2. Daniel 1:8 - Daniel Resolved

3. Daniel 1:8 - Daniel Resolved

4. Daniel 2:1
In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; his spirit was troubled, and his sleep left him.

5. The Dream and Interpretation
o   Gold – Babylon (you) lasts 70 years
o   Silver – Med Persian empire lasts 200 years
o   Bronze – Greeks 130 years
o   Iron – Romans (west until 476 AD or east until 1453 AD) .

6. What do they have in common?
a. God raises them up and God takes them down

7. What do they have in common?
a. God raises them up and God takes them down
b. They are temporal

8. What do they have in common?
a. God raises them up and God takes them down
b. They are temporal
c. They are led my men with clay feet

9. In Contrast… …The Kingdom of God
“44 And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left to another people. It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand forever, 

10. In Contrast… …The Kingdom of God
45 just as you saw that a stone was cut from a mountain by no human hand, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold. A great God has made known to the king what shall be after this. The dream is certain, and its interpretation sure.”

11. What do we learn?

12. What do we learn?
1. What did the dream mean for Nebuchadnezzar?

13. What do we learn? 1. What did the dream mean for Nebuchadnezzar?
2. What did the dream mean for Daniel/Israel?

14. What do we learn? 1. What did the dream mean for Nebuchadnezzar?
2. What did the dream mean for Daniel/Israel?
3. What does it mean for us?

15. What do we learn? 1. What did the dream mean for Nebuchadnezzar?
2. What did the dream mean for Daniel/Israel?
3. What does it mean for us?
Only the Gospel has solutions for societies most complex problems.

16. What do we learn? 1. What did the dream mean for Nebuchadnezzar?
2. What did the dream mean for Daniel/Israel?
3. What does it mean for us?
Only the Gospel has solutions for OUR most complex problems.

17. Daniel 1:8 - Daniel Resolved

18. The Stone
14And he will become a sanctuary and a stone of offense and a rock of stumbling to both houses of Israel, a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 15And many shall stumble on it. They shall fall and be broken; they shall be snared and taken.”- Isaiah 8:14-15

19. The Stone
16He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” When they heard this, they said, “Surely not!” 17But he looked directly at them and said, “What then is this that is written: ‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’? 18Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and when it falls on anyone, it will crush him.” - Luke 20:16-18

20. The Result
46Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face and paid homage to Daniel, and commanded that an offering and incense be offered up to him The king answered and said to Daniel, “Truly, your God is God of gods and Lord of kings, and a revealer of mysteries, for you have been able to reveal this mystery.”

21. The Result
48Then the king gave Daniel high honors and many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon and chief prefect over all the wise men of Babylon. 49Daniel made a request of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego over the affairs of the province of Babylon. But Daniel remained at the king's court.
- Daniel 2:46-49