The original purpose of the book of daniel was to comfort and encourage persecuted jews during the maccabean revolt. From the statue in the book of daniel, we can learn important facts about past and future events and the future return of christ. The book of daniel is one of the most intriguing works in the bible, states the holman illustrated bible dictionary. Daniel 3 niv bible king nebuchadnezzar made an image of. The modern prophetic meaning of the statue in nebuchadnezzars. Statue in the book of daniel chartlaminated statue in the book of daniel. Like daniel said to nebuchadnezzar, he ie babylon is the head of gold daniel 2. A great and dazzling statue stood before you, and its form was awesome. 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. The four empires of daniels prophecies united church of god.
The statue in the book of daniel pamphlet ventures into the fascinating dream of king nebuchadnezzar in daniel 2 and daniels vision in daniel 7. Jan 03, 2014 most christians whove read the bible or grown up in church have read or been taught about the statue in daniel chapter 2. In the hebrew bible, and in most recent protestant versions, the book of daniel is limited to its protocanonical portions. In one dream, the king saw the statue of a man who was divided into four parts. End time kingdoms the feet and toes of nebuchadnezzars image. Daniel continues by identifying the chest of silver as another kingdom which will arise. Head of gold babylon lion chest and arms of silver medopersia bear middle and thighs of bronze greece leopard legs of irion and feet of iron and clay rome beastchart size 19 x 26. Daniel interprets the dream 31 as you, o king, were watching, a great statue appeared. Size is 8 12 by 5 12 inches folded and unfolds to 33 inches long. Daniel 2 niv nebuchadnezzars dream in the bible gateway. 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. Its prophecies of worldruling empires are closely related to revelation.
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. What is the meaning of nebuchadnezzars dream in daniel 2. One of those people was king nebuchadnezzar of babylon. Daniels friends shadrach, meshach and abednego served as advisers to king nebuchadnezzar of babylon. Image of daniel 2 chart with images bible facts, bible. Daniel was gods mouthpiece to the gentile and jewish world, declaring gods current and future plans. The cyrus cylinder from ancient babylon and the beginning of the persian empire. Daniel wrote about an immense image that babylonian king nebuchadnezzar saw in a vision given him by god. Daniel and his friendsshadrach, meshach, and abednegohave to navigate between the demands nebuchadnezzar is putting on them and. Daniel was an intelligent young jew living in jerusalem during the late 600s b. Daniel 2 the second chapter of the book of daniel tells how daniel interpreted a dream of nebuchadnezzar ii, king of babylon. Statue in the book of daniel silver shekel shop zions hope. Oct 17, 2008 the next day, in a health food store, i had my firstever bible study. This fascinating wall chart gives a fantastic summary of king nebuchadnezzars dream in the second chapter of daniel.
He ends up taking back the cream of the crop, the most elite and noble israelites, to serve at his court in babylon. Daniel who through the book received revelations from god. In the prophecy of daniel 2 we read about how god gave king nebuchadnezzar a dream with a great image of a man, made out of different metals, and how god revealed the interpretation of the dream to the prophet daniel. Nine of the 12 chapters relate revelation through dreams and visions. In the book of daniel, we learn about a statue thats important in bible prophecy. This bestselling fullcolor pamphlet includes an illustration of the statue based on an authentic babylonian carving of the era and explores each of the four. The book of daniel is one of the most significant prophetic books in the bible. Nebuchadnezzars dream in the second year of his reign, nebuchadnezzar had dreams. Nebuchadnezzars dream king nebuchadnezzar had a puzzling dream that no one could explainuntil god gave the interpretation to daniel. So the king summoned the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers and astrologers to tell him what he had dreamed.
The book of daniel doesnt make it look that badwe mean, aside from all the getting thrown into furnaces and lions dens. Jul 27, 2015 the modern prophetic meaning of the statue in nebuchadnezzars dream from chapter 2 of the book of daniel by ken raggio. When our study came to the part of the prophecy describing the great statues feet and the toes of iron and clay, i read the text that said. Statue in the book of daniel pamphletthe statue in the book of daniel pamphlet ventures into the fascinating dream of king nebuchadnezzar in daniel 2 and daniels vision in daniel 7. Statue in the book of daniel, the gospel folio press. Daniels interpretation, given to him by god, explains that the statue represents a series of kingdoms, each less glorious than the one before, as. 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. The four kingdoms prophesied by the four parts of the great statue in nebuchadnezzars dream are fairly easy to identify. God gave this dream to nebuchadnezzar and revealed the information to daniel around the year 603 b.
Daniel 2 tells how daniel interpreted nebuchadnezzars dream, in which god provided an overview of world events in the millennia yet to come. The babylonian kingdom takes the gold, whereas the medes, persians, and greeks need to content themselves with silver, bronze, and iron respectively. Doctorow this novel references the biblical daniel, but its actually a fictional version of the story of the two spiesjulius and ethel rosenberg though the characters have different nameswho gave the secret of the abomb to the soviet union. He had it set up in dura valley near the city of babylon, 2 and he. Historically, and in daniels story, king nebuchadnezzar ii was often bad news. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The widely held view that the book of daniel is largely fictional rests mainly on the modern philosophical assumption that longrange predictive prophecy is impossible. The book of daniel is an apocalypse, a literary genre in which a heavenly reality is revealed to a human recipient. Book of daniel the last kingdom like a lion bible teachings alexander the great my bible bible stories statue christian art daniel 2. Mar 29, 20 in this chapter, daniel is called to reveal the interpretation of a dream that has been troubling king nebuchadnezzar. What do the four parts of the statue in nebuchadnezzars.
Daniel bridges the entire 70 years of the babylonian captivity from 605 to 536 b. The book of daniel begins with king nebuchadnezzar, the ruler of babylon, ransacking jerusalem. It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay, and crushed them. The babylonian army invaded judah sometime between 607 and 605 b. The king saw a gigantic statue made of four metals, from its gold head to its feet of mingled iron and clay. In daniel two and seven we read about a statue with four kingdoms and four beasts which compare favorably to those kingdoms. When antiochus came to the throne in 175 bc the jews were largely. Statue in the bk of daniel cha statue in the book of daniel. Daniel 2 gw nebuchadnezzars dream about a statue bible. Nebuchadnezzars dream about a statue made of four metals during the second year of nebuchadnezzars reign, he had some dreams. Daniel, the books hero, is a representative apocalyptic seer, the recipient of the divine revelation.
In the third year of king jehoiakim, god allows jerusalem to fall into the power. Statue in the book of daniel english edition ebook. 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. At certain times, god has used dreams to communicate with people. The statue in the book of daniel, laminated wall chart. Watch this wonderful visual representation of the statue that appears in king nebuchadnezzers dream, in daniel. Statue in the book of daniel chartlaminated statue in the book of. Daniel interprets the dream 33 its legs were iron, and its feet were part iron and part clay.
Easytounderstand text for young people and for people with no bible background. 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. Why the iron legs on the statue in daniel 2 cannot be the. It all began in december of 167 bc, when the seleucid emperor antiochus epiphanes desecrated the. According to the book of daniel, the king saw an enormous statue made of four. What is it saying about earthly empires and heavenly. The purpose of the book of daniel background information the chapters. At this time the chaldean empire also called the babylonian empire after its capital city, babylon was ascending to power under king nebuchadnezzar. When they came in and stood before the king, he said to them, i have had a dream that troubles me and i want to know what it means.
Its supposed to be better than the empires that follow it, anyway. And most of us know who those kingdoms are, because in daniel 2. Wall chart the statue in the book of daniel unlaminated rose publishing. Daniel 3 cev king nebuchadnezzars gold statue bible gateway. Highlights from the book of daniel watchtower online library.