Day 210 – Daniel & Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream

 Readings

  • Daniel 2
  • Amos 3:7
  • Ezekiel 28:1-10

Prayer

Pray… for an appreciation of the amazing prophecies in today’s passage.

Day 210 – Daniel & Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream

Daniel’s wisdom & hearing from God

 

  • As we open up Daniel 2, what does it say about king Nebuchadnezzar’s problem?
  • What was the outrageously difficult thing that Nebuchadnezzar asked of his wise men, magicians and sorcerers? Why do you think he asked them to not only explain the dream, but to tell him what he dreamt in the first place?
  • When the usual dream interpreters couldn’t do what the king requested, what was the king’s violent reaction?
  • How did Daniel hear about the events and what was his first reaction, even before he had prayed to, and heard from, God?
  • How did Daniel learn about the dream and its meaning? What did he say in his prayer of thanks in Daniel 2:20-23?
  • Daniel went in to the meeting with the king, knowing that he would die if he didn’t appease him. God kept Daniel safe though, and gave him the information about the dream. What was the dream?
  • What was the meaning of the dream? Use your study bible to find out what the different parts of the statue (head of gold, chest of silver, thighs of bronze and legs of iron) referred to. It’s generally believed they referred to four great empires. Does it excite you that Daniel was prophesying things that we know came true?
  • In Daniel 2:44-45, There is one more kingdom described: a kingdom of stone that “will never be destroyed” and “cut by no human hand”. What wonderful (and still to come) kingdom is this a reference to?
  • Daniel wrote this chapter in Aramaic (see my notes yesterday about this). Why do you think he did this?

 

Daniel nearly dies along with the other “wise men” of the age, but a faithfulness in God’s power and care sees not only him promoted to ruler over parts of Babylon, but also glorifies God in front of the foreign king. Don’t forget who is working mighty deeds here. It’s not Daniel. He doesn’t have super-human powers. But we know who does – God!


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