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Themes in Daniel 2

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Themes in Daniel 2

Daniel 2:1 (show verse)

And in the second year of the reign of King Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, with which his spirit was troubled and his sleep left him.

Dreams » The ancients » Often perplexed by
Dreams » Mentioned in scripture, of » Nebuchadnezzar
Insomnia » Old age
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » Nebuchadnezzar, commanding to destroy the wise men
Sleeplessness » Common causes of loss of sleep » Old age
God, Wisdom of » All human wisdom derived from

Daniel 2:2 (show verse)

And the king commanded to call to the horoscopists, and to the conjurers, and to the sorcerers, and to the Chaldeans, to tell to the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.

Chaldeans » Learned and wise men of the east
Divination » Those who practised » Consulted in difficulties
Dreams » The ancients » Consulting magicians on
Magic » Magicians
Magician » Nebuchadnezzars
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » Nebuchadnezzar, commanding to destroy the wise men
Sorcery » Practiced » By the babylonians

Daniel 2:3 (show verse)

And the king said to them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.

Dreams » The ancients » Consulting magicians on
Dreams » The ancients » Anxious to have, explained
Magician » Nebuchadnezzars
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » Nebuchadnezzar, commanding to destroy the wise men

Daniel 2:4 (show verse)

And the Chaldeans spoke to the king in Aramaic, O king, live forever. Tell your servants the dream, and we will reveal the meaning.

Babylon » Languages spoken in
Dreams » The ancients » Consulting magicians on
King » Ceremonial recognition of » Salutation to: "o king, live forever,"
Language » Mentioned in scripture » Syrian
Magician » Nebuchadnezzars
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » Nebuchadnezzar, commanding to destroy the wise men
Syria » Inhabitants of » Spoke the syriac language

The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing has gone from me. If you will not make known to me the dream, with its meaning, you will be made into mere members, and your houses shall be made an outhouse.

Government » Monarchical » By nebuchadnezzar
Magician » Nebuchadnezzars
Punishments » Capital kinds of » Cutting in pieces
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » Nebuchadnezzar, commanding to destroy the wise men

Daniel 2:6 (show verse)

But if you make known the dream and its meaning, you shall receive gifts and a present and great honor from me. Therefore reveal to me the dream and its meaning.

Daniel » Jewish captive » Worshiped by nebuchadnezzar
Earthly » Of priests honour » A king's gift
Government » Monarchical » By nebuchadnezzar
Honour » Earthly » A king's gift
Magician » Nebuchadnezzars
Presents » Were given » To reward service
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » Nebuchadnezzar, commanding to destroy the wise men

Daniel 2:7 (show verse)

They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will reveal its meaning.

Government » Monarchical » By nebuchadnezzar
Magician » Nebuchadnezzars
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » Nebuchadnezzar, commanding to destroy the wise men

Daniel 2:8 (show verse)

The king answered and said, For I know that you surely want to gain time, because you see the thing is gone from me.

Government » Monarchical » By nebuchadnezzar
Magician » Nebuchadnezzars
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » Nebuchadnezzar, commanding to destroy the wise men

Daniel 2:9 (show verse)

But if you will not make the dream known to me, there is only one judgment for you. For you have prepared lying and deceiving words to speak before me, until the time has changed. Therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that you can reveal to me its meaning.

Government » Monarchical » By nebuchadnezzar
Magician » Nebuchadnezzars
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » Nebuchadnezzar, commanding to destroy the wise men

Daniel 2:10 (show verse)

The Chaldeans answered before the king and said, There is not a man on the earth who can reveal the king's matter, because not any king, lord, nor ruler has asked such a thing from any horoscopist or conjurer or Chaldean.

Government » Monarchical » By nebuchadnezzar
Magician » Nebuchadnezzars
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » Nebuchadnezzar, commanding to destroy the wise men
Sorcery » Practiced » By the babylonians

Daniel 2:11 (show verse)

And it is a rare thing that the king asks, and there is no other who can reveal it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.

Government » Monarchical » By nebuchadnezzar
Magician » Nebuchadnezzars
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » Nebuchadnezzar, commanding to destroy the wise men

Daniel 2:12 (show verse)

For this cause the king was enraged and angered, and commanded all the wise men of Babylon to be destroyed.

Divination » Those who practised » Regarded as wise men
Government » Monarchical » By nebuchadnezzar
Kings » Wrath
Magician » Nebuchadnezzars
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » Nebuchadnezzar, commanding to destroy the wise men
The Nation » Kings » Wrath of
Wrath » Of kings » Kings

Daniel 2:13 (show verse)

And the law went out that the wise men should be killed. And they sought Daniel and his fellows to be killed.

Government » Monarchical » By nebuchadnezzar
King's decrees » Decrees of
Magician » Nebuchadnezzars
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » Nebuchadnezzar, commanding to destroy the wise men
The Nation » Kings » Decrees of
Wise » Choice, examples of » Men, general references to

Daniel 2:14 (show verse)

Then Daniel answered with counsel and insight to Arioch the chief of the king's executioners, who had gone forth to kill the wise men of Babylon.

Arioch » Captain of nebuchadnezzars guard
Daniel » General references to
Executioner » Margin

Daniel 2:15 (show verse)

He answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.

Arioch » Captain of nebuchadnezzars guard

Daniel 2:16 (show verse)

Then Daniel went in and asked of the king that he would give him time, and that he would make known the meaning to the king.

Dream » Instances of » Daniel

Daniel 2:17 (show verse)

Then Daniel went to his house and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions,

Abed-nego » Also called azariah » A jewish captive in babylon
Communion of saints » Exemplified » Daniel
Daniel » Characteristics of » Prayerfulness
Dream » Instances of » Daniel
intercession » Solicited » By daniel, of shadrach, meshach, and abed-nego
Mishael » Also called meshach » Assists daniel in interpreting nebuchadnezzars dream
Shadrach » Hebrew captive » Babylon

Daniel 2:18 (show verse)

that they might pray for the mercies of God in Heaven concerning this secret, that Daniel and his companions should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

Communion of saints » Exemplified » Daniel
Daniel » Jewish captive » Devoutness of
Daniel » Characteristics of » Prayerfulness
Dream » Instances of » Daniel
intercession » Solicited » By daniel, of shadrach, meshach, and abed-nego
Interpreter » Of dreams
Mishael » Also called meshach » Assists daniel in interpreting nebuchadnezzars dream

Daniel 2:19 (show verse)

Then the secret was revealed to Daniel in a night vision. And Daniel blessed the God of Heaven.

Dream » Instances of » Daniel
Interpreter » Of dreams
Mishael » Also called meshach » Assists daniel in interpreting nebuchadnezzars dream
Prayer » Examples of Prayers answered » -ezra
Prayer » Answered » Daniel, for the interpretation of nebuchadnezzars dream
Visions » Mentioned in scripture » To daniel
Visions » Often communicated » In the night season

Daniel 2:20 (show verse)

Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and might are His.

Dream » Instances of » Daniel
God » Wisdom of » Wisdom of God
God » Mercy of » Name of, reverenced
Government » God setting up and removing kings
Interpreter » Of dreams
Knowledge » Who God gives knowledge to
Mishael » Also called meshach » Assists daniel in interpreting nebuchadnezzars dream
Name » Of the lord to be reverenced
Praise » Is due to God on account of » His wisdom
Prayer » Answered » Daniel, for the interpretation of nebuchadnezzars dream
Resurrection » The lord revealing secrets
Reverence » For religious leaders for word of God » For God's name
Strength » Strength belonging to God
Understanding » Those that understand
Wisdom » God's
Wisdom » The lord giving wisdom
Wisdom » Who God gives wisdom to
Wisdom » Wisdom belonging to God
God, Wisdom of » Saints ascribe to him

Daniel 2:21 (show verse)

And He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and sets up kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding.

Dream » Instances of » Daniel
the Gifts of God » Are dispensed according to his will
God » Exalted Christ » Exalts
God's Promises » Of spiritual gifts » Of wisdom
Government » God setting up and removing kings
Interpreter » Of dreams
King » Divinely authorized
Kings » Set up by God
Kings » Removed by God
Knowledge » Who God gives knowledge to
Mishael » Also called meshach » Assists daniel in interpreting nebuchadnezzars dream
Prayer » Answered » Daniel, for the interpretation of nebuchadnezzars dream
Promotion » From God
Resurrection » The lord revealing secrets
Rulers' » Corrupt judges of israel » Appointed by God
Understanding » Those that understand
Wisdom » The lord giving wisdom
Wisdom » True wisdom, general references to » Promised
Wisdom » Who God gives wisdom to

Daniel 2:22 (show verse)

He reveals the deep and secret things; He knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with Him.

Divine Knowledge » General reference to
Dream » Instances of » Daniel
God » Eternal the growth of » Knowledge possessed by
Interpreter » Of dreams
Knowledge » Divine Knowledge » General reference to
Knowledge » God's » General reference to
Life » Christ » Deeper
Light » Illustrative of » Wisdom of God
Mishael » Also called meshach » Assists daniel in interpreting nebuchadnezzars dream
Prayer » Answered » Daniel, for the interpretation of nebuchadnezzars dream
Resurrection » The lord revealing secrets
Secret things » Revealed by God
God, Wisdom of » Described as » Universal

Daniel 2:23 (show verse)

I thank You, and praise You, O God of my fathers, who has given me wisdom and might, and have made known to me now what we asked of You. For You have now made known to us the king's matter.

Dream » Instances of » Daniel
Interpreter » Of dreams
Mishael » Also called meshach » Assists daniel in interpreting nebuchadnezzars dream
Prayer » Answered » Daniel, for the interpretation of nebuchadnezzars dream
Thankfulness » Examples of
Thankfulness » Should be offered » For wisdom and might
Thankfulness » Exemplified » Daniel
Thanksgiving » Should be offered » For wisdom and might
Thanksgiving » Exemplified » Daniel

Daniel 2:24 (show verse)

Then Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king had chosen to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He went and said this to him; Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon. Bring me in before the king, and I will declare the meaning to the king.

Arioch » Captain of nebuchadnezzars guard
Interpreter » Of dreams

Daniel 2:25 (show verse)

Then Arioch quickly brought Daniel in before the king, and said this to him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah who will make the meaning known to the king.

Arioch » Captain of nebuchadnezzars guard
Interpreter » Of dreams

Daniel 2:26 (show verse)

The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Are you able to make known to me the dream which I have seen, and its meaning?

Interpreter » Of dreams

Daniel 2:27 (show verse)

Daniel answered before the king and said, The secret which the king has demanded cannot be shown to the king by the wise men, the conjurers, the horoscopists, or the fortune-tellers.

Divination » Those who practised » Regarded as wise men
Divination » Practised by » Soothsayers
Dreams » God the only interpreter of
Interpreter » Of dreams
Magic » Soothsayers
Sorcery » Practiced » By the babylonians

Daniel 2:28 (show verse)

But there is a God in Heaven who reveals secrets and makes known to King Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Your dream, and the visions of your head upon your bed are these.

Days » Forty days » The last
Dream » Instances of » Daniel
Dreams » Interpretation of
Dreams » God the only interpreter of
Dreams » Visions in sleep
Foreknowledge » Of God
God » Pillar of » Foreknowledge of
Interpreter » Of dreams
Prescience » Foreknowledge
Visions » Mentioned in scripture » To nebuchadnezzar

Daniel 2:29 (show verse)

As for you, O king, your thoughts came on your bed, what should happen after this. And He who reveals secrets makes known to you what shall happen.

Dream » Instances of » Daniel
Dreams » God the only interpreter of
Interpreter » Of dreams

Daniel 2:30 (show verse)

But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living man, but so that the meaning might be known to the king, and that you might know the thoughts of your heart.

Dream » Instances of » Daniel
Dreams » God the only interpreter of
Humility » Examples of » Men
Interpreter » Of dreams

Daniel 2:31 (show verse)

You, O king, were seeing. And, behold! A great image! That great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before you. And its form was dreadful.

Empires/world powers » The great image
Nations » What nations the lord shall destroy
Persia » Prophecies concerning
Surety » What is sure

Daniel 2:32 (show verse)

This image's head was of fine gold; his breast and his arms were of silver; his belly and his thighs were of bronze;

Babylon » Represented by » A head of gold
Brass » Figurative
Brass » Inferior in value to gold and silver
Empires/world powers » The great image
Gold » Symbolical
the Macedonian empire » Illustrated by the » Brazen part of the image in nebuchadnezzar's dream
Medo-persian kingdom » Illustrated by » Silver part of image in nebuchadnezzar's dream
Metals » Comparative value of
Nations » What nations the lord shall destroy
Persia » Prophecies concerning
Silver » Symbolical
Silver » Illustrative » Of the medo-persian kingdom
Surety » What is sure

Daniel 2:33 (show verse)

his legs were of iron; his feet were part of iron and part of clay.

Clay » Symbolical
Empires/world powers » The great image
Gold » Symbolical
Iron » Illustrative » Of strength
Iron » First recorded use of » Articles made of » Idols
Metals » Comparative value of
Nations » What nations the lord shall destroy
Persia » Prophecies concerning
The Roman empire » Represented by the » Legs of iron in nebuchadnezzar's vision
Surety » What is sure

Daniel 2:34 (show verse)

You watched until a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image upon its feet which were of iron and clay, and broke them to pieces.

Church » Extent of, predicted
The church » Extent of, predicted
Clay » Symbolical
Empires/world powers » The great image
Gold » Symbolical
Metals » Comparative value of
Nations » What nations the lord shall destroy
Persia » Prophecies concerning
Stones » Symbolical » Of the kingdom of Christ
Surety » What is sure

Daniel 2:35 (show verse)

Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were broken to pieces together. And they became like the chaff of the summer threshing floors. And the wind carried them away, so that no place was found for them. And the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.

Chaff » Figurative
Church » Extent of, predicted
The church » Extent of, predicted
Clay » Symbolical
Empires/world powers » The great image
Gold » Symbolical
Metals » Comparative value of
Mountains » Illustrative » Of the church of God
Nations » What nations the lord shall destroy
Persia » Prophecies concerning
Silver » Symbolical
Summer » Threshing in
Surety » What is sure

Daniel 2:36 (show verse)

This is the dream. And we will tell its meaning before the king.

Clay » Symbolical
Empires/world powers » The great image
Gold » Symbolical
Metals » Comparative value of
Nations » What nations the lord shall destroy
Persia » Prophecies concerning
Surety » What is sure

Daniel 2:37 (show verse)

You, O king, are a king of kings. For the God of Heaven has given you a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.

Babylon » Represented by » A head of gold
Babylon » Empire of » Extent of, at the time of nebuchadnezzar
Clay » Symbolical
Empires/world powers » The great image
Glory » Temporal » Is given by God
Gold » Symbolical
King » Divinely authorized
King » Called king of kings
Metals » Comparative value of
Nations » What nations the lord shall destroy
Persia » Prophecies concerning
Surety » What is sure

Daniel 2:38 (show verse)

And wherever the sons of men, the beasts of the field, and the birds of the heavens live, He has given them into your hand, and has made you ruler over them all. You are this head of gold.

Babylon » Represented by » A head of gold
Babylon » Empire of » Extent of, at the time of nebuchadnezzar
Birds » General references to
Birds » Man's dominion over
Clay » Symbolical
Empires/world powers » The great image
Gold » Symbolical
Gold » Illustrative of » Babylonish empire
Head » Illustrative » Of rulers
Man » Dominion of
Metals » Comparative value of
Nations » What nations the lord shall destroy
Persia » Prophecies concerning
Surety » What is sure

Daniel 2:39 (show verse)

And after you shall arise another kingdom lower than you, and another third kingdom of bronze, which shall rule over all the earth.

Brass » Figurative
Brass » Inferior in value to gold and silver
Brass » Illustrative of » Macedonian empire
Clay » Symbolical
Empires/world powers » The great image
Gold » Symbolical
the Macedonian empire » Illustrated by the » Brazen part of the image in nebuchadnezzar's dream
Medo-persian kingdom » Illustrated by » Silver part of image in nebuchadnezzar's dream
Metals » Comparative value of
Nations » What nations the lord shall destroy
Persia » Prophecies concerning
Silver » Illustrative » Of the medo-persian kingdom
Surety » What is sure

Daniel 2:40 (show verse)

And the fourth kingdom shall be as strong as iron. Since iron crushes and smashes all things; and as the iron that shatters all these, it will crush and shatter.

Clay » Symbolical
Empires/world powers » The great image
Gold » Symbolical
Iron » Illustrative » Of strength
Iron » Described as » Strong and durable
Metals » Comparative value of
Nations » What nations the lord shall destroy
Persia » Prophecies concerning
The Roman empire » Represented by the » Legs of iron in nebuchadnezzar's vision
Surety » What is sure

Daniel 2:41 (show verse)

And as to that which you saw: the feet and toes, part of potters' clay and part of iron; the kingdom shall be divided. But there shall be in it the strength of the iron, because you saw the iron mixed with miry clay.

Clay » Symbolical
Empires/world powers » The great image
Feet » Parts of, mentioned in scripture » Toes
Gold » Symbolical
Metals » Comparative value of
Nations » What nations the lord shall destroy
Persia » Prophecies concerning
Pottery » Figurative » Of weakness, in the idol in nebuchadnezzars vision
The Roman empire » Predictions respecting » Its division into ten parts
Surety » What is sure

Daniel 2:42 (show verse)

And as the toes of the feet were part of iron and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly brittle.

Empires/world powers » The great image
Gold » Symbolical
Metals » Comparative value of
Nations » What nations the lord shall destroy
Persia » Prophecies concerning
The Roman empire » Predictions respecting » Its division into ten parts
Surety » What is sure

Daniel 2:43 (show verse)

And as you saw iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mix themselves with the seed of men. But they shall not cling to one another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.

Daniel 2:44 (show verse)

And in the days of these kings, the God of Heaven shall set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed. And the kingdom shall not be left to other peoples, but it shall crush and destroy all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.

Jesus Christ, King » Has an everlasting kingdom
Empires/world powers » The great image
Eternal » Kingdom » Eternal kingdom of God and Christ
God » Kingdom of » Coming with power
Gold » Symbolical
Kingdom » Eternal kingdom of God and Christ
Kingdom » Coming with power
Kingdom of God » The kingdom of God having no end
spiritual Kingdom » Conditions of entrance into » Coming with power
Metals » Comparative value of
Mountains » Illustrative » Of the church of God
Nations » What nations the lord shall destroy
Persia » Prophecies concerning
Spiritual » Conditions of entrance into » Coming with power
Surety » What is sure

Daniel 2:45 (show verse)

Because you saw that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it crushes the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold, the great God has made known to the king what shall occur after this. And the dream is certain, and its meaning is sure.

Empires/world powers » The great image
Gold » Symbolical
Metals » Comparative value of
Mountains » Illustrative » Of the church of God
Persia » Prophecies concerning
Stones » Symbolical » Of the kingdom of Christ
Surety » What is sure

Babylon » Presidents placed over
Daniel » Jewish captive » Promotion and executive authority of
Exaltation » Of men (promotion) » Examples of earthly
civil Minister » Daniel
Presents » Were given » To reward service
Promotion » Examples of earthly
Promotion » Instances of » Daniel, from a captive to premier
Wise » Choice, examples of » Men, general references to

Daniel 2:49 (show verse)

And Daniel asked the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego over the affairs of the province of Babylon. But Daniel sat in the gate of the king.

Abed-nego » Also called azariah » A jewish captive in babylon
Daniel » Jewish captive » Promotion and executive authority of
Friendship » Instances of » Daniel and his three companions
Meshach » A name given by the chief eunuch to mishael, one of the three hebrew young men
Shadrach » Hebrew captive » Babylon