July 15, 2025 • 35 mins
Nebuchadnezzar's troubling dream sets the stage for one of Scripture's most profound prophetic revelations. When Babylon's king demands the impossible—that his wise men not only interpret his dream but first tell him what he dreamed—death sentences are issued. Enter Daniel, a young Jewish exile who approaches this crisis with remarkable faith and wisdom.
What unfolds is far more than a demonstration of supernatural insight. Through Daniel's faithful intercession with his companions and the divine revelation that follows, we witness God's sovereignty over human history laid bare. The magnificent statue in Nebuchadnezzar's dream—with its head of gold, chest of silver, belly of bronze, legs of iron, and feet of mixed iron and clay—maps out the rise and fall of world empires that would dominate the Middle East and rule over Israel for centuries to come.
The most powerful element of this vision is the stone "cut without human hands" that strikes the statue, reducing it to dust before growing into a mountain that fills the earth. This divine stone represents Christ himself, the cornerstone rejected by earthly kingdoms who will establish God's eternal reign. The prophetic timeline concludes with the promise that "the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed."
Join us as we explore this remarkable chapter that demonstrates how God works through faithful servants even in hostile environments, positions His people strategically within pagan systems, and reveals His ultimate plan to replace all earthly dominions with His eternal kingdom. Through Daniel's example, we learn how to face impossible challenges with prayer, community support, and unwavering trust in the God who reveals mysteries and holds the future in His hands.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Thank you for joining me for the mystery of God's
Word.
Today we continue in Daniel,chapter 2, where Nebuchadnezzar
has received a dream.
We're going to begin at verse17 and continue through the end
of the chapter, where God isrevealing Nebuchadnezzar's dream
to Daniel, and Daniel will goin and interpret the dream for
Nebuchadnezzar.
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Daniel will go in and interpretthe dream for Nebuchadnezzar.
To give a short summary of thelast 16 verses here in chapter 2
, king Nebuchadnezzar had adream and he demanded that all
of the wise men of Babylon tellhim what the dream was.
And they went back and forthwith the wise men saying Please
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tell us the dream and we'll tellyou what it means.
And Nebuchadnezzar would nottell the wise men his dream.
Now, these wise men includedsorcerers, magicians, enchanters
and the men trained inBabylonian tradition, which
included Daniel.
But King Nebuchadnezzar did nottrust any of these wise men
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with this dream.
He demanded that they, throughtheir supernatural powers, be
able to tell him what the dreamwas, and no one could.
Nebuchadnezzar became furiouswith all of his wise men, with
all of these charlatan, darkarts dealers, and so he's going
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to kill them all.
And when the executioner comesfor Daniel, daniel replied with
prudence and discretion to thecaptain of the guard and was
able to make an appointment withthe king.
Daniel then promised the kingthat he would reveal the dream
and interpret the dream.
However, daniel had not yetreceived any vision from God,
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and that's where we pick up inverse 17.
Then Daniel went to his houseand made the matter known to
Hananiah, mishael and Azariah,his companions, and told them to
seek mercy from the God ofheaven concerning this mystery,
so that Daniel and hiscompanions might not be
destroyed with the rest of thewise men of Babylon.
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In our first two verses fortoday verses 17 and 18, after
Daniel had set up thatappointment with the king, he
continues to walk in faith.
Daniel returns to his appointedhousing and he tells his
companions what has transpired.
He tells them we must seek themercy of God, for King
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Nebuchadnezzar means to kill us.
He tells them to pray to Godthat God will reveal this
mystery of the king's dream.
The names that are used hereHananiah, mishael and Azariah
are the Hebrew names for the menwe more commonly know as
Shadrach, meshach and Abednego.
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When Daniel is talking with hiscompanions here in these verses,
he uses the title the God ofHeaven, and that title is used
four times in this chapter andit emphasizes how it is only the
Lord God, the God of the Jewishpeople, the God of creation,
that is all-knowing, the onethat can reveal divine mysteries
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.
Earlier in this chapter, thedark art practitioners told the
king, when they were faced withhis demands to reveal his dream
there's not a man on earth thatcan meet the king's demand Verse
19.
Then the mystery was revealedto Daniel in a vision of the
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night.
Then Daniel blessed the God ofheaven.
Daniel answered and saidBlessed be the name of God
forever and ever, to whom belongwisdom and might.
He changes times and seasons.
He removes kings and sets upkings.
He gives wisdom to the wise andknowledge to those who have
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understanding.
He reveals deep and hiddenthings.
He knows what is in thedarkness and the light that
dwells with him.
To you, o God of my fathers, Igive thanks and praise, for you
have given me wisdom and mightand have now made known to me
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what we asked of you, for youhave made known to us the king's
matter of you, for you havemade known to us the king's
matter.
Here, in verses 19 through 23,we see a stark contrast to those
men who practiced the dark artsand their gods who could not
reveal mysteries.
The God of Daniel, who isomniscient, reveals this mystery
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to his faithful servant, and inthis we see how the Lord had a
plan to make a distinctionbetween the false gods of the
pagans and the one true God ofDaniel, that through this trial
upon the very life of Daniel,god will make his name known to
the nations and God will exalthis servant Daniel in the
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kingdom of Babylon.
And Daniel blesses the Lord.
So often we think of Godblessing us because God is in
the position of greatness andpower to do so.
However, the idea of blessinghas very little to do with
authority.
It has more to do with ourattitude.
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Daniel's heart is filled withthankfulness after receiving an
answer to this desperate prayerwhen his life was threatened.
His attitude towards God is topraise him in loving adoration.
And Daniel brings a blessingtoward God.
Throughout Daniel's blessing, hepraises God for his goodness
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and omniscience.
He praises God because, throughthis vision, god confirmed that
it is he who removes kings andsets them in place.
It is the Lord, god alone, whogives wisdom, knowledge and
might.
It is the Lord, god of heaven,who can reveal the deep
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mysteries and the things thatare hidden from our eyes.
It is Yahweh that knows allthings perfectly and he can and
did reveal the very future ofthe earth to Nebuchadnezzar and
now to Daniel, verse 24.
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Therefore, daniel went intoAriok, whom the king had
appointed to destroy the wisemen of Babylon.
He went and said thus to him Donot destroy the wise men of
Babylon, bring me in before theking and I will show the king
the interpretation.
Then Ariok brought in Danielbefore the king in haste and
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said thus to him I have foundamong the exiles from Judah a
man who will make known to theking the interpretation.
In verses 24 and 25, we see thatafter receiving this vision
from God and God revealing themystery of the king's dream to
Daniel, and then Daniel praisingGod for this and blessing the
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Lord, Daniel seeks out Captainof the Guard.
And when Daniel finds Ariok, hetells him Don't kill the wise
men, because he's now been giventhis vision to reveal the
king's dream and itsinterpretation.
And the moment Ariok heard this, he brought Daniel before the
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king in haste, while we hadlearned earlier in verse 16 that
Daniel had set up anappointment with the king to
interpret the dream.
Once the captain of the guardheard Daniel was confident and
had received this revelationfrom God, he immediately brings
Daniel before KingNebuchadnezzar.
Ariok understoodNebuchadnezzar's patience had
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run out with the wise men and hebrings Daniel in right away.
Verse 26.
The king declared to Daniel,whose name was Belshazzar Are
you able to make known to me thedream that I've seen and its
interpretation and itsinterpretation?
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Daniel answered the king andsaid no wise men, enchanters,
magicians or astrologers canshow the king the mystery that
the king has asked.
But there is a God in heavenwho reveals mysteries and he has
made known to KingNebuchadnezzar what will be in
the latter days.
Your dream and the visions ofyour head as you lay there in
bed are these To you, o King?
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As you lay in bed came thoughtsof what would be after this,
and he who reveals mystery madeknown to you what is to be.
But as for me, this mystery hasbeen revealed to me not because
of any wisdom that I have, morethan all of the living, but in
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order that the interpretationmay be made known to the king
and that you may know thethoughts of your mind.
In verses 26 through 30, theking begins by declaring to
Daniel Are you able to makeknown to me this dream and its
interpretation?
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Nebuchadnezzar's question isphrased as a declaration.
It had the full force andunderstanding that if Daniel did
not have this dream and itsinterpretation, he would die.
Daniel did not have this dreamand its interpretation.
He would die.
And Daniel's reply to the kingbegins by making a distinction
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between the false gods of thepagan, dark art dealers and his
god, the one true God of Israel.
Daniel says no wise men,enchanters, magicians or
astrologers can show to the kingthis mystery.
But Daniel continues there is aGod in heaven who reveals
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mysteries.
And then, after Daniel revealsthat it is this one true God who
is in heaven that can revealmysteries, daniel tells the king
that it was his God that showedthe king what will happen in
the future, even at the very endof this earth.
As Daniel says this, he beginsto describe the very thoughts
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that King Nebuchadnezzar had ashe was laying on his bed after
receiving the dream Thoughtsabout what's going to happen to
his kingdom, thoughts aboutthese future kingdoms that are
coming.
And after describing how theking laid there thinking about
these kingdoms, daniel tells theking that he himself doesn't
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have any amazing wisdom orinsight, but rather this mystery
was revealed to him by the Lord, god.
Finally, daniel tells the kingthat God has revealed this
mystery to him so that the kingmight understand his own
thoughts, he might understandhis own mind.
I think we could equally saythat God revealed this mystery
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to Daniel to show that it is he,the God of Daniel, that is the
one true God.
Verse 31 continues you saw, Oking, and behold a great image.
This image, mighty and ofexceeding brightness, stood
before you and its appearancewas frightening.
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I want to take just a moment tofocus on this first verse.
Not a lot of emphasis is oftenplaced on this first verse and
how Daniel begins to describethe image of Nebuchadnezzar's
dream.
However, in the openingdescription of this image, we
learn three important things asto how this dream stuck in the
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king's head so greatly.
First of all, the image wasgreat and mighty.
The word for great meansabundant and the word for mighty
means chief or great.
In other words, the size ofthis statue is larger than life.
It's larger than anything theking has ever seen before.
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It's huge, it's chief among allimages.
Secondly, the image wasexceedingly bright, in addition
to being larger than life.
This image had a radiance aboutit that was extraordinary.
If it were not a dream, lookingat it might likely have been
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like looking at the sun.
And thirdly, its appearance wasfrightening.
The appearance of this imageitself was terrifying to look at
.
Just looking upon it broughtdread into the king Picking up
in verse 32, the head of thisimage was of fine gold, its
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chest and its arms of silver,its middle and thighs of bronze,
its legs of iron, its feetpartly of iron and partly of
clay.
As you looked, a stone was cutout by no human hand and it
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struck the image on its feet ofiron and clay and broke them
into pieces.
Then the iron, the clay, thebronze, the silver and the gold
all together were broken intopieces and they became like the
chaff of the summer threshingfloors, and the wind carried
them away so that not a trace ofthem could be found.
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But the stone that struck theimage became a great mountain
and filled the whole earth.
In verses 32 through 35, danieldescribes the dream of
Nebuchadnezzar.
Just to go over some of thehighlights of this dream, the
head of the image was of finegold.
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In other words, it was the bestkind of gold.
It was well-refined gold.
The chest and arms are made ofsilver.
Silver is of less value thangold, but it is stronger in its
composition.
Then the middle and thighs aremade of bronze.
Bronze, again, is of less valuethan silver, but again it is
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stronger in composition.
Finally, the legs are made ofiron.
Iron, again, is of less valuethan bronze, but it is the
strongest of all the metalsdescribed here in the statue.
And then feet that are partlyof iron and partly of clay.
This unique feature of thestatue describes two compounds
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that do not mix together.
Potter's clay and iron will notstay together.
You might say they are at oddswith one another as a building
compound, are at odds with oneanother as a building compound.
Then Daniel describes that, asNebuchadnezzar is looking at
this statue, a stone was cut outby no human hand and it struck
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the image on its feet of ironand clay.
While we don't have adescription of this hand other
than it being no human hand,it's clear from Nebuchadnezzar's
reaction later in Daniel'sdescription that even
Nebuchadnezzar recognized thisto be the hand of God.
At this point I want to pauseto recognize what scripture
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teaches us about Jesus Christbeing the stone that will break
the kingdoms of the earth.
Jesus Christ is the cornerstonethat the builders of this earth
have rejected.
Psalm 118.22 reads the stonethat the builders rejected has
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become the cornerstone.
Isaiah 28.16 reads.
Therefore, thus says the LordGod Behold, I am the one who has
laid a foundation in Zion, astone, a tested stone, a
precious cornerstone of a surefoundation, and whoever believes
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will not be in haste.
Matthew, chapter 21, verse44reads 1 Peter 2.4 reads and 1
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Corinthians 10.4 reads.
Coming back to Daniel, verse 35,we see that this stone that was
cut out not by a human hand.
It strikes this image on itsfeet of iron and clay, breaking
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them to pieces.
After the feet are broken up,then the other parts of this
statue crumble and are broken topieces.
Other parts of this statuecrumble and are broken to pieces
, and the pieces of this solidmetal statue, after being broken
by this stone not cut fromhuman hand, it says they turn
into chaff.
Well, that's quite an image.
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Chaff is like dried up grass ordried up husks of wheat.
This metal turns into somethingthat the wind can simply blow
away, and every remnant of thisstatue blows away so that not a
trace of it can be found, andthen that stone that struck the
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feet of iron and clay, it startsto form into a mountain and the
mountain fills the whole earth,picking up in verse 36,.
This was the dream.
Now we will tell the king itsinterpretation In the following
verses verses 37 through 45,daniel mentions four distinct
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earthly kingdoms that are goingto rule over Israel in the
future.
The fourth of these kingdomsappears as two separate parts,
the legs and the feet, and thisparallels what we see in Daniel,
chapter 7, which describes fourbeasts.
And the last beast is differentfrom all of the others and the
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last beast is different from allof the others.
In both Nebuchadnezzar's dreamhere in chapter 2, and later in
Daniel's dream in chapter 7, goddestroys the kingdoms of the
world and he sets up a newkingdom on earth Verse 37.
Another kingdom inferior to youshall all of them.
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You are the head of gold.
Another kingdom inferior to youshall arise after you, and yet
a third kingdom of bronze, whichshall rule over all the earth.
And there shall be a fourthkingdom, strong as iron, because
iron breaks to pieces andshatters all things.
Iron, because iron breaks topieces and shatters all things,
and like iron that crushes, itshall break and crush all of
these.
As you saw the feet and toespartly of potter's clay and
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partly of iron, it shall be adivided kingdom, but some of the
firmness of iron shall be in it.
Just as you saw the iron mixedwith soft clay, and as the toes
of the feet were partly iron andpartly clay, so the kingdom
shall be partly strong andpartly brittle.
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As you saw the iron mixed withsoft clay, so they will mix with
one another in marriage andthey will not hold together,
just as iron does not mix withclay.
Verses 37 through 43 give us thedescription of these four
kingdoms.
In verse 37, daniel clearlystates that the head of gold,
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the first kingdom described inNebuchadnezzar's dream, is the
kingdom of Babylon.
The head of gold is symbolicfor the richness of the kingdom
of Babylon.
Under the tyranny ofNebuchadnezzar, babylon became a
vast empire, consuming all ofthe other kingdoms in the Middle
East, which is whyNebuchadnezzar is known here by
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Daniel as the king of kings.
Ezekiel also refers to him assuch.
The kingdom of Babylon, from ahuman standpoint, was an
unbelievable success, conqueringthe whole Middle East.
Babylon included one of theseven wonders of the ancient
world with hanging gardens, andBabylon's success was because
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God raised up Nebuchadnezzar tobring judgment against Israel
for their idolatry, theirunfaithfulness and their
disobedience.
Daniel goes on in verse 39 tosay another kingdom that's
inferior to yours is going torise.
Kingdom that's inferior toyours is going to rise.
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The second kingdom beingdescribed here by Daniel is the
Medo-Persia empire.
That would indeed conquerBabylon.
While the Medo-Persia empirewould lack the glory and the
wealth of Babylon, it would bestronger than it.
Thus the silver properlyrepresents this empire.
And then Daniel says Yet athird kingdom of bronze which
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shall rule over all the earth.
This third empire is the empireof the Greeks, particularly
under Alexander the Great, as heconquered all of the known
world, from Europe to Egypt, allthe way to India.
And then Daniel says in verse40, there shall be a fourth
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kingdom, strong as iron, becauseiron breaks to pieces and
shatters all things.
These legs of iron are a veryfitting representation of the
Roman Empire, iron being lessvaluable than bronze, but much
stronger.
The Roman armies used iron asarmor.
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In fact, the Roman armies wereknown as the Iron Legions of
Rome, and they were also knownfor breaking every other kingdom
with their invincible ironarmor.
And then we come to the veryinteresting part, verse 41, the
feet and the toes, which arepartially of potter's clay and
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partially of iron.
The very interesting thingabout potter's clay and iron, as
I mentioned before, is theycannot and they will not mix in
a solid state.
Cannot and they will not mix ina solid state.
The clay and iron, even whenmixed in a kiln and poured out
in a mold, they'll separate,they will not hold together.
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So the symbolism here isn'tsimply showing that the feet are
weak, but rather that thematerials in these feet are at
odds with one another.
They can't function together.
Daniel's interpretation appearsto include the feet and toes as
part of this fourth kingdom ofRome, but yet they're distinct
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in that they're of a differentcomposition, being only partly
of iron and now potter's clay.
As we begin to talk about this,first I want to say I've spent
weeks meditating, praying and incounsel with wise men over this
passage, and while there aredifferent theological views on
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the feet and the toes, I wouldsay that there are three that
stand out and one which I holdto as most biblical.
The first view is that the feet, mixed with the potter's clay,
represent the end of the RomanEmpire in its decline until it
fell, because Christ came intothe Roman Empire and
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Christianity came out of it.
The end of the Roman Empire wasindeed marked by political
division and moral decline, andit did bring about its
destruction.
However, I do not believe thatthat view fully accounts for the
dream given to Nebuchadnezzar,because the dream given to
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Nebuchadnezzar depicts Christ asthe conqueror that brings an
end to all physical kingdoms onearth, and he sets up a new
kingdom on earth that livesforever.
A second perspective on thefeet and the toes is that the
Roman Empire has continued evenafter its fall.
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Both the strength and theweakness of the Roman Empire's
philosophies and principles haveremained an influence on
Western culture for thousands ofyears, and one day, eventually,
the Antichrist will rise out ofwhat has long been a mixed
Roman Empire.
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The third view of the feet andthe toes, which is the one I
most align with, is that there'sa gap in time between the legs
and the feet.
The reason for this gap is thatthis dream given to
Nebuchadnezzar represents theempires that rule over the
physical nation of Israel or theJewish people.
The legs represented hererepresent the Roman Empire until
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its fall, but the feet and toesrepresent a revived Roman
Empire that will spring forth inthe last days, once the Jews
come back together as a nationafter being scattered over the
whole earth.
Finally, this view holds thatthe ten toes symbolize ten kings
that will bring forth thisrevived Roman Empire.
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What is clear from our texthere in Daniel is that it speaks
of the legs and the feet asbeing distinct in their
composition, but yet makes nodistinction of them being
different from a fourth kingdom.
The Lord, through Daniel, alsotells us that the destruction of
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the statue and all of theearthly kingdoms are final.
In other words, we're toldthere's not a trace of these
earthly kingdoms left once theLord crushes them.
Furthermore, after the Lorddestroys the earthly kingdoms,
we're told he will set up hisown kingdom that is eternal and
forevermore.
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I think for me one of the mostconvincing things is that
Scripture confirms Scripture.
In this, daniel chapter 7parallels this passage and these
four kingdoms.
It gives us more informationabout this, telling us the
fourth kingdom isn't like theothers, that the fourth kingdom
will persist until the saints ofthe Most High receive God's
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kingdom and possess it foreverand ever.
Additionally, the scriptureteaches us in various places
that ten kings will arise andthose ten kings will give power
to another person who will speakgreat things against the Most
High God.
Scripture for this is Daniel7.7, daniel 7.24, revelation
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12.3, revelation 13.1,revelation 17.12-13.
Therefore, it follows that thesefeet made of clay and iron,
which is emphasized to have tentoes here in Nebuchadnezzar's
dream, represent an unstable andmixed Roman empire that's going
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to arise in the last days, theend days, that this unstable
empire is going to be founded by10 kings that will bring forth
a final king, a final kingthat's different from any other
king that's existed before him.
And the final king will be thegreatest of all tyrants, the
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greatest of all blasphemers ofGod, even making himself to be
God.
This will be the Antichrist.
It is this final tyrannicalkingdom that will dominate the
world and make war with thesaints prevailing over them.
Daniel 7 21.
And it's during this finalkingdom of the Antichrist when
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Christ, the Son of man, willreturn on the clouds and he will
destroy this final kingdom ofthe Antichrist at his second
coming.
And it is then that Christ willset up a kingdom with his
saints forever and ever, pickingup in verse 44 of Daniel.
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And in the days of those kings,the God of heaven will set up a
kingdom that shall never bedestroyed, nor shall the kingdom
be left to another people.
It shall break in pieces allthese kingdoms and bring them to
an end, and it shall standforever.
Just as you saw that a stonewas cut from a mountain by no
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human hand and that it brokeinto pieces, the iron, the
bronze, the clay, the silver andthe gold, a great God has made
known to the king what shall beafter this.
The dream is certain and itsinterpretation sure.
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The last two verses of Daniel'sinterpretation begin by saying
In the days of those kings, theGod of heaven will set up a
kingdom.
This phrase can seem like quitea mystery to some people.
The scripture here tells usthat in the days of those kings
is when God is going to set up akingdom.
Why is there a mention of thosekings in the plural right here?
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It can't be talking about theBabylonian Empire or the
Medo-Persian Empire or the GreekEmpire.
Christ didn't come until theRoman Empire.
I believe that Daniel's mentionof those kings helps us to
recognize that the ten toes areindeed representative of ten
kings, and I believe God istelling us right here that it
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will be in the days of thosekings, those ten kings, that
Christ will set up a physicalkingdom that shall never be
destroyed nor left to any otherpeople.
The kingdom that Jesus Christbrings at his second coming will
utterly destroy all of thekingdoms of the earth and bring
them to a final end.
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Jesus Christ, as we mentionedearlier, is the stone that will
break the kingdoms of this earth.
Jesus Christ is the cornerstonethat the builders of this earth
have rejected.
Daniel finishes hisinterpretation of this dream to
Nebuchadnezzar by emphasizinghow it was a great God that made
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this dream known to him andthrough this dream, this great
God has shown him what willhappen in the future.
Daniel says this dream iscertain and its interpretation
is sure.
In closing this way, danielassures the king that the God of
heaven foreknows and hasordained the future.
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God is sovereign even over thethings that have not yet
happened.
They will happen.
Daniel is confident that Godhas both revealed the dream and
its interpretation for the kingVerse 46.
Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell onhis face and paid homage to
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Daniel and commanded that anoffering and incense be offered
up to him.
Daniel and commanded that anoffering and incense be offered
up to him.
The king answered and said toDaniel Truly, your God is God of
gods and Lord of kings and arevealer of mysteries, for you
have been able to reveal thismystery.
Nebuchadnezzar, the pagan king,is overwhelmed and has a great
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sense of awe at Daniel and whathe perceives to be Daniel's
ability to know and interprethis dream.
The king bows before Daniel andshows respect for how Daniel
alone has been given thesesupernatural abilities, greater
than any other man in hiskingdom.
Then the king begins to worshipDaniel, bringing in an offering
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, an incense, as if Danielneeded to be worshipped like a
god.
Here we see Nebuchadnezzarworshipping the natural order.
He sees Daniel as the object tobe worshipped.
Even as he proclaims Daniel'sGod is the God of gods and the
Lord of kings, nebuchadnezzarsimply sees Daniel's God as one
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of many gods and he fails to seethat Daniel is simply a man
that's been used by the one trueGod.
Afterward, king Nebuchadnezzarmade Daniel the chief governor
over all of the wise men andthen gave Daniel authority to
rule over all of the province ofBabylon.
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And when Daniel had receivedsuch high honors from the king,
daniel requested that the kingpromote Shadrach, meshach and
Abednego his three companions,so that they might rule over the
province of Babylon.
Daniel remembered his threecompanions that labored with him
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in prayer over the king's dreamand he wisely delegates this
responsibility of overseeing theprovince of Babylon to his
companions so that he couldremain in the court of the king
overseeing the other wise men.
Thank you for joining me thisweek as we dove into
Nebuchadnezzar's dream of thegreat image.
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God bless you this week.
Thank you for joining me for the mystery of God's
Word.
Today we continue in Daniel,chapter 2, where Nebuchadnezzar
has received a dream.
We're going to begin at verse17 and continue through the end
of the chapter, where God isrevealing Nebuchadnezzar's dream
to Daniel, and Daniel will goin and interpret the dream for
Nebuchadnezzar.
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Daniel will go in and interpretthe dream for Nebuchadnezzar.
To give a short summary of thelast 16 verses here in chapter 2
, king Nebuchadnezzar had adream and he demanded that all
of the wise men of Babylon tellhim what the dream was.
And they went back and forthwith the wise men saying Please
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tell us the dream and we'll tellyou what it means.
And Nebuchadnezzar would nottell the wise men his dream.
Now, these wise men includedsorcerers, magicians, enchanters
and the men trained inBabylonian tradition, which
included Daniel.
But King Nebuchadnezzar did nottrust any of these wise men
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with this dream.
He demanded that they, throughtheir supernatural powers, be
able to tell him what the dreamwas, and no one could.
Nebuchadnezzar became furiouswith all of his wise men, with
all of these charlatan, darkarts dealers, and so he's going
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to kill them all.
And when the executioner comesfor Daniel, daniel replied with
prudence and discretion to thecaptain of the guard and was
able to make an appointment withthe king.
Daniel then promised the kingthat he would reveal the dream
and interpret the dream.
However, daniel had not yetreceived any vision from God,
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and that's where we pick up inverse 17.
Then Daniel went to his houseand made the matter known to
Hananiah, mishael and Azariah,his companions, and told them to
seek mercy from the God ofheaven concerning this mystery,
so that Daniel and hiscompanions might not be
destroyed with the rest of thewise men of Babylon.
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In our first two verses fortoday verses 17 and 18, after
Daniel had set up thatappointment with the king, he
continues to walk in faith.
Daniel returns to his appointedhousing and he tells his
companions what has transpired.
He tells them we must seek themercy of God, for King
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Nebuchadnezzar means to kill us.
He tells them to pray to Godthat God will reveal this
mystery of the king's dream.
The names that are used hereHananiah, mishael and Azariah
are the Hebrew names for the menwe more commonly know as
Shadrach, meshach and Abednego.
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When Daniel is talking with hiscompanions here in these verses,
he uses the title the God ofHeaven, and that title is used
four times in this chapter andit emphasizes how it is only the
Lord God, the God of the Jewishpeople, the God of creation,
that is all-knowing, the onethat can reveal divine mysteries
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.
Earlier in this chapter, thedark art practitioners told the
king, when they were faced withhis demands to reveal his dream
there's not a man on earth thatcan meet the king's demand Verse
19.
Then the mystery was revealedto Daniel in a vision of the
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night.
Then Daniel blessed the God ofheaven.
Daniel answered and saidBlessed be the name of God
forever and ever, to whom belongwisdom and might.
He changes times and seasons.
He removes kings and sets upkings.
He gives wisdom to the wise andknowledge to those who have
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understanding.
He reveals deep and hiddenthings.
He knows what is in thedarkness and the light that
dwells with him.
To you, o God of my fathers, Igive thanks and praise, for you
have given me wisdom and mightand have now made known to me
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what we asked of you, for youhave made known to us the king's
matter of you, for you havemade known to us the king's
matter.
Here, in verses 19 through 23,we see a stark contrast to those
men who practiced the dark artsand their gods who could not
reveal mysteries.
The God of Daniel, who isomniscient, reveals this mystery
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to his faithful servant, and inthis we see how the Lord had a
plan to make a distinctionbetween the false gods of the
pagans and the one true God ofDaniel, that through this trial
upon the very life of Daniel,god will make his name known to
the nations and God will exalthis servant Daniel in the
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kingdom of Babylon.
And Daniel blesses the Lord.
So often we think of Godblessing us because God is in
the position of greatness andpower to do so.
However, the idea of blessinghas very little to do with
authority.
It has more to do with ourattitude.
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Daniel's heart is filled withthankfulness after receiving an
answer to this desperate prayerwhen his life was threatened.
His attitude towards God is topraise him in loving adoration.
And Daniel brings a blessingtoward God.
Throughout Daniel's blessing, hepraises God for his goodness
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and omniscience.
He praises God because, throughthis vision, god confirmed that
it is he who removes kings andsets them in place.
It is the Lord, god alone, whogives wisdom, knowledge and
might.
It is the Lord, god of heaven,who can reveal the deep
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mysteries and the things thatare hidden from our eyes.
It is Yahweh that knows allthings perfectly and he can and
did reveal the very future ofthe earth to Nebuchadnezzar and
now to Daniel, verse 24.
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Therefore, daniel went intoAriok, whom the king had
appointed to destroy the wisemen of Babylon.
He went and said thus to him Donot destroy the wise men of
Babylon, bring me in before theking and I will show the king
the interpretation.
Then Ariok brought in Danielbefore the king in haste and
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said thus to him I have foundamong the exiles from Judah a
man who will make known to theking the interpretation.
In verses 24 and 25, we see thatafter receiving this vision
from God and God revealing themystery of the king's dream to
Daniel, and then Daniel praisingGod for this and blessing the
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Lord, Daniel seeks out Captainof the Guard.
And when Daniel finds Ariok, hetells him Don't kill the wise
men, because he's now been giventhis vision to reveal the
king's dream and itsinterpretation.
And the moment Ariok heard this, he brought Daniel before the
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king in haste, while we hadlearned earlier in verse 16 that
Daniel had set up anappointment with the king to
interpret the dream.
Once the captain of the guardheard Daniel was confident and
had received this revelationfrom God, he immediately brings
Daniel before KingNebuchadnezzar.
Ariok understoodNebuchadnezzar's patience had
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run out with the wise men and hebrings Daniel in right away.
Verse 26.
The king declared to Daniel,whose name was Belshazzar Are
you able to make known to me thedream that I've seen and its
interpretation and itsinterpretation?
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Daniel answered the king andsaid no wise men, enchanters,
magicians or astrologers canshow the king the mystery that
the king has asked.
But there is a God in heavenwho reveals mysteries and he has
made known to KingNebuchadnezzar what will be in
the latter days.
Your dream and the visions ofyour head as you lay there in
bed are these To you, o King?
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As you lay in bed came thoughtsof what would be after this,
and he who reveals mystery madeknown to you what is to be.
But as for me, this mystery hasbeen revealed to me not because
of any wisdom that I have, morethan all of the living, but in
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order that the interpretationmay be made known to the king
and that you may know thethoughts of your mind.
In verses 26 through 30, theking begins by declaring to
Daniel Are you able to makeknown to me this dream and its
interpretation?
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Nebuchadnezzar's question isphrased as a declaration.
It had the full force andunderstanding that if Daniel did
not have this dream and itsinterpretation, he would die.
Daniel did not have this dreamand its interpretation.
He would die.
And Daniel's reply to the kingbegins by making a distinction
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between the false gods of thepagan, dark art dealers and his
god, the one true God of Israel.
Daniel says no wise men,enchanters, magicians or
astrologers can show to the kingthis mystery.
But Daniel continues there is aGod in heaven who reveals
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mysteries.
And then, after Daniel revealsthat it is this one true God who
is in heaven that can revealmysteries, daniel tells the king
that it was his God that showedthe king what will happen in
the future, even at the very endof this earth.
As Daniel says this, he beginsto describe the very thoughts
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that King Nebuchadnezzar had ashe was laying on his bed after
receiving the dream Thoughtsabout what's going to happen to
his kingdom, thoughts aboutthese future kingdoms that are
coming.
And after describing how theking laid there thinking about
these kingdoms, daniel tells theking that he himself doesn't
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have any amazing wisdom orinsight, but rather this mystery
was revealed to him by the Lord, god.
Finally, daniel tells the kingthat God has revealed this
mystery to him so that the kingmight understand his own
thoughts, he might understandhis own mind.
I think we could equally saythat God revealed this mystery
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to Daniel to show that it is he,the God of Daniel, that is the
one true God.
Verse 31 continues you saw, Oking, and behold a great image.
This image, mighty and ofexceeding brightness, stood
before you and its appearancewas frightening.
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I want to take just a moment tofocus on this first verse.
Not a lot of emphasis is oftenplaced on this first verse and
how Daniel begins to describethe image of Nebuchadnezzar's
dream.
However, in the openingdescription of this image, we
learn three important things asto how this dream stuck in the
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king's head so greatly.
First of all, the image wasgreat and mighty.
The word for great meansabundant and the word for mighty
means chief or great.
In other words, the size ofthis statue is larger than life.
It's larger than anything theking has ever seen before.
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It's huge, it's chief among allimages.
Secondly, the image wasexceedingly bright, in addition
to being larger than life.
This image had a radiance aboutit that was extraordinary.
If it were not a dream, lookingat it might likely have been
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like looking at the sun.
And thirdly, its appearance wasfrightening.
The appearance of this imageitself was terrifying to look at
.
Just looking upon it broughtdread into the king Picking up
in verse 32, the head of thisimage was of fine gold, its
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chest and its arms of silver,its middle and thighs of bronze,
its legs of iron, its feetpartly of iron and partly of
clay.
As you looked, a stone was cutout by no human hand and it
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struck the image on its feet ofiron and clay and broke them
into pieces.
Then the iron, the clay, thebronze, the silver and the gold
all together were broken intopieces and they became like the
chaff of the summer threshingfloors, and the wind carried
them away so that not a trace ofthem could be found.
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But the stone that struck theimage became a great mountain
and filled the whole earth.
In verses 32 through 35, danieldescribes the dream of
Nebuchadnezzar.
Just to go over some of thehighlights of this dream, the
head of the image was of finegold.
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In other words, it was the bestkind of gold.
It was well-refined gold.
The chest and arms are made ofsilver.
Silver is of less value thangold, but it is stronger in its
composition.
Then the middle and thighs aremade of bronze.
Bronze, again, is of less valuethan silver, but again it is
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stronger in composition.
Finally, the legs are made ofiron.
Iron, again, is of less valuethan bronze, but it is the
strongest of all the metalsdescribed here in the statue.
And then feet that are partlyof iron and partly of clay.
This unique feature of thestatue describes two compounds
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that do not mix together.
Potter's clay and iron will notstay together.
You might say they are at oddswith one another as a building
compound, are at odds with oneanother as a building compound.
Then Daniel describes that, asNebuchadnezzar is looking at
this statue, a stone was cut outby no human hand and it struck
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the image on its feet of ironand clay.
While we don't have adescription of this hand other
than it being no human hand,it's clear from Nebuchadnezzar's
reaction later in Daniel'sdescription that even
Nebuchadnezzar recognized thisto be the hand of God.
At this point I want to pauseto recognize what scripture
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teaches us about Jesus Christbeing the stone that will break
the kingdoms of the earth.
Jesus Christ is the cornerstonethat the builders of this earth
have rejected.
Psalm 118.22 reads the stonethat the builders rejected has
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become the cornerstone.
Isaiah 28.16 reads.
Therefore, thus says the LordGod Behold, I am the one who has
laid a foundation in Zion, astone, a tested stone, a
precious cornerstone of a surefoundation, and whoever believes
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will not be in haste.
Matthew, chapter 21, verse44reads 1 Peter 2.4 reads and 1
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Corinthians 10.4 reads.
Coming back to Daniel, verse 35,we see that this stone that was
cut out not by a human hand.
It strikes this image on itsfeet of iron and clay, breaking
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them to pieces.
After the feet are broken up,then the other parts of this
statue crumble and are broken topieces.
Other parts of this statuecrumble and are broken to pieces
, and the pieces of this solidmetal statue, after being broken
by this stone not cut fromhuman hand, it says they turn
into chaff.
Well, that's quite an image.
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Chaff is like dried up grass ordried up husks of wheat.
This metal turns into somethingthat the wind can simply blow
away, and every remnant of thisstatue blows away so that not a
trace of it can be found, andthen that stone that struck the
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feet of iron and clay, it startsto form into a mountain and the
mountain fills the whole earth,picking up in verse 36,.
This was the dream.
Now we will tell the king itsinterpretation In the following
verses verses 37 through 45,daniel mentions four distinct
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earthly kingdoms that are goingto rule over Israel in the
future.
The fourth of these kingdomsappears as two separate parts,
the legs and the feet, and thisparallels what we see in Daniel,
chapter 7, which describes fourbeasts.
And the last beast is differentfrom all of the others and the
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last beast is different from allof the others.
In both Nebuchadnezzar's dreamhere in chapter 2, and later in
Daniel's dream in chapter 7, goddestroys the kingdoms of the
world and he sets up a newkingdom on earth Verse 37.
Another kingdom inferior to youshall all of them.
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You are the head of gold.
Another kingdom inferior to youshall arise after you, and yet
a third kingdom of bronze, whichshall rule over all the earth.
And there shall be a fourthkingdom, strong as iron, because
iron breaks to pieces andshatters all things.
Iron, because iron breaks topieces and shatters all things,
and like iron that crushes, itshall break and crush all of
these.
As you saw the feet and toespartly of potter's clay and
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partly of iron, it shall be adivided kingdom, but some of the
firmness of iron shall be in it.
Just as you saw the iron mixedwith soft clay, and as the toes
of the feet were partly iron andpartly clay, so the kingdom
shall be partly strong andpartly brittle.
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As you saw the iron mixed withsoft clay, so they will mix with
one another in marriage andthey will not hold together,
just as iron does not mix withclay.
Verses 37 through 43 give us thedescription of these four
kingdoms.
In verse 37, daniel clearlystates that the head of gold,
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the first kingdom described inNebuchadnezzar's dream, is the
kingdom of Babylon.
The head of gold is symbolicfor the richness of the kingdom
of Babylon.
Under the tyranny ofNebuchadnezzar, babylon became a
vast empire, consuming all ofthe other kingdoms in the Middle
East, which is whyNebuchadnezzar is known here by
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Daniel as the king of kings.
Ezekiel also refers to him assuch.
The kingdom of Babylon, from ahuman standpoint, was an
unbelievable success, conqueringthe whole Middle East.
Babylon included one of theseven wonders of the ancient
world with hanging gardens, andBabylon's success was because
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God raised up Nebuchadnezzar tobring judgment against Israel
for their idolatry, theirunfaithfulness and their
disobedience.
Daniel goes on in verse 39 tosay another kingdom that's
inferior to yours is going torise.
Kingdom that's inferior toyours is going to rise.
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The second kingdom beingdescribed here by Daniel is the
Medo-Persia empire.
That would indeed conquerBabylon.
While the Medo-Persia empirewould lack the glory and the
wealth of Babylon, it would bestronger than it.
Thus the silver properlyrepresents this empire.
And then Daniel says Yet athird kingdom of bronze which
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shall rule over all the earth.
This third empire is the empireof the Greeks, particularly
under Alexander the Great, as heconquered all of the known
world, from Europe to Egypt, allthe way to India.
And then Daniel says in verse40, there shall be a fourth
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kingdom, strong as iron, becauseiron breaks to pieces and
shatters all things.
These legs of iron are a veryfitting representation of the
Roman Empire, iron being lessvaluable than bronze, but much
stronger.
The Roman armies used iron asarmor.
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In fact, the Roman armies wereknown as the Iron Legions of
Rome, and they were also knownfor breaking every other kingdom
with their invincible ironarmor.
And then we come to the veryinteresting part, verse 41, the
feet and the toes, which arepartially of potter's clay and
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partially of iron.
The very interesting thingabout potter's clay and iron, as
I mentioned before, is theycannot and they will not mix in
a solid state.
Cannot and they will not mix ina solid state.
The clay and iron, even whenmixed in a kiln and poured out
in a mold, they'll separate,they will not hold together.
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So the symbolism here isn'tsimply showing that the feet are
weak, but rather that thematerials in these feet are at
odds with one another.
They can't function together.
Daniel's interpretation appearsto include the feet and toes as
part of this fourth kingdom ofRome, but yet they're distinct
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in that they're of a differentcomposition, being only partly
of iron and now potter's clay.
As we begin to talk about this,first I want to say I've spent
weeks meditating, praying and incounsel with wise men over this
passage, and while there aredifferent theological views on
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the feet and the toes, I wouldsay that there are three that
stand out and one which I holdto as most biblical.
The first view is that the feet, mixed with the potter's clay,
represent the end of the RomanEmpire in its decline until it
fell, because Christ came intothe Roman Empire and
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Christianity came out of it.
The end of the Roman Empire wasindeed marked by political
division and moral decline, andit did bring about its
destruction.
However, I do not believe thatthat view fully accounts for the
dream given to Nebuchadnezzar,because the dream given to
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Nebuchadnezzar depicts Christ asthe conqueror that brings an
end to all physical kingdoms onearth, and he sets up a new
kingdom on earth that livesforever.
A second perspective on thefeet and the toes is that the
Roman Empire has continued evenafter its fall.
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Both the strength and theweakness of the Roman Empire's
philosophies and principles haveremained an influence on
Western culture for thousands ofyears, and one day, eventually,
the Antichrist will rise out ofwhat has long been a mixed
Roman Empire.
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The third view of the feet andthe toes, which is the one I
most align with, is that there'sa gap in time between the legs
and the feet.
The reason for this gap is thatthis dream given to
Nebuchadnezzar represents theempires that rule over the
physical nation of Israel or theJewish people.
The legs represented hererepresent the Roman Empire until
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its fall, but the feet and toesrepresent a revived Roman
Empire that will spring forth inthe last days, once the Jews
come back together as a nationafter being scattered over the
whole earth.
Finally, this view holds thatthe ten toes symbolize ten kings
that will bring forth thisrevived Roman Empire.
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What is clear from our texthere in Daniel is that it speaks
of the legs and the feet asbeing distinct in their
composition, but yet makes nodistinction of them being
different from a fourth kingdom.
The Lord, through Daniel, alsotells us that the destruction of
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the statue and all of theearthly kingdoms are final.
In other words, we're toldthere's not a trace of these
earthly kingdoms left once theLord crushes them.
Furthermore, after the Lorddestroys the earthly kingdoms,
we're told he will set up hisown kingdom that is eternal and
forevermore.
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I think for me one of the mostconvincing things is that
Scripture confirms Scripture.
In this, daniel chapter 7parallels this passage and these
four kingdoms.
It gives us more informationabout this, telling us the
fourth kingdom isn't like theothers, that the fourth kingdom
will persist until the saints ofthe Most High receive God's
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kingdom and possess it foreverand ever.
Additionally, the scriptureteaches us in various places
that ten kings will arise andthose ten kings will give power
to another person who will speakgreat things against the Most
High God.
Scripture for this is Daniel7.7, daniel 7.24, revelation
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12.3, revelation 13.1,revelation 17.12-13.
Therefore, it follows that thesefeet made of clay and iron,
which is emphasized to have tentoes here in Nebuchadnezzar's
dream, represent an unstable andmixed Roman empire that's going
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to arise in the last days, theend days, that this unstable
empire is going to be founded by10 kings that will bring forth
a final king, a final kingthat's different from any other
king that's existed before him.
And the final king will be thegreatest of all tyrants, the
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greatest of all blasphemers ofGod, even making himself to be
God.
This will be the Antichrist.
It is this final tyrannicalkingdom that will dominate the
world and make war with thesaints prevailing over them.
Daniel 7 21.
And it's during this finalkingdom of the Antichrist when
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Christ, the Son of man, willreturn on the clouds and he will
destroy this final kingdom ofthe Antichrist at his second
coming.
And it is then that Christ willset up a kingdom with his
saints forever and ever, pickingup in verse 44 of Daniel.
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And in the days of those kings,the God of heaven will set up a
kingdom that shall never bedestroyed, nor shall the kingdom
be left to another people.
It shall break in pieces allthese kingdoms and bring them to
an end, and it shall standforever.
Just as you saw that a stonewas cut from a mountain by no
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human hand and that it brokeinto pieces, the iron, the
bronze, the clay, the silver andthe gold, a great God has made
known to the king what shall beafter this.
The dream is certain and itsinterpretation sure.
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The last two verses of Daniel'sinterpretation begin by saying
In the days of those kings, theGod of heaven will set up a
kingdom.
This phrase can seem like quitea mystery to some people.
The scripture here tells usthat in the days of those kings
is when God is going to set up akingdom.
Why is there a mention of thosekings in the plural right here?
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It can't be talking about theBabylonian Empire or the
Medo-Persian Empire or the GreekEmpire.
Christ didn't come until theRoman Empire.
I believe that Daniel's mentionof those kings helps us to
recognize that the ten toes areindeed representative of ten
kings, and I believe God istelling us right here that it
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will be in the days of thosekings, those ten kings, that
Christ will set up a physicalkingdom that shall never be
destroyed nor left to any otherpeople.
The kingdom that Jesus Christbrings at his second coming will
utterly destroy all of thekingdoms of the earth and bring
them to a final end.
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Jesus Christ, as we mentionedearlier, is the stone that will
break the kingdoms of this earth.
Jesus Christ is the cornerstonethat the builders of this earth
have rejected.
Daniel finishes hisinterpretation of this dream to
Nebuchadnezzar by emphasizinghow it was a great God that made
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this dream known to him andthrough this dream, this great
God has shown him what willhappen in the future.
Daniel says this dream iscertain and its interpretation
is sure.
In closing this way, danielassures the king that the God of
heaven foreknows and hasordained the future.
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God is sovereign even over thethings that have not yet
happened.
They will happen.
Daniel is confident that Godhas both revealed the dream and
its interpretation for the kingVerse 46.
Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell onhis face and paid homage to
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Daniel and commanded that anoffering and incense be offered
up to him.
Daniel and commanded that anoffering and incense be offered
up to him.
The king answered and said toDaniel Truly, your God is God of
gods and Lord of kings and arevealer of mysteries, for you
have been able to reveal thismystery.
Nebuchadnezzar, the pagan king,is overwhelmed and has a great
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sense of awe at Daniel and whathe perceives to be Daniel's
ability to know and interprethis dream.
The king bows before Daniel andshows respect for how Daniel
alone has been given thesesupernatural abilities, greater
than any other man in hiskingdom.
Then the king begins to worshipDaniel, bringing in an offering
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, an incense, as if Danielneeded to be worshipped like a
god.
Here we see Nebuchadnezzarworshipping the natural order.
He sees Daniel as the object tobe worshipped.
Even as he proclaims Daniel'sGod is the God of gods and the
Lord of kings, nebuchadnezzarsimply sees Daniel's God as one
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of many gods and he fails to seethat Daniel is simply a man
that's been used by the one trueGod.
Afterward, king Nebuchadnezzarmade Daniel the chief governor
over all of the wise men andthen gave Daniel authority to
rule over all of the province ofBabylon.
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And when Daniel had receivedsuch high honors from the king,
daniel requested that the kingpromote Shadrach, meshach and
Abednego his three companions,so that they might rule over the
province of Babylon.
Daniel remembered his threecompanions that labored with him
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in prayer over the king's dreamand he wisely delegates this
responsibility of overseeing theprovince of Babylon to his
companions so that he couldremain in the court of the king
overseeing the other wise men.
Thank you for joining me thisweek as we dove into
Nebuchadnezzar's dream of thegreat image.
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God bless you this week.
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