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AND WHEREAS THOU SAWEST IRON MIXED WITH MIRY CLAY, THEY SHALL MINGLE
THEMSELVES WITH THE SEED OF MEN - Various explanations have been given
of this verse, and it certainly is not of easy interpretatio...
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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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THE INTERPRETATION OF THE DREAM. According to Daniel's interpretation
the colossal statue is a pictorial representation of the course of
history. Four empires succeed each other and are finally destro...
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THEY: i.e. the toes.
IS NOT MIXED. mingleth not....
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The interpretation of the dream. The four parts of the image signify
four kingdoms, the first being represented by its present and greatest
ruler, Nebuchadnezzar....
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_shall_ BE MINGLING _themselves_ BY _the seed of men_ i.e. will
contract matrimonial alliances. By -seed of men" are meant probably
children of the monarchs ruling at the time.
_is not mixed with clay...
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THEY SHALL MINGLE THEMSELVES, &C.— They made marriages and alliances
one with another, but no hearty union ensued. Reasons of state are
stronger than ties of blood; and interest will always avail with...
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b. FOURTH KINGDOM
TEXT: Daniel 2:40-43
40
And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron, forasmuch as iron
breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things; and as iron that crusheth
all these, shall it...
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And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and
part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it
of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the ir...
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THEY SHALL MINGLE THEMSELVES WITH THE SEED OF MEN] referring to the
royal marriages by which these kingdoms sought to establish alliance:
see Daniel 11:6; Daniel 11:17....
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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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SEED OF MEN. — The great obscurity of this verse is partially
cleared by a reference to Jeremiah 31:27. Daniel appears to be
contrasting what man is endeavouring to accomplish by his own efforts
with...
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_וְ_†_דִ֣י_† חֲזַ֗יְתָ פַּרְזְלָא֙
מְעָרַב֙ בַּ חֲסַ֣ף...
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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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GOD'S KINGDOM TRIUMPHANT
Daniel 2:36-49
Our Lord probably refers to these five empires when He speaks of
“the times of the Gentiles.” The empire of Babylon was followed by
that of Medo-Persia under C...
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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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And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle
themselves with (y) the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to
another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.
(y) They will...
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_Man. Pompey and Cæsar, Anthony and Augustus, married each other's
relations; but they soon quarrelled, and the race of the Cæsars was
extinct in Nero. But this is better understood of the kings of Sy...
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Think, Reader! what astonishment must have overwhelmed the mind of
Babylon's monarch, when beholding a poor captive youth of Israel's
race, not only bringing to his recollection all the circumstances...
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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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AND WHEREAS THOU SAWEST IRON MIXED WITH MIRY CLAY,.... That is, iron
among the clay; otherwise iron and clay will not mix and cement
together, as is affirmed in the latter part of the verse; but as so...
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_And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle
themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to
another, even as iron is not mixed with clay._
Ver. 43. _They s...
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_The fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron_, &c. This description
agrees well with the Roman empire, and the event answered the
prediction; for the Roman was vastly more strong and extensive than
any...
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And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they, the rulers
and the various ruling elements making up the fourth kingdom, SHALL
MINGLE THEMSELVES WITH THE SEED OF MEN, making an effort to esta...
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The Dream Interpreted; Daniel Advanced...
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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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WITH THE SEED OF MEN, i.e. by marriage; but they shall never solder
well together, because ambition is of stronger force than affinity and
consanguinity in rulers....
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Daniel 2:43 As H1768 saw H2370 (H8754) iron H6523 mixed H6151 (H8743)
ceramic H2917 clay H2635 mingle...
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“And the fourth kingdom will be as strong as iron, forasmuch as iron
breaks in pieces and subdues all things. And as iron that crushes all
these, will it break in pieces and crush. And whereas you saw...
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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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_But they shall not cleave one to another._
THE LAW OF UNITY
There is a law of unity, of brotherhood or consolidation. Mechanical
association has nothing to do with true unity. Men may sit side by
si...
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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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DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 2:43 God will establish A KINGDOM THAT SHALL
NEVER BE DESTROYED, his final kingdom, which will ultimately destroy
all other KINGDOMS. Though it starts small, it will grow to fill...
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_HOMILETICS_
SECT. IX.—THE INTERPRETATION OF THE DREAM (Chap. Daniel 2:36)
In the interpretation of the king’s dream we come to the prophecies
of Daniel. Some of these prophecies were communications...
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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...
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Daniel 7:23; Daniel 7:24; Daniel 7:7; Daniel 7:8; Revelation 13:1;...
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Mingle themselves — By marriage, but they shall never knit well
together, because ambition is stronger than affinity....