1. Chapter Two The Book of Daniel

2. Daniel 2:1-13 Nebuchadnezzar is troubled by his dreams, but cannot remember them. Daniel 2:4b-7:28 are written in Aramaic. –Aramaic vocabulary & grammar –“Thing, word, matter” Arm. melah Heb. Debar –Aramaic was a spoken tongue of Babylon. Daniel 2:1-13 Nebuchadnezzar is troubled by his dreams, but cannot remember them. Daniel 2:4b-7:28 are written in Aramaic. –Aramaic vocabulary & grammar –“Thing, word, matter” Arm. melah Heb. Debar –Aramaic was a spoken tongue of Babylon. The Book of Daniel

3. Daniel 2:1-13 Nebuchadnezzar is troubled by his dreams, but cannot remember them. Daniel 2:14-25 God reveals to Daniel the dream and its meaning & Daniel praises God. Daniel 2:1-13 Nebuchadnezzar is troubled by his dreams, but cannot remember them. Daniel 2:14-25 God reveals to Daniel the dream and its meaning & Daniel praises God. The Book of Daniel

4. Daniel 2:26-35 Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of the great image. Daniel 2:26-35 Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of the great image. The Book of Daniel

5. Head of Gold Chest & Arms of Silver Belly & Thighs of Bronze Legs of Iron Feet of Iron &Clay Head of Gold Chest & Arms of Silver Belly & Thighs of Bronze Legs of Iron Feet of Iron &Clay

6. The Book of Daniel Head of Gold Chest & Arms of Silver Belly & Thighs of Bronze Legs of Iron Feet of Iron &Clay Head of Gold Chest & Arms of Silver Belly & Thighs of Bronze Legs of Iron Feet of Iron &Clay

7. Daniel 2:36-49 The interpretation of the dream. Daniel 2:36-49 The interpretation of the dream. The Book of Daniel

8. Babylonian 625-536 B.C. Medo-Persian 536-330 B.C. Babylonian 625-536 B.C. Medo-Persian 536-330 B.C.

9. Daniel 2:36-49 The interpretation of the dream. “Inferior to yours” ar‘ah minak –ar‘ah = “earth, downwards” Inferior in power or simply below on the image? –Septuagint: Gr. hetton “lesser, weaker” Vulgate: Lat. minus “less (than)” Daniel 2:36-49 The interpretation of the dream. “Inferior to yours” ar‘ah minak –ar‘ah = “earth, downwards” Inferior in power or simply below on the image? –Septuagint: Gr. hetton “lesser, weaker” Vulgate: Lat. minus “less (than)” The Book of Daniel

10. Babylonian 625-536 B.C. Medo-Persian 536-330 B.C. Greco-Macedonian 330-166 B.C. Roman 63 B.C.-455 A.D. Babylonian 625-536 B.C. Medo-Persian 536-330 B.C. Greco-Macedonian 330-166 B.C. Roman 63 B.C.-455 A.D.

11. Daniel 2:36-49 The interpretation of the dream. “In the days of these kings” –Luke 2:1-7; 3:1 Birth & Teaching of Jesus –Colossian 1:13-14 –The Lord’s church is the kingdom which “shall stand forever.” Daniel 2:36-49 The interpretation of the dream. “In the days of these kings” –Luke 2:1-7; 3:1 Birth & Teaching of Jesus –Colossian 1:13-14 –The Lord’s church is the kingdom which “shall stand forever.” The Book of Daniel