Daniel 2:45

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.

Thou sawest

Without hands

Daniel 2:34

Luke 17:20

2 Corinthians 10:4

The great

Made known

General references

Isaiah 60:12

Zechariah 14:3

Mark 14:58

Bible References

Thou sawest

Then Daniel went in to see Arioch (whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon). He came and said to him, "Don't destroy the wise men of Babylon! Escort me to the king, and I will disclose the interpretation to him!"

Therefore, this is what the sovereign master, the Lord, says: "Look, I am laying a stone in Zion, an approved stone, set in place as a precious cornerstone for the foundation. The one who maintains his faith will not panic.

Moreover, on that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy burden for all the nations, and all who try to carry it will be seriously injured; yet all the peoples of the earth will be assembled against it.

Jesus answered them, "I will also ask you one question. If you answer me then I will also tell you by what authority I do these things.

Without hands

You were watching as a stone was cut out, but not by human hands. It struck the statue on its iron and clay feet, breaking them in pieces.

Now at one point the Pharisees asked Jesus when the kingdom of God was coming, so he answered, "The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed,

for the weapons of our warfare are not human weapons, but are made powerful by God for tearing down strongholds. We tear down arguments

The great

For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God who is unbiased and takes no bribe,

Therefore you are great, O Lord God, for there is none like you! There is no God besides you! What we have heard is true!

For the Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise, he is more awesome than all gods.

When I had made an inspection, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, "Don't be afraid of them. Remember the great and awesome Lord, and fight on behalf of your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your families!"

"So now, our God -- the great, powerful, and awesome God, who keeps covenant fidelity -- do not regard as inconsequential all the hardship that has befallen us -- our kings, our leaders, our priests, our prophets, our ancestors, and all your people -- from the days of the kings of Assyria until this very day!

"Yes, God is great -- beyond our knowledge! The number of his years is unsearchable.

A song, a psalm by the Korahites. The Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise in the city of our God, his holy hill.

For the Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise; he is more awesome than all gods.

Yes, I know the Lord is great, and our Lord is superior to all gods.

The Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise! No one can fathom his greatness!

You show unfailing love to thousands. But you also punish children for the sins of their parents. You are the great and powerful God who is known as the Lord who rules over all.

For from the east to the west my name will be great among the nations. Incense and pure offerings will be offered in my name everywhere, for my name will be great among the nations," says the Lord who rules over all.

Then I saw one angel standing in the sun, and he shouted in a loud voice to all the birds flying high in the sky: "Come, gather around for the great banquet of God,

Made known

This is just what I told Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what he is about to do.

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

Therefore write what you saw, what is, and what will be after these things.

After these things I looked, and there was a door standing open in heaven! And the first voice I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet said: "Come up here so that I can show you what must happen after these things."

General references

Indeed, nations or kingdoms that do not serve you will perish; such nations will be totally destroyed.

Then the Lord will go to battle and fight against those nations, just as he fought battles in ancient days.

"We heard him say, 'I will destroy this temple made with hands and in three days build another not made with hands.'"