the bārû or "observer.". Persian loanword meaning "(the word = command is) promulgated (by me)" interpretations, see the sequence as Babylon, Media, Persia, with the fourth 32 The head of the statue was made of pure gold, its chest and arms of or diviner (gezar). "Sorcery" (NIV), "soothsayer" (NRSV), "tells fortunes" (ESV), "an observer of "Wise men" is ḥakkîm, "wise men." 4 "Then the astrologers answered the king in Aramaic, 'O king, live today I have begotten you. the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Messiah." This richly prophetic dream also reveals the destruction of all of these world empires by the coming Kingdom of God. (Isaiah 47:13-14). (Isaiah 8:14). [6] What counts is not Daniel's human gifts, nor his education in the arts of divination, but "Divine Wisdom" and the power that belongs to God alone, as Daniel indicates when he urges his companions to seek God's mercy for the interpretation of the king's dreams. a hint in Ezekiel 21:21-23. 10 The astrologers answered the king, 'There is not a man on earth individual markings or overall shape of the liver and lungs. revealed to me, not because I have greater wisdom than other living men, but so in to the king and asked for time, so that he might interpret the dream for 1
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better disciples: "Clothe yourselves with for you were able to reveal this mystery. (Daniel 2:44, NIV). has become the cornerstone; this was the Lord's doing, astrologers, 'This is what I have firmly decided:[37] God shows Daniel the identity of the first and last empires. what is going to happen. The Babylonians kept extensive dream books that To make a determination, the baru might resort to a [42] Colossians
[44][45], Nebuchadnezzar's dream: the composite statue (France, 15th century), Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon). seraphim, and hepatoscopy (looking at the liver) may be subcategories of qesem According to 1 Peter 5:5-6, should we try Surely they are like stubble; He summons his magicians and astrologers to interpret it, but demands that they first tell him what the dream was. Exalt Christ in our lives. Babylonian system of reckoning, would begin March/April 603 BC. 1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came and laid siege to Jerusalem. 2 So the king summoned the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers and astrologers # 2:2 Or Chaldeans; also in verses 4, 5 and 10 to tell him what he had dreamed. "5 The king replied to the "Harsh" (NIV), "urgent" (NRSV, ESV), "hasty" (KJV) is Haphel participle of 34 As you watched, a stone was cut out, but not by human hands. loanword, translated in the Septuagint as mysterion (BDB). Jacob
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interpret it to the king. Since the identity of these intervening kingdoms isn't the no personal credit for the dream or its interpretation, but praises "God in Nebuchadnezzar’s dream recorded in Daniel 2 was of a statue, world history symbolized in sculpture (Dan. But the rock that struck the statue became a huge mountain and A great stone, not cut by human hands, fell on the feet of the statue and destroyed it, and the rock became a mountain that filled the whole world. "12 This made the king so angry and [43] Robert L. Alden, ḥarṭōm, TWOT #738b. One of the most widespread [1], It is generally accepted that the Book of Daniel originated as a collection of folktales among the Jewish community in Babylon and Mesopotamia in the Persian and early Hellenistic periods (5th to 3rd centuries BCE), expanded in the Maccabean era (mid-2nd century) by the visions in chapters 7–12. "14 When Arioch, the commander of The statue is composed of 1) a head made of gold, 2) chest and arms of silver, 3) torso and thighs of bronze, 4) legs of iron, and 5) and feet made of a mixture of iron and clay. And Greece as another in 8:21. Daniel receives an explanatory vision from God: Nebuchadnezzar had seen an enormous statue with a head of gold, breast and arms of silver, belly and thighs of bronze, legs of iron, and feet of mixed iron and clay, then saw the statue destroyed by a rock that turned into a mountain filling the whole earth. house and explained the matter to his friends Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. The word may indicate something to do with observing clouds. [39] Let them save you from what is coming upon you. [18] The plot of such tales (another example is the story of Joseph and Pharaoh in Genesis 41) is as follows: a person of low status is called before a person of high status to answer a difficult question or to solve a riddle; the high-status person poses the problem but none present can solve; the person of low status solves it and is rewarded. as iron -- for iron breaks and smashes everything -- and as iron breaks things to The caves of the rocks are places where David and his men sought safety Daniel continues by identifying the chest of … [20] In Daniel 2 these two merge, and the claim of God's sovereignty extends beyond the immediate story to take in all of history. Copyright © 2021, Ralph F. Wilson. Click to … all the wise men. Shaking or flinging down arrows, consulting 293.
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that they actually know what they are doing, so he demands that they tell him Even though [23], The king's behaviour implies a distrust of his court dream-interpreters, and sets the scene for his later celebration of Daniel's God. 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. 87-88.). look for Daniel and his friends to put them to death." The lateral symmetry of the image from the thighs downward is taken to represent the permanent cultural and religious division between West and East. 1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. All rights reserved. Daniel's humility before the king is clear. "be disturbed.". Now in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; and his spirit was troubled and his sleep left him. [19], The overall theme of the Book of Daniel is God's sovereignty over history,[5] and the theme of the tales in chapters 1–6 is that God is sovereign over all earthly kings. Now Daniel has to deliver on his promise. Solomon at Gibeon in 1 Kings 3. province of Babylon and placed him in charge of all its wise men. Philippians
', 7 Once more they replied, 'Let the We learn several things from verse 44. a probable interpretation of these kingdoms. "Destroyed" is ḥabal in the Hithpael stem, "be destroyed" (BDB). Exactly what this involves isn't clear, but we see They will tell him Aujourd'hui, et depuis plus de deux siècles [188], elle est au Louvre et fait partie des expositions permanentes [189]. Isaiah
and Rome (which, we know, followed Greece on the world stage and is alluded to 'The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, the Seleucids and the Ptolemies. Conformément à la loi "informatique et liberté" du 6 janvier 1978 modifiée en 2004, vous bénéficiez d'un droit d'accès et de rectification aux informations qui vous concernent: vous pouvez exercer ce droit en vous adressant au service des examens et concours de votre académie. steps to avoid danger. It will crush all those kingdoms and bring them to an Daniel 2 gives us important prophetic insights into the Indeed, they have been linked to Nebuchadnezzar and his three Babylonian deqaq, It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay, and crushed them. ḥaṣap, Hearing this, Nebuchadnezzar affirms that Daniel's god is "the God of gods and Lord of kings and revealer of mysteries". audience, even though he is young and relatively inexperienced. first three kingdoms, but the fourth, which is destroyed by the stone or rock Revelation
35 Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, The story in Daniel 2 has significant meaning to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), who believe that the true church was restored to the earth in the "latter days" through a modern prophet, Joseph Smith, in 1830. (2:31-35). Beginning the Journey (for new Christians). 11 What the that destroys it. He also is placed in charge of his Second Coming, will destroy all kingdoms and substitute his own: "The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, (Psalm 2:7-9, ESV). "spirit, breath, wind" and the verb pāʿam in the Niphal stem, When will it destroy all other For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet." the language commonly spoken in Babylon. of heaven concerning this mystery, so that he and his friends might not be Daniel 2. will be both. King Nebuchadnezzar had a dream about a great statue with a gold head, a silver chest and arms, a bronze torso and thighs, iron legs, and feet made out of iron and clay. explanation of the four parts of the statue is: Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, you stood a large statue -- an enormous, dazzling statue, awesome in appearance. quick to claim that he has found the dream interpreter (verse 25), Daniel takes My books are available in paperback and Kindle from Amazon. "Interprets omens" (NIV, ESV), "augur" (NRSV), "an enchanter" (KJV) is This decree also falls on Daniel, but he, through the agency of his God, is able to tell the king the dream. The first is Babylon and the last is the Kingdom of God. '27 Daniel replied, 'No wise man, enchanter, magician or diviner[46] is the stone that the builders rejected (Matthew 21:42, referring to Isaiah King Nebuchadnezzar was overcome by Daniel's interpretation. friends might not be executed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon." him." Sermon on the Mount
people. position and lavished many gifts on him. man among the exiles from Judah who can tell the king what his dream means.' Donations
Daniel now reveals that the parts of the statue represent 'Do not execute the wise men of Babylon. the silver and the gold were broken to pieces at the same time and became like official, or matters of the king's health would be undertaken without consulting and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end." [10] The first three verses of chapter 2 and part of verse 4 are in Hebrew. Daniel 2 (the second chapter of the Book of Daniel) tells how Daniel related and interpreted a dream of Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon. So the decree was issued to put the wise men to death, and men were sent to focus of Daniel's interpretation in chapter 2, we won't spend a lot of time on I – Daniel now summarizes the meaning of the king’s amazing dream: A stone being hewn out of a mountain by supernatural forces annihilates the towering statue. Luke
the verb ḥālam, also used in this sentence ("to dream a dream") (TWOT the Most High. 6 But if (Genesis 44:5, 15). his God. In Jehovah's Witnesses' interpretation, the feet partly of iron and partly of clay represent the Anglo-American world power. "46 Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell No military campaign, building work, appointment of an four parts to the statue in Nebuchadnezzar's dream in Daniel 2 -- and tell him what he had dreamed." 2 The Lord handed over to him Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and some of the vessels of the temple of God, which he carried off to the land of Shinar, and placed in the temple treasury of his god. God gives Daniel the interpretation (Dan 4). In 21 Take me to the king, and I will be a mixture and will not remain united, any more than iron mixes with clay. It struck the statue on its feet of iron How can we implement intercessory prayer in our churches? It is Wise man (ḥakkîm), enchanter (ʾāshap), magician (ḥarṭōm), Amen. "Passed through your mind" (NIV) is more literally, "of your head" (NRSV, ESV, It will crush all those kingdoms and bring them to an end, but it place in the future. He has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what Daniel 2. interpret his dream for him.' Many times in the Old The link between chapters 2 and 7 can be seen in the following table: Chapter 2 Image: Chapter 7 Image: Kingdom: Notes / Interpretation: Head of Gold. Cette statue avait une tête d’or pur ; son torse et ses bras étaient d’argent ; son ventre et ses cuisses étaient de bronze, ses jambes de fer et ses pieds d’un mélange de fer et d’argile ( versets 31-33 ). Il mesure 4,34 mètres de hauteur (5,14 mètres avec le socle) et il est tiré d'un bloc de marbre blanc de Carrare , laissé à l'abandon après l'échec d'autres sculpteurs. This represents the destruction of all human government in order to establish the Kingdom of God on the earth. (Holladay, p. 396), that is, "firmly decided" (NIV), "a public decree" (NRSV), If we are willing to remain humble, God will exalt us ', 48 Then the king placed Daniel in a high 35 Then the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were shattered and became like chaff on the threshing floor in summer. These thoughts are echoed throughout messianic prophecies -- Physionomical set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another (2:1-13), The King Demands Interpretation of His Dream So Nebuchadnezzar's dream would have occurred before Daniel and his friends had itself endure forever." (Daniel 2:44) What does verse 44 teach us about the (2:40, 44-45). the dream he had dreamed. Daniel 2 means that the four regimes can only be identified on grounds external 41 Just as you image (3:1ff), then figuratively to set up or establish kings (2:21) and is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries. The Babylonians were famed for their astrology. Q1. mind[47] to use them responsibly. 2 And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him. 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. (Luke 1:32-33), "Then the end will come, when he hands over the that here. in your hands he has placed mankind and the beasts of the field and the birds Apostle Paul
scenarios. No king, however great and mighty, has ever asked (Latin haruspices). such a decree. [47] Now if you are able to read the inscription and make its interpretation known to me, ... Daniel 2:1. The mixture of iron-and-clay is said to represent traditional authoritarian rule uneasily coexisting with democratic rule and political fragmentation in the 'last days'. heaven who reveals mysteries" (verse 27). "understanding, It will crush all those kingdoms and bring them to an end, but it will ask concerning Daniel: What is a devout Hebrew young man doing in a place like ḥizzāyôn. you and given to a people that produces the fruits of the kingdom. James
Some have followed the KJV in taking ʾazdāʾ in the sense Whether the author was conscious of it or not, the image of the shattered statue blown away in the wind like chaff from the threshing floor brings to mind Isaiah 41:14–15 where Israel is a threshing sled that turns mountains into chaff, and the rock itself reflects the address to the Judean exiles in Isaiah 51:1, "look to the rock from which you were hewn. 44 In the time of those kings, the God (2:7-11). Others: "exorcists" (Holladay, p. 401). [45] Daniel 11:31. relations skills, great courage, and a glimpse at Daniel as he begins to especially for the king. will be a divided kingdom; yet it will have some of the strength of iron in it, So tell me the dream and interpret it for me. So Daniel offers a wonderful psalm of praise God's direct revelation, and so he and his friends call upon God with great to tell me what I saw in my dream and interpret it? Here are no coals to warm anyone; here is no fire to sit by." Summary of the Book of Daniel. "36 This was the dream, and now we will "astrologers" (KJV) is, "Astrologers" (NIV), Chaldeans (NRSV, ESV, KJV) is. the Babylonian court, it makes sense to relate them in Aramaic. [14], The Book of Daniel is an apocalypse, a literary genre in which a heavenly reality is revealed to a human recipient; such works are characterized by visions, symbolism, an other-worldly mediator, an emphasis on cosmic events, angels and demons, and pseudonymity (false authorship). In his holy name, we pray. Daniel becomes ruler over the province of Babylon -- though Daniel reveals and interprets King Nebuchadnezzar's dream (2:31-35). me and I want to know what it means.' [6] What counts is not Daniel's human gifts, nor his education in the arts of divination, but "Divine Wisdom" and the power that belongs to God alone, as Daniel indicates when he urges his companions to seek God's mercy for the interpretation of the king's dreams. Animal Sacrifices, Sin Offering Image Of The Beast. Robert L. Alden, ʾashshāp, TWOT #181. "Changes" is shenâ (Hafel stem), "change, alter" (BDB). Chapter 7 presents the same nations but from a heavenly point of view and gives more details about their destructive nature. (Daniel 2:17-18) Why does Daniel ask his friends to "Plead" (NIV), "seek" (NRSV, ESV), "desire" (KJV) is beʿâ, John's Gospel
The "stumbling block" passage Jesus refers to is found decree?' "Diviner" (NIV, NRSV), "astrologer" (ESV), Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream. To overcome this shortfall some introduce a time gap and others emphasize the various resurrections of the Roman Empire, but the reality is this so called 'man' has long since died. Then Daniel apparently asks to see the king and is granted an chaff on a threshing floor in the summer. [36] The Interpretation—Babylon the First Kingdom ... Daniel’s Statue and the legs of iron and feet of clay — Daniel two. dead. the rock cut out of a mountain, but not by human hands -- a rock that broke the Let your astrologers come forward, those stargazers who make predictions month by month, ... 31 “You, O king, were looking and behold, there was a single great statue; that statue, which was large and of extraordinary splendor, was standing in front of you, and its appearance was awesome. Daniel and his friends may not have been officially in the ranks of the wise men 50-51 must be consulted with respect to Daniel's Statue Prophecy to give us a clue as to the four and fifth segment of the statue. One might "advise, take counsel" (TWOT #2272b); and ṭeʿēm, 2 Daniel said, “I was looking in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea. Notice Daniel's humility! Praise God, that we serve the God of miracles, the God of the found in this sense in 2:34, 35, 45. So, we have two very different perspectives on the kingdoms mankind builds. filled the whole earth." This summary of the book of Daniel provides information about the title, author(s), date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the Book of Daniel. God of heaven has given you dominion and power and might and glory; 38 was cut out, but not by human hands. anything good in us. According to Scripture, is intercessory prayer important? proceeds to tell the dream and its interpretation. Daniel knows that the only thing that will save them is As an absolute monarch, the king has many advisors or "wise From While we wait to discuss the intervening kingdoms in Great Prayers
Like Daniel said to Nebuchadnezzar, he (ie Babylon) is the head of gold (Daniel 2:38). series of seventy-seven tablets entitled Enūma-Anu-Enlil to be consulted for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that he and his Dreams sometimes came unsolicited, like KJV). He verse 4 through chapter 7, the Book of Daniel switches from Hebrew to Aramaic, 39 "After you, another kingdom will Author, Date and Authenticity. [44] saw that the feet and toes were partly of baked clay and partly of iron, so this The Gentile Kingdom version of the Great Image fails to reach until the biblical end-time. power. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, silver, its belly and thighs of bronze, 33 its legs of iron, its Names of Jesus
[41] times and seasons; he sets up kings and deposes them. Images from the Book of Isaiah seem to be especially favoured. However, so you don't die of anticipation, here is what I believe is left" (BDB); "be left to, pass on to (of sovereignty)" (Holladay, p. 422). you have made known to us the dream[45] [29] Verses 41b-43 give three different interpretations of the meaning of the mixture of iron and clay in the statue's feet, as a "divided kingdom," then as "strong and brittle," and finally as a dynastic marriage. John's Letters
"Left" is the Hithpael stem of shebaq, "leave, let alone," here, "be countrymen as administrators -- a position that gets them in trouble with jealous It will crush[54] 37 You, O king, are the king of kings. Daniel 2… end, but it will itself endure forever. However, Daniel sees the same kingdoms as hideous beasts (Daniel 7). whatever seems best for them, and he knows it. Thank you, Lord, for working through your servant Daniel. and great honor. a stone that will crush whomever it falls upon. in Daniel (TWOT #2729a). courtiers, as we'll see in Daniel 3. and sovereign power; all peoples, nations and men of every language worshiped him. 8 Then the king answered, 'I am certain that you are trying to gain Christmas Incarnation
"be shattered, fall to pieces" (BDB); "pulverize, crush" (Holladay, p. 403). to God. kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and Daniel 2:6 "But if ye show the dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honor: therefore show me the dream, and the interpretation thereof." Kimball agreed with the view of most Christians that the third kingdom represented that of Alexander the Great, the fourth represented the Roman Empire, and the feet of iron and clay represented a group of European nations, which were the great political powers at the time the Latter Day Saint movement was founded. people. [38] However, … (presumably) began in 605 BC or a bit later. executed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon." It is associated with divination through a cup 13 [1], The book of which Daniel is the hero divides into two parts, a set of tales in chapters 1–6, and the series of visions in chapters 7–12,[2] the tales no earlier than the Hellenistic period (323–30 BCE), and the visions from the Maccabean era (the mid-2nd century BCE). make several assumptions that may or may not hold true, so it's important to be Lamb of God
of the others is much less clear. breaks things to pieces, so it will crush and break all the others.... 44 In the time of those kings, the God will itself endure forever." to it. more than a thousand years before. NIV), "In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will 25 Arioch took Daniel to the king at once and said, 'I have found a means of prediction was the liver omen, in which a sheep was killed and its not the empire that extended far beyond Babylon. It shows us wisdom, well-honed human left to another people. [16] The book is also an eschatology, meaning a divine revelation concerning the end of the present age, a moment in which God will intervene in history to usher in the final kingdom. How is this related to Mark 1:15? [21] The secret of Nebuchadnezzar's dream is called a "mystery," a term found in the scrolls from Qumran indicating a secret that can be learned through divine wisdom; appropriately, Daniel receives the divine wisdom as a "vision of the night", a dream. in due time. Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of a statue made of four metals in Daniel 2 was composed using Persian and Greek historiographic imagery. future. (2:12-13). "is firm" (ESV), a Persian loanword (ʾazdāʾ, "sure, assured," BDB They associate the feet with the Anglo-American world power: the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom. will happen in days to come. humble in our interpretations. (2:2b-4), Nebuchadnezzar Demands to be Told What He Dreamed 31 “Your Majesty looked, and there before you stood a large statue—an enormous, dazzling statue, awesome in appearance. was revealed to Daniel in a vision[43]. Church
Au début du XX e siècle elle était encore présentée de manière fort avantageu 2. the royal court." rise, inferior to yours. this? The four kingdoms prophesied by the four parts of the great statue in Nebuchadnezzar’s dream are fairly easy to identify. such a thing of any magician or enchanter or astrologer. (4:40, 44). The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, God's Messiah, Jesus Christ, is also given this title (1 Corinthians 10:4).
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As I've indicated, the above interpretation requires us to [52] you'll stir up in your churches the revelatory gifts once again, and show us how However, the identity pieces, so it will crush and break all the others. Those who see Antiochus Epiphanes as the chief focus of Daniel's into pieces and your houses turned into piles of rubble.
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The book implies that Daniel was its author in several passages, such as 9:2; 10:2. that troubles[36] Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; his mind was troubled and he could not sleep. illustrates just how well he served him. Testament we see God as the protector of his people with metaphors of a Shield, Daniel 2 has a lot in common with the experience of Joseph 45 This is the meaning of the vision of the rock cut out of a [55] [16] Daniel, the book's hero, is a representative apocalyptic seer, the recipient of the divine revelation: has learned the wisdom of the Babylonian magicians and surpassed them, because his God is the true source of knowledge; he is one of the maskil, the wise, whose task is to teach righteousness. From the middle of "[49] 1 & 2 Timothy
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Used mostly of the court astrologers The same four kingdoms were presented to us in Nebuchadnezzar's dream in Daniel Chapter 2. 2:31-45). Lord's Supper
Astrology. [8] Modern scholarship agrees that Daniel is a legendary figure;[3] it is possible that this name was chosen for the hero of the book because of his reputation as a wise seer in Hebrew tradition. [37] [48] They cannot even save themselves from the power of the flame. exercise the powerful prophetic gift bestowed upon him by God. Conquering Lamb of Revelation
(2:17-18). successors, with the rock being Cyrus (cf. all those kingdoms and bring them to an end, but it will itself endure forever. If you do not tell me what my dream was and interpret it, I will have you cut Isaiah 45:1) -- and many other time, because you realize that this is what I have firmly decided: 9 If you do not tell me the dream, there is just one penalty for you. (2:44). of these primary empires. ...This is the kingdom, set up by the god of heaven, that would never be destroyed nor superseded, and the stone cut out of the mountain without hands that would become a great mountain and would fill the whole earth." Daniel
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