6.2 Nebuchadnezzar's Dream                                        

 

1. What did Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, tell the wise men whom he had called?
Daniel 2:3 And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.

 

2. What did the wise men say to the king when they were threatened with death if they did not make known the dream and its interpretation?
Daniel 2:10-11
10 The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.
11 And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.

 

3. When the wise men had confessed their inability to do what the king desired, who then offered to interpret the dream?
Daniel 2:16 Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.

 

4. After Daniel and his companions had prayed earnestly to God, how was the dream and its interpretation revealed to Daniel?
Daniel 2:19 Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

 

5. What did Daniel say when he was brought before the king?
Daniel 2:27-28
27 Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king;
28 But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;

 

6. What did Daniel say the king saw in his dream?
Daniel 2:28-31
28 But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;
29 As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and He that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass.
30 But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.
31 Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible.

 

7. What were the different parts of the image composed of?
Daniel 2:28-33
28 But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;
29 As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and He that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass.
30 But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.
31 Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible.
32 This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass,
33 His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay.

 

8. By what means was the image broken into pieces?
Daniel 2:34 Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces.

 

9. What happened to the different parts of the image?
Daniel 2:35 Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.

 

10. With what words did Daniel begin his interpretation of the dream?
Daniel 2:37-38
37 Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.
38 And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath He given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.

 

11. What will be the nature of the next kingdom after Babylon?
Daniel 2:39 And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.

 

12. Who was the last Babylonian king?
Daniel 5:30-31
30 In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.
31 And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.

 

13. To whom was the kingdom of Belshazzar given?
Daniel 5:28 PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.

 

14. How is the Medo-Persian Empire represented in the image?
Daniel 2:32 This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass,

 

15. How is Greece, the successor state to the Medo-Persian Empire, represented in the image?
Daniel 2:32, 39
32 This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass,
39 And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.

 

16. What is said of the fourth kingdom?
Daniel 2:40 And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.

17. What Scripture passage shows that the Romans ruled the world?
Luke 2:1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.

 

18. What was signified by the mixture of clay and iron in the feet and toes of the statue?
Daniel 2:41 And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay.

 

19. In what prophetic language was the varying strength of the ten kingdoms of the divided empire indicated?
Daniel 2:42 And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.

 

20. Were there attempts to reunite the divided Roman Empire?
Daniel 2:43 And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.

 

21. What is to take place in the days of these kingdoms?
Daniel 2:44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

22. What does the New Testament contain about the establishment of the kingdom of God?
Revelation 11:15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and He shall reign for ever and ever.

 

23. What did Christ teach us to pray for?
Matthew 6:10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

 

24. What event is closely linked to the establishment of God’s eternal kingdom?
2 Timothy 4:1 I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom;

25. With what prayer does the Scripture conclude?
Revelation 22:20 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.