Daniel 2 Flashcards
What is Daniel’s Babylonian name?
Belteshazzar
What does Daniel Ch 2 talk about?
King Nebuchadnezzar’s dream and Daniel interpreting the dream
What was the main parts (4) of King Nebuchadnezzar’s dream?
- There was a huge standing shining statue of a man.
- A rock was then cut out from a mountain (not by human hands) and struck the iron&clay feet of the statue.
- It broke to pieces and the wind blew it away without a trace
- The rock that was cut out then became a great mountain that covered the whole Earth.
What were the 5 materials and corresponding parts of the statue?
Head: Fine Gold
Chest & arms: Silver
Belly & thighs: Bronze
Legs: Iron
Feet: Combination of iron & baked clay
Daniel 2:28
But there is a God in heaven that ________ ______ and maketh known to the king _____________ what shall be in the ________ days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;
But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;
What does the head of gold represent? Who was it led by?
Babylon
King Nebuchadnezzar II
What dates did neo-babylon rule the world?
612-539 B.C
What kingdom does silver chest and arms represent? Who was it led by?
Medo-Persian empire
King Cyrus II (King Cyrus the great)
What dates did the Medes and Persians rule the world?
539-331 B.C
Who conquered the Medes and Persians at the battle of Arbela in 331 BC?
Alexander the Great
What dates did the ‘bronze’ (Greek) kingdom rule for?
331BC - ~168BC
What about the Greeks represented the bronze?
Greek soldiers were called “brazen coated” because their armor was all bronze
What empire does iron represent?
Rome
When did Rome conquer the Greeks?
168BC (fully at 146BC)
How long did ROME reign for?
168BC to 476AD
Who was Rome captured by and when?
by the Ostrogoths in A.D. 476.
What was iron and clay feet representing?
Barbarian tribes divided Roman the empire into 10 tribes which evolved into modern europe. Since this time there has been NO SINGLE empire that has ruled the world.
Which of the 10 barbarian tribes still exist today?
Anglo-Saxons - English,
Franks - French,
Alemannians - Germans,
Lombards - Italians.
How does the Iron and clay feet represent Europe?
Through marriage, alliances, and treaties, men have vainly attempted to reunite the European continent. All throughout history, leaders such as Charlemagne, Napoleon, Kaiser Wilhelm, Mussolini, and Hitler have fought to build a new European empire; but these words of Scripture have stopped every single would-be world ruler
How does Daniel 2 relate to Revelation 13?
Revelation 13 tells us there will be another attempt to establish a universal religion, but Daniel’s prophecy clearly states that the world will remain politically divided for the rest of Earth’s history.
Who will set up the final kingdom? (Daniel 2:44)
The next great universal kingdom will be the kingdom of heaven, set up by God
What does the stone cut from the mountain represent?
God’s kingdom
