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Daniel 2 (the second chapter of the Book of Daniel) tells how Daniel related and interpreted a dream of Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon.In his night dream, the king saw a gigantic statue made of four metals, from its head of gold to its feet of mingled iron and clay; as he watched, a stone "not cut by human hands" destroyed the statue and became a mountain filling the whole world.
The second chapter of the Book of Daniel tells how Daniel interpreted a dream of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. The king saw a gigantic statue made of four metals, from its gold head to its feet of mingled iron and clay; as he watched, a stone "not cut by human hands" destroyed the statue and became a mountain filling the whole world.
In chapter 2, Nebuchadnezzar dreams of a statue made of four different materials, identified as four kingdoms: Head of gold. Explicitly identified as King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon (v. 37–38). Chest and arms of silver. Identified as an "inferior" kingdom to follow Nebuchadnezzar (v. 39). Belly and thighs of bronze.
In Nebuchadnezzar's dream a "holy watcher" descends from heaven to pronounce sentence on tree and king. This is the sole instance of this phrase in the Hebrew Bible , although it echoes the frequent descriptions of God's watchfulness and the word appears several times in the Book of Enoch , where it is usually applied to the fallen angels , but ...
Nebuchadnezzar by William Blake (between c. 1795 and 1805) Nebuchadnezzar recounts a dream of a huge tree that is suddenly cut down at the command of a heavenly messenger. Daniel is summoned and interprets the dream. The tree is Nebuchadnezzar himself, who for seven years will lose his mind and live like a wild beast.
A. (chapter 2) – A dream of four kingdoms replaced by a fifth B. (chapter 3) – Daniel's three friends in the fiery furnace C. (chapter 4) – Daniel interprets a dream for Nebuchadnezzar; C'. (chapter 5) – Daniel interprets the handwriting on the wall for Belshazzar; B'. (chapter 6) – Daniel in the lions' den; A'.
A key passage is the interpretation of king Nebuchadnezzar's vision of a statue in Daniel 2. The sequence of world kingdoms is interpreted by Adventists as representing in turn Babylonia, Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome (pagan Rome and later papal Rome). [13]
This sermonizing summary of the preceding five books begins with a reinterpretation of Nebuchadnezzar's dream of a statue (Daniel 2:31-44) comprising gold, brass, iron and clay segments. [11]: 21 In Chapter 2 Gower associates the iron of the statue with misers. A rich man who lacks charity is condemned. The Chapter 3 associates clay with lechery.