The Bible In Paintings: DANIEL AND THE DREAM OF NEBUCHADNEZZAR

[Hebrews 11:6]

The Bible In Paintings 2
ENCOURAGEMENT FOR APPRECIATING AND APPLYING GOD'S MESSAGE

DANIEL AND
THE DREAM OF
NEBUCHADNEZZAR

D A N I E L
CHAPTER 2

Nebuchadnezzar summoned the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers and astrologers to tell him what he had dreamed. He said to them, “I have had a dream that troubles me and I want to know what it means. Tell me the dream, and I will know that you can interpret it for me.”

The astrologers answered the king, “There is not a man on earth who can do what the king asks! No king, however great and mighty, has ever asked such a thing. What the king asks is too difficult. No one can reveal it to the king except the gods, and they do not live among men.”

This made the king so angry and furious that he ordered the execution of all the wise men of Babylon. So the decree was issued to put the wise men to death, and men were sent to look for Daniel and his friends to put them to death.

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"King Nebuchadnezzar Demands
the Wise Men Tell Him His Dream"

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"King Nebuchadnezzar Demands
the Wise Men Tell Him His Dream"

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JAMES TISSOT
"Daniel and the Wise Men"

Daniel went in to the king and asked for time, so that he might interpret the dream for him. Then Daniel returned to his house and explained the matter to his friends Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. He urged them to plead for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that he and his friends might not be executed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. During the night the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven and said:

“Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are his. He changes times and seasons; he sets up kings and deposes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with him. I thank and praise you, O God of my fathers: You have given me wisdom and power, you have made known to me what we asked of you, you have made known to us the dream of the king.”

Then Daniel said “Take me to the king, and I will interpret his dream for him.”

The king asked Daniel (also called Belteshazzar), “Are you able to tell me what I saw in my dream and interpret it?”

Daniel replied, “There is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries. He has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in days to come. Your dream and the visions that passed through your mind as you lay on your bed are these:

“As you were lying there, O king, your mind turned to things to come, and the revealer of mysteries showed you what is going to happen.

“You looked, O king, and there before you stood a large statue—an enormous, dazzling statue, awesome in appearance. The head of the statue was made of pure gold, its chest and arms of silver, its belly and thighs of bronze, its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of baked clay. While you were watching, a rock was cut out, but not by human hands. It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay and smashed them. Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver and the gold were broken to pieces at the same time. The wind swept them away without leaving a trace. But the rock that struck the statue became a huge mountain and filled the whole earth.

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Master of Marradi
"Nabucodonosor's Dream"

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"Nebuchadnezzar's Statue"

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MATTHÄUS SEUTTER
"Colossus"

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WOLFGANG KILIAN
"Nebuchadnezzar's Dream"

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TED LARSON
"Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream of the Statue"

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BishopSteiner
"Nebuchadnezzar's Nightmare"

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“This was the dream, and now we will interpret it to the king. You, O king, are the king of kings. The God of heaven has given you dominion and power and might and glory. You are that head of gold.

“After you, another kingdom will rise, inferior to yours. Next, a third kingdom, one of bronze, will rule over the whole earth. Finally, there will be a fourth kingdom, strong as iron—and as iron breaks things to pieces, so it will crush and break all the others. Just as you saw that the feet and toes were partly of baked clay and partly of iron, so this will be a divided kingdom; yet it will have some of the strength of iron in it, even as you saw iron mixed with clay. As the toes were partly iron and partly clay, so this kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle. And just as you saw the iron mixed with baked clay, so the people will be a mixture and will not remain united, any more than iron mixes with clay.

“In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed. This is the meaning of the vision of the rock cut out of a mountain, but not by human hands—a rock that broke the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver and the gold to pieces.

“The great God has shown the king what will take place in the future. The dream is true and the interpretation is trustworthy.”

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MATTIA PRETI
"Daniel Interpreting Nebuchadnezzar's Dream"

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HANS VREDEMAN
"Daniel before King Nebuchadnezzar"

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ADRIAN COLLAERT
"Daniel Interpreting the Dream"

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"Daniel Interpreting Nebuchadnezzar's Dream"

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"Daniel Interpreting Nebuchadnezzar's Dream"

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SHIGERU AOKI
"Nebuchadnezzar and Daniel"

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WILLIAM BRASSEY HOLE
"Daniel Interprets the Dream of Nebuchadnezzar"

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"Daniel enterpreteth Nebuchadnezzar's Dream"

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GRANT ROMNEY CLAWSON
"Daniel Interprets Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream"

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"Daniel Interprets the King's Dream"

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Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell prostrate before Daniel and paid him honor and ordered that an offering and incense be presented to him.

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EVELYN PAUL
"Daniel Interprets the Dream of Nebuchadnezzar"

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The king said to Daniel, “SURELY YOUR GOD IS THE GOD OF GODS AND THE LORD OF KINGS and a revealer of mysteries, for you were able to reveal this mystery.”

Then the king placed Daniel in a high position and lavished many gifts on him. He made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and placed him in charge of all its wise men. Moreover, at Daniel’s request the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego administrators over the province of Babylon, while Daniel himself remained at the royal court.

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[Bob434]

Yup. A soviet once said that they didn’t need to attack,the us, but just had to wait because the nation would collapse o. It s own from within. The left are helping to undermine our nation by destroying git fro. Within by attacking our very foundations too, such as our moral code, family structure, attacking science etc.

[Hebrews 11:6]

On your recommendation, Alba, I went back and re-viewed all four. I like Brassey Hole’s drama: the kneeling Daniel is raising the king from his throne.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Thanks for mentioning.

My personal Bible reading has me in the middle of Revelation just now, so it was fresh in my noggin.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Your HANDWRITING ON THE WALL day arrives on Monday.

[SaveFerris]

Excellent!!

[SaveFerris]

Globalists, Globalism and the Great Reset.

Seems to be the fad and the handwriting is on the wall.

🛐🙏✝️

[Hebrews 11:6]

Isn't that the motto on the Statue of Liberty?

“Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”

[NorthMountain]

“My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look upon my works, ye mighty, and despair ...”

[Bob434]

Legally, pledging allegiance to,the United states- far different from what we are seeing with illegals who,hate us storming our nation’s borders. Legal immigrants come here to assimilate and make a good life for themselves and the nation, un,ike illegals that come here to live off welfare and who hate our nation.

[Jim W N]

My heart goes out to you. Such a loss bring pain and grief that we are then challenged to work through. Tough stuff and difficult, but we come out better on the other side.

I'm in the process of losing my wife and family (in another way). Long story but a source of comfort for me and maybe you is Paul's testimony in Philippians about his losses.

But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yes doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, and be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: that I may know him...

Phil. 3:7-10.

I believe the Lord gives to us, but Satan comes to steal, kill, and destroy. And who does Satan target? Those like Job and maybe you and I who have a heart for God.

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

Rom. 8:18.

With tears I say your wife waits for you and you will know Jesus in a way you may otherwise never have been able.

God bless you.

[Jim W N]

the Great Reset...

AKA Totalitarian World Government turning quickly into bloody and deadly Islamic Worldwide Supremacy.

Coming soon (but not yet) in Daniel's 70th Week both in this study and in this world. IMO for many reasons, it will come sometime during the second half of this century.

[Hebrews 11:6]

We’ll be humbling ol’ King of Kings Nebuchadnezzar on Sunday. First, though, we have three tender Israeli youth ready for roasting....

[SemualRoberts]

I really love these, I hope I am on the subscription feed!

Love this entire portion of Daniel, and cannot wait to see the 2nd dream, and then the older Daniel writing on the wall “dream”, I took upper-level Daniel at Liberty and this was one of my favorite courses.

As a writer that is in a current project that will be intertwining most of the Word into the manuscript, albeit in an original and unique manner.

I hope that those who have ears will hear the connection, and of the blind with eyes cleansed by Christ can see the Word within this collection of Scriptural art.

[SemualRoberts]

#5 made me laugh, because I saw Daniel peeing inside the king’s ear and one of the others (middle) laughing so hard his side was locked up...

and then #6, the statue was a neuter who was doing Kegel strengthening exercises...

I’m sorry, they were funny...

[InkStone]

Good Morning Dan, and Very Helpful and Encouraging Contributions from each of you who add your comments.

Tremendous Posting Dan! Such Drama and Fulfilled Prophecy. Great Works of Art; Thank You.

[Hebrews 11:6]

I hope I am on the subscription feed!

I infer you wish to be added to my Ping List, to be notified of each post. I have indeed added you. You can expect an average of five pings weekly.

I hope that those who have ears will hear the connection, and of the blind with eyes cleansed by Christ can see the Word within this collection of Scriptural art.

Well-expressed. I thoroughly agree.

[Hebrews 11:6]

All viewers are entitled to their personal interpretations.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Drama and Fulfilled Prophecy

The Holy Grail, Leon!

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My "COVID" mask, when I'm forced to wear one, has printed on it in large block letters:

YEARNING
TO BREATHE
FREE

If commented on, I shrug and say: "What can I say, I'm a huddled mass..."

[Hebrews 11:6]

Very nice. How Savoir Faire-ish of you.