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Verse 34. _A STONE WAS CUT OUT_] The _fifth_ monarchy; the spiritual
kingdom of the Lord Jesus, which is to last for ever, and diffuse
itself over the whole earth....
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THOU SAWEST - Chaldee, “Thou wast seeing;” that is, thou didst
continue to behold, implying that the vision was of somewhat long
continuance. It did not appear and then suddenly vanish, but it
remaine...
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CHAPTER 2 NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S DREAM AND ITS INTERPRETATION
_ 1. The forgotten dream (Daniel 2:1)_
2. The prayer meeting in Babylon and the answer (Daniel 2:14)
3. Daniel before the king (Daniel 2:24)...
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DANIEL DECLARES THE DREAM TO THE KING. By the inspiration of God
Daniel is enabled to describe to the king his forgotten dream. In this
dream the king had seen the image of a colossal man, which was o...
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A STONE. See note on Psalms 118:22.
WITHOUT HANDS. An expression always emphasizing the absence of all
human instrumentality and the act of God alone. See Daniel 2:45;
Daniel 8:25.
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_was cut out_ viz. from a neighbouring mountain (see Daniel 2:45).
_without hands_ without human cooperation; it seemed to fall away of
itself. But of course the implicit thought is that its secret mo...
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Daniel tells Nebuchadnezzar his dream....
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A STONE WAS CUT OUT WITHOUT HANDS— _Stone,_ in Scripture, stands for
king or kingdom, as _mountain_ doth for a metropolis; the seat of a
kingdom governed by a royal race: and being here a different mi...
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c. PUBLICATION
TEXT: Daniel 2:31-35
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Thou, O king, sawest, and, behold, a great image. This image, which
was mighty, and whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and
the aspect thereof...
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Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote
the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to
pieces.
THOU SAWEST TILL THAT A STONE - Messiah and His ki...
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NEBUCHANDEZZAR'S DREAM-IMAGE
Nebuchadnezzar in his second year had a dream, which he required the
wise men of his court to describe and interpret on pain of death. They
said this was beyond their powe...
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THE MEN WHO WERE LOYAL TO GOD
DANIEL
_ROBERT BRYCE_
CHAPTER 2
V1 When Nebuchadnezzar had been king for almost two years, he had
dreams. His mind was anxious and he could not sleep.
Verse 1 Nebuc...
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THOU SAWEST. — Literally, the king _kept on gazing_ in wonder at the
image....
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חָזֵ֣ה הֲוַ֗יְתָ עַ֠ד דִּ֣י
הִתְגְּזֶ֤רֶת אֶ֨בֶן֙...
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THE DREAM-IMAGE OF RUINED EMPIRES
"With thee will I break in pieces rulers and captains." - Jeremiah
51:23
THE Book of Daniel is constructed with consummate skill to teach the
mighty lessons which it...
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WISDOM GRANTED IN THE HOUR OF NEED
Daniel 2:14-35
The action of Daniel in this supreme crisis is very instructive. He
reckoned absolutely on God, and in his chivalrous endeavor to save the
lives of t...
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In the second year of his reign Nebuchadnezzar, troubled by dreams and
unable to sleep, called together his enchanters and sorcerers to
explain his dreams one of which troubled him especially. Their
d...
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There are several interesting things in this relation of Daniel, which
ought not to be passed by. Observe the modesty of the Prophet, in
totally disclaiming all pretensions to merit in himself, and re...
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In the third place, it may be doubted why _Christ _is said _to have
broken this image from the mountains _For if Christ is the eternal
wisdom of God (Proverbs 8:15) by whom kings reign, this seems sca...
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On the other hand, we see in the second chapter the mighty king of the
Gentiles made the depositary of the history of the Gentiles, and of
God's entire plan, as the recipient of these divine communica...
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THOU SAWEST TILL THAT A STONE WAS CUT OUT WITHOUT HANDS,.... Or, "wast
seeing" e; the king continued looking upon the image that stood before
him, as he thought, as long as he could see it, till he sa...
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Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote
the image upon his feet [that were] of iron and clay, and brake them
to pieces.
Ver. 34. _Which smote the image upon his feet, &c....
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_Thou sawest till a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the
image_, &c. Here the whole image is represented as destroyed by a
great stone falling upon its feet and breaking them to pieces, wh...
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The Dream Interpreted; Daniel Advanced...
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Thou sawest, that is, the king's gaze was still directed toward this
image, TILL THAT A STONE WAS CUT OUT, being torn loose from a mountain
above, WITHOUT HANDS, without human agency, by a special act...
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WITHOUT HANDS:
Or, which was not in hands. As verse 45...
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31-45 This image represented the kingdoms of the earth, that should
successively rule the nations, and influence the affairs of the Jewish
church. 1. The head of gold signified the Chaldean empire, t...
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i.e. All of it to pieces, all vanished, and the stone became a great
mountain, and filled the whole earth: this is the dream, and the
interpretation of all follows....
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Daniel 2:34 watched H2370 (H8751) H1934 (H8754) while H5705 stone H69
out H1505 (H8728) without...
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THE VISION OF NEBUCHADNEZZAR (DANIEL 2:31).
“You, O king, saw, and behold a great image. This image which was
mighty and whose brightness was spectacular, stood before you. And its
aspect was dreadful...
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Daniel 2:34
I. We see in the dream of Nebuchadnezzar the great fact that the
kingdom of God, the kingdom of Christ, the kingdom of truth, is at
length to be supreme over all other kingdoms. Other king...
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Daniel 2:29
I take the severance of the stone from the mountain to denote the
coming of Christ into the world, and the collision of the stone with
the image to mean the founding by the Lord of that sp...
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CONTENTS: Visions of Nebuchadnezzar and their results. The forgotten
dream and the failure of the astrologers. Daniel's interpretation
after prayer for wisdom.
CHARACTERS: Nebuchadnezzar, Daniel, Sha...
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Daniel 2:1. _In the second year of Nebuchadnezzar,_ after he ascended
the throne, according to the Chaldaic account, which was the fourth
according to the Hebrew account. Nebuchadnezzar is thought by...
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_Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands._
THE DREAM RECOVERED AND INTERPRETED
The vision suggests to us many interesting things concerning the
Kingdom of Christ.
1. Its superhuman o...
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DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 2:1 Nebuchadnezzar expects his own
interpreters to tell him the content of his dream, perhaps to prove
that they are genuinely qualified to interpret it (vv. Daniel 2:1).
Daniel’...
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_HOMILETICS_
SECT. VIII.—THE DREAM (Chap. Daniel 2:31)
With the confidence of a man inspired and commissioned by the Most
High, Daniel proceeds to declare the king’s dream. The dream one of
no ordina...
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EXPOSITION
DANIEL 2:1
DANIEL FIRST BECOMES DISTINGUISHED.
DANIEL 2:1
And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar
dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was trou
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Now in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar
dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep was
taken from him. Then the king commanded to call the magicians...