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Verse Daniel 2:45. _THE DREAM IS CERTAIN_] It contains a _just_
_representation_ of things as they shall be.
_AND THE INTERPRETATION THEREOF SURE._] The parts of the dream being
truly explained....
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FORASMUCH AS THOU SAWEST THAT THE STONE ... - On the meaning of the
language employed here, see the notes at Daniel 2:34. The word
“forasmuch” may be taken either in connection with what precedes,
or...
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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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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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_Forasmuch as_thou hast seen in thy dream this colossal image
preternaturally destroyed (Daniel 2:34-35), a _great God hath_let thee
see behind the veil of the future, and _made known to thee what wil...
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The kingdom of God, to succeed these kingdoms....
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c. FINAL KINGDOM
TEXT: Daniel 2:44-45
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And in the days of those kings shall the God of heaven set up a
kingdom which shall never be destroyed, or shall the sovereignty
thereof be left to another...
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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 t...
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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 DREAM _is_ CERTAIN, AND THE INTERPRETATION THEREOF SURE] Note the
absoluteness of the prediction, so unlike the conditional utterances
of the prophets in general: see Intro....
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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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THE STONE CUT OUT OF THE MOUNTAIN. — The mountain was not mentioned
in Daniel 2:34. In the language of prophecy, it must mean Mount Zion,
which appears in other passages to be closely connected with t...
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כָּ ל ־קֳבֵ֣ל דִּֽי ־חֲזַ֡יְתָ דִּ֣י
מִ
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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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Forasmuch as thou sawest that the (a) 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
know...
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_Hands. Protestant marg.: "mountain, which was not in hand." (Haydock)
--- Christ was born of a virgin; and his kingdom was not established
by ambition, like others. Yet it presently became a mountain...
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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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FORASMUCH AS THOU SAWEST THAT THE STONE WAS CUT OUT OF THE MOUNTAIN
WITHOUT HANDS,.... Daniel 2:34
AND THAT IT BRAKE IN PIECES THE IRON, THE BRASS, THE CLAY, THE SILVER,
AND THE GOLD; of which the im...
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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...
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_And in the days of these kings_ That is, kingdoms, or during the
succession of these four monarchies; and it must be during the time of
the last of them, because they are reckoned _four_ in successio...
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The Dream Interpreted; Daniel Advanced...
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Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain
without hands, without human agency and influence, AND THAT IT BRAKE
IN PIECES THE IRON, THE BRASS, THE CLAY, THE SILVER, AND THE GO...
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WITHOUT HANDS:
Or, which was not in hand
HEREAFTER:
Cald. after this...
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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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This verse notes,
1. The small beginning of Christ's kingdom visibly.
2. The different rise of Christ from all other; his conception by the
Holy Ghost, like as Melchizedek, without father and mother...
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“And in the days of those kings will the God of heaven set up a
kingdom which will never be destroyed, nor will its sovereignty be
left to another people. But it will break in pieces and consume all
t...
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Daniel 2:45
_(with Proverbs 27:1)_
Our subject is the future, and we are to find out what is known, and
also what is unknown about it.
I. We owe a great deal, both in the way of stimulus and in the...
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Daniel 2:44
I. Notice the law of decay in human affairs. (1) It is impressively
illustrated in the fact that individuals pass so soon out of the
memory of the world. (2) It is more impressively illus...
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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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_And that it break in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the
silver, and the gold._
THE IMAGE DESTROYED
Looking at the image as a whole, notice:
I. ITS UNITY. Four successive empires were not rep...
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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. 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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1 Chronicles 16:25; 2 Corinthians 10:4; 2 Corinthians 10:5; 2 Samuel
7:22;...
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And the gold — This denotes the small beginning of Christ's visible
kingdom, and the different rise of Christ from all other; his
conception by the Holy Ghost, without father and mother, respectively...