Finally, an iron kingdom will arrive, one that is strong and breaks and smashes everything. Or Daniel could be referring to himself and his friends (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego) whom he urged to pray to God for understanding of the kings dream. He would, after His death, burial, and resurrection come in His glory, rewarding men according to their deeds (16:27). The saints must believe and behave according to what God has promised about the future the righteous will possess the kingdom of God forever. 23 Thus he said: The fourth beast will be a fourth kingdom on the earth, which will be different from all the other kingdoms, and it will devour the whole earth and tread it down and crush it. They believed that the Messiah would come to establish the kingdom, to bless the Jews and to condemn the Gentiles. Priesthood So Daniel praised the God of heaven, 2:20 saying. Nebuchadnezzar may have started badly, but by the time we read of him in Daniel 4 he seems to be a true believer in God, urging the citizens of his kingdom to worship and serve Him. He His dominion is an everlasting dominion Which will not pass away; And His kingdom is one Which will not be destroyed. 76 It is not altogether accurate to refer to chapters 1-6 as historical and 7-12 as prophetic. Dan. Should we be troubled as well? When he came to the Ancient of Days he would be given dominion, and glory, and a Promised Land (1) Prophecy is necessary because God has chosen to settle His accounts with men slowly. 2:31 You, O king, were watching as a great statueone of impressive size and extraordinary brightnesswas standing before you. First is a great tree that filled the earth. Daniel does not say he can interpret the dream he says God can interpret the kings dream and humbly explains to King Nebuchadnezzar that there is a God in heaven who reveals such mysteries. What is its message to Daniel, to the Jews, and to us? Clearly, the king knew of Daniels abilities and even had made him chief of the magicians (Dan. Unity Daniel blessed the God of heaven, saying. [28] The concept of four successive world empires is drawn from Greek theories of mythological history, while the symbolism of the four metals is drawn from Persian writings. And the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth. It was like scraps of old newspapers in a vacant lot in a hot dry summer, blown every which way by the wind, scattered to oblivion. 8 And all who dwell on the earth will worship him, every one whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been slain. WebInstead of using the lesson ideas for teaching Daniel 2:128, you could show the portion of the video that depicts the events related to Daniels interpretation of Nebuchadnezzars dream (time codes 6:1713:49).As students watch the video, invite them to look for what Daniel did when he needed wisdom and guidance.