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David Guzik commentary on Daniel 2, where Nebuchadnezzar has a dream that troubles him, and God reveals the dream to Daniel, who interprets it to the king.
In response, Daniel praises God's perfect wisdom and absolute authority (Daniel 2:17–23). When he meets with the king, Daniel begins by agreeing with the magicians: no human being could know what the king has asked.
Daniel 2 tells how Daniel interpreted Nebuchadnezzar’s dream, in which God provided an overview of world events in the millennia yet to come. King Nebuchadnezzar reigned from 605 to 562 B.C., greatly expanding the Babylonian Empire, conquering Jerusalem and deporting the Jews in the process.
In Daniel Chapter 2, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon is troubled by a dream that none of his wise men can interpret, leading him to decree their death. Daniel, a young Jewish captive, requests time to interpret the dream. He prays to God, who reveals the dream and its meaning to him.
Daniel explains the meaning behind the statue: The various materials symbolize four kingdoms, each less glorious than the last. The rock, not made by human hands, represents God's everlasting kingdom which will eventually crush all human kingdoms.
Daniel told King Nebuchadnezzar that the image represented four great kingdoms that would arise in succession to dominate the world. He told the king: “You are this head of gold”—meaning that the Babylonian Empire was the first of these four great empires (verse 38).
Study Daniel 2 using Matthew Henry’s Bible Commentary (concise) to better understand Scripture with full outline and verse meaning.
Daniel Prays (Daniel 2:17-23) Say: Daniel went home and explained everything to his three friends. Daniel asked Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to pray to God for mercy.
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 ...
Daniel Chapter 2: Faith under pressure and the God of the impossible. by I Gordon. Daniel chapter 2 presents us with a very interesting little passage. As we shall soon see, Daniel, through no fault of his own, will find himself in a seemingly impossible situation with a death sentence hanging over his head. How did it get to this?