Daniel 2 - The Interpretation of King Nebuchadnezzar's
Dream:
Each part of the statue is explained:
You are the head of gold. 39"After you
there will arise another kingdom inferior to you,
then another third kingdom of bronze, which will
rule over all the earth. 40"Then
there will be a fourth kingdom as strong as iron;
inasmuch as iron crushes and shatters all things,
so, like iron that breaks in pieces, it will crush
and break all these in pieces. 41"In that
you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter's clay
and partly of iron, it will be a divided kingdom;
but it will have in it the toughness of iron,
inasmuch as you saw the iron mixed with common clay.
42"As the toes of the feet were partly of
iron and partly of pottery, so some of the kingdom
will be strong and part of it will be brittle.
43"And in that you saw the iron mixed with common
clay, they will combine with one another in the seed
of men; but they will not adhere to one another,
even as iron does not combine with pottery. Daniel
2:38-43 (NAS)
Question:
According to verses 39-43, the image had many
parts (e.g., the head of gold, the breast and arms of
silver, the third part made of brass, the fourth
part made of iron). What do each of these
parts of the image represent? |
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"...King Nebuchadnezzar, you are that head of gold
on the statue. 39 "Another kingdom will
come after you--[that is the silver part]. But that
kingdom will not be as great as your kingdom. Next,
a third kingdom will rule over the earth--that is
the bronze part. 40 Then there will be a fourth
kingdom. That kingdom will be strong like iron. Iron
breaks and smashes things to pieces. In the same
way, that fourth kingdom will smash and break all
the other kingdoms. 41 "You saw that the
feet and toes of the statue were partly clay and
partly iron. That means the fourth kingdom will be a
divided kingdom. It will have some of the strength
of iron in it because you saw the iron mixed with
clay. 42The toes of the statue were
partly iron and partly clay. So the fourth kingdom
will be partly strong like iron, and partly weak
like clay. 43 You saw the iron mixed with
clay. But iron and clay don't mix completely
together. In the same way, the people of the fourth
kingdom will be a mixture. Those people will not be
united as one people." (ERV)
"...thou
art the head of gold. 39 And after thee
shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee; and
another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear
rule over all the earth. 40And the fourth
kingdom shall be strong as iron, forasmuch as iron
breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things; and as
iron that crusheth all these, shall it break in
pieces and crush. 41 And whereas thou
sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and
part of iron, it shall be a divided kingdom; but
there shall be in it of the strength of the iron,
forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry
clay. 42 And as the toes of the feet were
part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall
be partly strong, and partly broken. 43
And whereas thou sawest the iron mixed with miry
clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of
men; but they shall not cleave one to another, even
as iron doth not mingle with clay. (ASV)
"...Thou
art this head of gold. 39 And after thee
shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and
another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear
rule over all the earth. 40 And the
fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as
iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and
as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in
pieces and bruise. 41 And whereas thou
sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and
part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but
there shall be in it of the strength of the iron,
forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry
clay. 42 And as the toes of the feet were
part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall
be partly strong, and partly broken. 43
And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay,
they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men:
but they shall not cleave one to another, even as
iron is not mixed with clay. (KJV)