DANIEL 2
37 You, O king, the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, and the might, and the glory, 38 and into whose hand he has given, wherever they dwell, the children of man, the beasts of the field, and the birds of the heavens, making you rule over them all—you are the head of gold. 39 Another kingdom inferior to you shall arise after you, and yet a third kingdom of bronze, which shall rule over all the earth. 40 And there shall be a fourth kingdom, strong as iron, because iron breaks to pieces and shatters all things. And like iron that crushes, it shall break and crush all these. 41 And as you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter’s clay and partly of iron, it shall be a divided kingdom, but some of the firmness of iron shall be in it, just as you saw iron mixed with the soft clay. 42 And as the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly brittle. 43 As you saw the iron mixed with soft clay, so they will mix with one another in marriage, but they will not hold together, just as iron does not mix with clay. 44 And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left to another people. It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand forever, 45 just as you saw that a stone was cut from a mountain by no human hand, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold. A great God has made known to the king what shall be after this. The dream is certain, and its interpretation sure.”– Daniel 2:37-45
DANIEL 2 THE INTERPRETATION OF THE KING’S DREAM
In this account, we can revel once more at God’s omniscient attribute. Earlier, we marveled at Daniel being able to paint a picture of the actual dream that Nebuchadnezzar had. Something that is not humanly possible but is supernatural. Now, we hear God’s interpretation through Daniel of the King’s dream. It must have been terrifying to hear that there will be another kingdom greater than his. But, later on in the following account, we will witness how God’s purpose to use Daniel was fulfilled when he interpreted Nebuchadnezzar’s dream. We will also find out that this interpretation will come to pass.
So, we know that Daniel was used by God to expose the state of the heart of the king and what is to happen to him should he not listen to the details of his dream’s interpretation.
REFLECTION
- Why is it important to be cautious of dream interpretations?
