Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream of the Great Statue

I. The King’s Demand - Dan2.1-18

a. In the 2nd year of his reign Dan 2.1

Daniel 2:1 ESV

In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; his spirit was troubled, and his sleep left him.

b. Demanded that the magicians, the conjurers, the socerers and the Chaldeans to tell the dream and it’s interpretation Dan 2.2-11

Daniel 2:10–11 ESV

The Chaldeans answered the king and said, “There is not a man on earth who can meet the king’s demand, for no great and powerful king has asked such a thing of any magician or enchanter or Chaldean. The thing that the king asks is difficult, and no one can show it to the king except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.”

c. Ordered all wise men to be destroyed Dan2:12-13

d. Daniel requested for time. Dan2:14-18

Daniel 2:17–18 ESV

Then Daniel went to his house and made the matter known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions, and told them to seek mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his companions might not be destroyed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

II. The Dream Revealed Dan 2:19-35

Daniel 2:19 ESV

Then the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

Daniel 2:26–28 ESV

The king declared to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, “Are you able to make known to me the dream that I have seen and its interpretation?” Daniel answered the king and said, “No wise men, enchanters, magicians, or astrologers can show to the king the mystery that the king has asked, but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the latter days. Your dream and the visions of your head as you lay in bed are these:

III. The Dream Interpreted Dan 2:36-45