During the second year that nebuchadnezzar was king, he woke up from a dream. 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. This is followed by the dream, daniels interpretation, the sentence, the kings recovery, and a final doxology in which the king repeats his praise of god. The five visions of daniel daniel 2, 7, 8, 9, 1012. If you would like to know gods program for the future, it is essential that you understand this book of daniel. Sep 19, 20 book of daniel chapter 4 commentary on nebuchadnezzars dream of a tree video bible study part a. Through a night vision from god, daniel comes to understand the kings dream and its interpretation.
When god granted daniel the wisdom to interpret the kings dream, it launched daniels long. What dreams did daniel interpret for nebuchadnezzar answers. Daniel wrote king nebuchadnezzar dream prophetically. Four great beasts, each different from the others, came up out of. Tell your servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation.
Tell your servants the dream, and we will interpret it. Daniel, a jewish captive who lived in babylon during the reign of nebuchadnezzar, interpreted two of the kings dreams. When daniel heard of this, he was determined to prove gods power to the king daniel 2. If you have ever been in an interview when the conversation went from bad to worse, that is what seems to have happened hereeach side had what we might call a. He wrote down the dream, and this is the summary of his. But as we divide the first 30 verses, they divide, obviously, into very two two very simple thoughts. So daniel goes into nebuchadnezzar and asks for a little time to discover the dream and relay the interpretation. The legendary daniel, known from long ago but still remembered as an exemplary character.
Book of daniel chapter 4 commentary on nebuchadnezzars dream of a tree video bible study part a. In fact, he continued to interpret crazy, disturbing dreams for the king daniel 4. The identity of the kingdoms represented by the other body parts and metals was not revealed. It is difficult to understand the exact time this speaks of.
Sep 14, 2017 the book of daniel lays the basis for the book of revelation. In my vision at night i looked, and there before me were the four winds of heaven churning up the great sea. Daniel 2 the second chapter of the book of daniel tells how daniel interpreted a dream of nebuchadnezzar ii, king of babylon. Jan 02, 2020 when daniel heard of this, he was determined to prove gods power to the king daniel 2. Frieden explores methods of dream interpretation in the bible, the talmud, and in the writings of sigmund freud, and brings to light freuds troubled relationship to his judaic forerunners. The appearance of this colossal figure was such that it brought dread and fear to the king. King nebuchadnezzar wanted this particular interpreted by his royal advisers without been given the dream. The king responded and said, belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its interpretation alarm you. In a stunning display of gods power, daniel told the king the details and meaning of his dream daniel 2. If you have ever been in an interview when the conversation went from bad to worse, that is what seems to have happened hereeach side had what we might call a reasonable position. The king of babylon had a dream which daniel interpreted showing there. This book reveals unfamiliar associations in intellectual history and challenges received ideas in biblical, talmudic, and freudian scholarship. Daniel 2 niv nebuchadnezzars dream in the bible gateway. The prayer of nabonidus is a fragmentary story from the dead sea scrolls scroll 4qprnab with close parallels to daniel 4.
The book implies that daniel was its author in several passages, such as 9. 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. Nebuchadnezzar dream interpreted by daniel chapters 2. This dream contains nebuchadnezzars human view of the four world empires. Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. But if you make the dream and its interpretation known to me, youll receive gifts, a reward, and great honor from me. What is the meaning of nebuchadnezzars dream in daniel 2. Daniel is the wise and righteous intermediary who is able to interpret dreams and thus convey the will of god to humans, the recipient of visions from on high that are. Contemporary english version however, if you do tell me both the dream and its meaning. 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. It is also said, that one who sees him uwbp in a dream may become a leader, a minister, acquire extensive knowledge, but yet suffers a painful persecution which he will later defeat. In the septuagint, the vulgate, and many other ancient and modern translations of the bible, it comprises both its proto and its deuterocanonical parts, both of which have an equal right to be considered as inspired, and to be included in a treatment of the book of daniel. 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. She went on to say, let daniel now be called, and he will declare the interpretation v.
The prayer of nabonidus is a fragmentary story from the dead sea scrolls scroll 4qprnab with. In his interpretation of the dream, daniel told nebuchadnezzar he was the head of gold. But what the book of daniel gives to readers today is much more significant than a glimpse into the slumberous visions of ancient babylonian royalty. God then revealed both the kings dream and its meaning in a vision to daniel. Belshazzar sees a hand writing on the palace wall proclaiming the end of his kingdom.
The dream daniel asked the king for some time to discover the dream, and then he proceeded to pray all night with three of his fellow exiles. Daniel also called belteshazzar is called in to interpret the dream that king nebuchadnezzar of babylon had. Daniel then explained that the king had seen an awesome image standing before him. What did the dream mean for nebuchadnezzar and what is its meaning for us. The book of daniel lays the basis for the book of revelation. A commentary on the book of daniel nebuchadnezzar s dream. Daniel rejected any personal glory or credit and gave it all to 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. Daniel goes and tells shadrach, meshach, and abednego to ask god for help, and their prayers are effective. 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. Nebuchadnezzar has another dream, which announces judgment on him for his pride. The first was the dream of a very large image or statue and a large rock. The king saw a gigantic statue made of four metals, from its gold head to its feet of mingled iron and clay.
Daniel reveals the dream and its interpretation daniel 2. Daniels answer to the king the king told daniel that if he could interpret the writing and make its interpretation known, he would be clothed in purple, would be given a chain of gold around his neck, and would rule as the third ruler in the. Daniel 7 daniels dream of four beasts in bible gateway. During the night, daniel has a vision which reveals the dream and its interpretation. 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. So make the dream and its interpretation known to me. If one sees him in a dream, it means that he will become a great scholar in interpreting the divine revelations. King nebuchadnezzar gave the command to call the magicians, the astrologers, the sorcerers, and the chaldeans to tell the king his dreams. Daniel and his three friends plead for some time so that they will make known to the king both the dream and its interpretation, and when god makes both known to daniel and his friends, and they tell both to the king, the king declares them to be true prophets and gives them greater honor in his kingdom. God revealed the dream to him, and daniel and his friends praised god daniel 2.
Daniel proceeds to tell the dream and its interpretation. Now in the second year of nebuchadnezzars reign, nebuchadnezzar had dreams. Nebuchadnezzars dream, daniel volunteers to interpret the kings dream. 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. But daniel, after praying, received a vision in his sleep of the dream and reported it to nebuchadnezzar, both dream and interpretation. Guiding principles for the interpretation of daniel 2. To start with, chapter 2 tells us of nebuchadnezzars dream and daniels interpretation of it. No entertainment was brought before him, and sleep fled from him. The four kingdoms are described in more detail and special attention is given by daniel to the fourth kingdom which has ten kings. Daniel 2 new international version niv nebuchadnezzars dream. Daniel probably had devoted jewish parents because. 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 2 tells how daniel interpreted nebuchadnezzars dream, in which god.
The dream worried him so much that he couldnt go back to sleep. Then daniel returned to the king and told him that god had given him the dream along with the interpretation. But what the book of daniel gives to readers today is much more significant than a glimpse into the slumberous visions of. After king nebuchadnezzar had related his dream to daniel, we read in daniel 4. 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. So daniel left and returned to his friends and they asked god for help. And in the second year of the reign of nebuchadnezzar nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him. King nebuchadnezzar dream unlocks the rest of prophesies of the book of daniel which unlock the book of revelation. Second vision daniel 7 555 bc in the first year of the reign of belshazzar, the son of nabonidus and successor of nebuchadnezzar. May the spirit of god reveal the meaning of this prophecy to us and produce in us that which god desires to his glory and our good. The meaning of the dream 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. Like joseph in genesis before him, daniel was an ace dreamanalyzer, sort of the sigmund freud of his era except much more religious and probably lacking a cigar. Jan 02, 2020 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. The king is told that all of these earthly kingdoms would be destroyed by the stone not fashioned by human hands, and that an eternal kingdom would take the place of these temporal kingdoms.
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