The Book of Daniel Part 4
Daniel 2:12-35
II. The Dream of the Image —2:1-49
A. The Demand of Nebuchadnezzar — 2:1-30
1. The challenge to the wise men — 2:1-13
l. The king became furious and decreed to destroy the entire school, including Daniel and the three friends (v12-13)
2. Daniel’s Plea — 2:14-16
a. Daniel replied with discretion, discernment to Arioch (v14)
b. Why so urgent? (v15)
c. Daniel requests a meeting with the king (v16)
3. Daniel’s Prayer — 2:17-23
a. Daniel tells his three friends (v17)
b. They asked God for mercy and not to be destroyed (v18)
c. The mystery was revealed to Daniel in a night vision (v19)
4. The Praise — 2:20-23
a. Emphasizes His omniscience and omnipotence (v20)
b. Highlights God’s sovereignty (v 21)
c. Describes God as a revealer (v22)
d. Daniel’s prayer ends with a praise of God (v23)
5. Daniel’s Testimony — 2:24-30
a. Don’t destroy the wise men, I’ll give the interpretation (v24)
b. There’s a man from Judah that can interpret the dream (v25
c. Can you tell me the dream and its interpretation? (v26)
d. No person could do what the king demanded (v27)
e. But there is a God Who knows everything (v28a)
f. The circumstances that led to the king’s dreams (28b-29)
g. The primary goal was for him to understand who God is (30
B. The Dream — 2:31-35
1. The appearance of the Image was awesome (v31)
2. The Image: gold, silver, bronze, iron, clay (vs 32-33)
3. The striking stone crushed the statue (vs 34)
4. To no visible appearance, the stone became a great mountain (35
