Section 1 of Preface - Examples of Prophecy from
the Old Testament
Introduction:
To help us to understand how past revelations
from God were fulfilled, let us first look at two
examples of God's revelation to the prophet Daniel
as recorded in the book of Daniel.
Example from Daniel Chapter 2:
The first example is God's revealing to Daniel
the dream of King Nebuchadnezzar (in Daniel chapter
2:26-47). Take time to read chapter 2 of Daniel from
your Bible or simply read from the text provided
below; then answer the series of questions that
follow.
As background, King Nebuchadnezzar was the king
of Babylon. From ~605
B.C. to ~581
B.C. he had
defeated Judah, burned Jerusalem, and took the
people of Judah as slaves to Babylon. Just prior to
being appointed king, in ~605
B.C. Nebuchadnezzar
defeated Jehoiakim (the king of Judah) and took
temple treasures as well as the sons of prominent
families, including Daniel, to Babylon.
Daniel chapter 2 records what happens in the
second year of Nebuchadnezzar's reign (~603
B.C.).
This chapter opens telling about a troubling dream
that the king had. The king wanted to find someone
who could tell him the dream...and the
interpretation. No one could be found to do this,
until they found Daniel.
Beginning in Daniel Chapter 2 verse 26, Daniel
responds to the king's request to interpret the
dream:
The king said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar,
"Are you able to make known to me the dream which I
have seen and its interpretation?" 27Daniel
answered before the king and said, "As for the
mystery about which the king has inquired, neither
wise men, conjurers, magicians nor diviners are able
to declare it to the king. 28"However,
there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and
He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will
take place in the latter days. This was your dream
and the visions in your mind while on your bed.
Daniel 2:26-28 - New American Standard Version (NAS)
Question:
According to Daniel 2:26-28 when the king asked
Daniel if he was able to make known the dream,
Daniel told him that only __________ could make it
known. |