Daniel 2

Question 1

What is Daniel’s Babylonian name?

Answer 1

Belteshazzar

Question 2

What does Daniel Ch 2 talk about?

Answer 2

King Nebuchadnezzar’s dream and Daniel interpreting the dream

Question 3

What was the main parts (4) of King Nebuchadnezzar’s dream?

Answer 3

1. There was a huge standing shining statue of a man.
2. A rock was then cut out from a mountain (not by human hands) and struck the iron&clay feet of the statue.
3. It broke to pieces and the wind blew it away without a trace
4. The rock that was cut out then became a great mountain that covered the whole Earth.

Question 4

What were the 5 materials and corresponding parts of the statue?

Answer 4

Head: Fine Gold
Chest & arms: Silver
Belly & thighs: Bronze
Legs: Iron
Feet: Combination of iron & baked clay

Question 5

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;

Answer 5

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;

Question 6

What does the head of gold represent? Who was it led by?

Answer 6

Babylon

King Nebuchadnezzar II

Question 7

What dates did neo-babylon rule the world?

Answer 7

612-539 B.C

Question 8

What kingdom does silver chest and arms represent? Who was it led by?

Answer 8

Medo-Persian empire
King Cyrus II (King Cyrus the great)

Question 9

What dates did the Medes and Persians rule the world?

Answer 9

539-331 B.C

Question 10

Who conquered the Medes and Persians at the battle of Arbela in 331 BC?

Answer 10

Alexander the Great

Question 11

What dates did the ‘bronze’ (Greek) kingdom rule for?

Answer 11

331BC - ~168BC

Question 12

What about the Greeks represented the bronze?

Answer 12

Greek soldiers were called “brazen coated” because their armor was all bronze

Question 13

What empire does iron represent?

Answer 13

Rome

Question 14

When did Rome conquer the Greeks?

Answer 14

168BC (fully at 146BC)

Question 15

How long did ROME reign for?

Answer 15

168BC to 476AD

Question 16

Who was Rome captured by and when?

Answer 16

by the Ostrogoths in A.D. 476.

Question 17

What was iron and clay feet representing?

Answer 17

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.

Question 18

Which of the 10 barbarian tribes still exist today?

Answer 18

Anglo-Saxons - English,
Franks - French,
Alemannians - Germans,
Lombards - Italians.

Question 19

How does the Iron and clay feet represent Europe?

Answer 19

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

Question 20

How does Daniel 2 relate to Revelation 13?

Answer 20

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.

Question 21

Who will set up the final kingdom? (Daniel 2:44)

Answer 21

The next great universal kingdom will be the kingdom of heaven, set up by God

Question 22

What does the stone cut from the mountain represent?

Answer 22

God’s kingdom