchadnezzar answers. God answers daniels prayer and the king richly rewards. The first was the dream of a very large image or statue and a large rock. Nebuchadnezzars golden statue and the fiery furnace.
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