The Book of Daniel Part 9
Daniel 4:1-19
II. The Dream of the Image —2:1-49
III. Nebuchadnezzar’s Golden Image- Daniel 3:1-30
IV. The Dream of the Great Tree - Daniel 4:1-37
A. The Letter of the King — 4:1-3
1. The king is addressing all members of his empire (v1)
2. Share wonders that the Most High God has given me (v2)
3. Statement of praise and three observation about YHWH (v3)
B. The Failure of the Wise Men — 4:4-9
1. “At ease in my house and flourishing in my palace” (v4)
2. Another dream made him fearful (v5)
3. A call to the wise men to interpret the dream-again (v6)
4. The wise men could not interpret the dream-again (v7)
5. Daniel cones to the rescue (v8)
6. No secret was too troublesome for Daniel (v9)
C. The Dream — 4:10-18
1. The Great Tree — 4:10-12
a. Tree in the midst of the earth and its height was great (v10)
b. It was visible to the end of the whole earth (v11)
c. The tree spread its food everywhere (v12)
2. The Decree Against the Tree — 4:13-16
a. A holy one descended from heaven (v13)
b. The angel ordered to destroy the tree (v14)
c. Leave the stump bounded by iron and brass (v15a)
d. A personification of the tree to dwell among the beasts (16)
3. The Purpose — 4:17
a. The Most High is ruler over the realm of mankind (v17)
4. The Second Plea for the Interpretation — 4:18
a. Daniel can interpret another dream (v18)
D. The Interpretation — 4:19-27
1. Daniel’s Reluctance — 4:19
a. Daniel was appalled and alarmed (v19)
2. Daniel’s Interpretation — 4:20-26
