Av he has shown king nebuchadnezzar what will happen in days to come. There is a strong enmity between the greeks christian orthodox and the turks muslims that goes back to the conquest of constantinople istanbul and the rise of the ottoman empire. Take me to the king, and i will interpret his dream for him. The king saw a gigantic statue made of four metals, from its gold head to. The modern prophetic meaning of the statue in nebuchadnezzars. See the image, or statue, representing babylon, medopersia, greece, rome, and angloamerica.
The book of daniel is unsealing middle east and prophecy. The purpose of the book of daniel background information the chapters. Bible study tools scripture study book of daniel bible topics bible truth bible lessons bible scriptures cristiano ephesians 5 23 may 2018 encounter night. Easytounderstand text for people with no bible background. 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.
Summary of the book of daniel the story of the bible. The four kingdoms prophesied by the four parts of the great statue in nebuchadnezzars dream are fairly easy to identify. The book of daniel begins with king nebuchadnezzar, the ruler of babylon, ransacking jerusalem. The cyrus cylinder from ancient babylon and the beginning of the persian empire. Daniel who through the book received revelations from god. The book of daniel, though its likely derived from some oral traditions and legends that had been floating around for a long time, was put together in its final form sometime around 165 bce, when the israelites were squabbling with the evil antiochus iv epiphanes, a leftover greek general jockeying for influence in the postalexanderthegreat era. A stone hit the statue on its feet and broke them into pieces c a man with an ax came and chopped it down 14 what did the different metals of the statue represent. Statue in the book of daniel pamphlet the four kingdoms and gods eternal kingdom this fascinating wall chart and pamphlet give a fantastic summary of king nebuchadnezzars dream in the second chapter of daniel head of gold babylon lion chest and arms of silver medopersia bear middle and thighs of bronze greece leopard. Highlights from the book of daniel watchtower online library. Image of daniel 2 chart bible facts, bible study topics. It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay and smashed them. A noble jewish youth of jerusalem, he is taken into captivity by nebuchadnezzar of babylon and serves the king and his successors with loyalty and ability until the time of the persian conqueror cyrus, all the while remaining true.
Like daniel said to nebuchadnezzar, he ie babylon is the head of gold daniel 2. The head was made of gold, the torso of silver, the stomach and. Daniel 7 and revelation and 17 talk of strange, worlddominating, wild. At certain times, god has used dreams to communicate with people. 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. 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. Daniel greek 3, good news bible catholic edition in. One of those people was king nebuchadnezzar of babylon. Inside noahs ark i wish i could find a bible craft idea and coloring sheet. Daniel was gods mouthpiece to the gentile and jewish world, declaring gods current and future plans. Daniel 2 tells how daniel interpreted nebuchadnezzars dream, in which god provided an overview of world events in the millennia yet to come. Daniel 2 gw nebuchadnezzars dream about a statue bible. Watch this wonderful visual representation of the statue that appears in king nebuchadnezzers dream, in daniel. When they came in and stood before the king, 3 he said to them, i have had a dream that troubles me and i.
This wall chart gives a fantastic summary of king nebuchadnezzars dream in daniel 2. From the statue in the book of daniel, we can learn important facts about past and future events and the future return of christ. How indeed, unless his prophecy was inspired by god. Daniel interprets the dream 33 its legs were iron, and its feet were part iron and part clay.
Nebuchadnezzars statue bible prophecy, bible mapping. Daniel bridges the entire 70 years of the babylonian captivity from 605 to 536 b. The original purpose of the book of daniel was to comfort and encourage persecuted jews during the maccabean revolt. Daniels work and integrity set him apart from many of the others. The book of daniel is one of the most intriguing works in the bible, states the holman illustrated bible dictionary. The king saw a gigantic statue made of four metals, from its gold head to its feet of mingled iron and clay. According to the book of daniel, the king saw an enormous statue made of four different metals.
Daniel and his friendsshadrach, meshach, and abednegohave to navigate between the demands nebuchadnezzar is putting on them and. In daniel 2, the king dreams of the earthly kingdoms as an enormous, dazzling statue, awesome in appearance daniel 2. The head of the statue was pure gold, its chest and arms were silver, its stomach and thighs were bronze, contemporary english version. The book of daniel provides keys to understanding the book of revelation, and together they help us understand events soon to come in our future. In addition, the captivating prophecy, imagery, and symbolism make the book of daniel one of the most read. Easytounderstand text for young people and for people with no bible background.
In the hebrew bible, and in most recent protestant versions, the book of daniel is limited to its protocanonical portions. The book of daniel is followed by the prophet hosea, the first of the prophets in the book of the twelve. In the book of daniel, we learn about a statue thats important in bible prophecy. The book of daniel introduction to the book of daniel in the bible. The overall theme of the book of daniel is gods sovereignty over history. Easy to understand text for those with no bible background, yet scholarly enough for bible students and seminarians. The book of daniel is a 2ndcentury bc biblical apocalypse combining a prophecy of history with an eschatology a portrayal of end times cosmic in scope and political in focus. Nine of the 12 chapters relate revelation through dreams and visions. The failure of his prediction refutes evangelical claims that the bible is inerrant and prophecy proves its divine inspiration. What is the meaning of nebuchadnezzars dream in daniel 2.
Daniel continues by identifying the chest of silver as another kingdom which will arise. The word translated grecia in the book of daniel is the name yavan javan, the name of a son of joktan, and of the race ionians, i. Highlights from the book of daniel the book of daniel is one of the most intriguing works in the bible, states the holman illustrated bible dictionary. What do the four parts of the statue in nebuchadnezzars. A great and dazzling statue stood before you, and its form was awesome. These dreams were pictures of what would happen in the future. Statue in the book of daniel chartlaminated statue in the book of daniel. It is interesting to compare daniels vision of the four beasts with king nebuchadnezzars dream of a large statue.
The book implies that daniel was its author in several passages, such as 9. 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. He ends up taking back the cream of the crop, the most elite and noble israelites, to serve at his court in babylon. Nebuchadnezzars dream about a statue made of four metals during the second year of nebuchadnezzars reign, he had some dreams. The king saw a gigantic statue made of four metals, from its gold head to its. He was one of 3 administrators over the kingdom of the medes and persians. Daniel 2 the second chapter of the book of daniel tells how daniel interpreted a dream of nebuchadnezzar ii, king of babylon. Size is 8 12 by 5 12 inches folded and unfolds to 33 inches long. The book of daniel is amazingly like the book of revelation, the last bible book. Both books reveal future events in divine visions to the inspired writers. The book of revelation uses much of the same imagery and language. This fascinating pamphlet gives a fantastic summary of king nebuchadnezzars dream in the second chapter of daniel. Daniel 2 new international version niv nebuchadnezzars dream. In the septuagint, the vulgate, and many other ancient and modern translations of holy writ, it comprises both its proto and its deuterocanonical parts, which two sets of parts have an equal right to be considered as inspired, and to be included in a.
The book of daniel is a biblical book consisting of an account of the. Its head was made of gold, its chest and arms were silver, and from its waist down to its knees, it was bronze. It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay, and crushed them. Times of the gentiles abcs of bible prophecy pastor joseph prince sermon notes new creation church sermon notes. Daniel 2 tells how daniel interpreted a dream of nebuchadnezzar ii, king of babylon. Daniel 2 niv nebuchadnezzars dream in the bible gateway. John, the writer of the book of revelation, like daniel, receives visions about the end of time rev chapters 1922.
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