Bible Readings — Bible Questions Answered

Daniel and the Dream

After the wise men had thus confessed their inability to do what the king required, who offered to interpret the dream? BR-ASI9 131.5

“Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.” Daniel 2:16. BR-ASI9 131.6

After Daniel and his fellows had sought God earnestly, how were the dream and its interpretation revealed to Daniel? BR-ASI9 131.7

“Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.” Daniel 2:19. BR-ASI9 131.8

When brought before the king, what did Daniel say? BR-ASI9 131.9

“Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king; 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.” Daniel 2:27, 28. BR-ASI9 131.10

What did Daniel say the king had seen in his dream? BR-ASI9 131.11

“Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these; . . . Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible.” Daniel 2:28-31. BR-ASI9 131.12

Of what were the different parts of the image composed? BR-ASI9 132.1

“This image’s head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, his legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay.” Daniel 2:32, 33. BR-ASI9 132.2

By what means was the image broken to pieces? BR-ASI9 132.3

“Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces.” Daniel 2:34. BR-ASI9 132.4

What became of the various parts of the image? BR-ASI9 132.5

“Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.” Daniel 2:35. BR-ASI9 132.6