With what words did Daniel begin the interpretation of the dream?
Answer
"Thou, 0 king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength,
and glory. And where so ever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven
hath He given into your hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold." Verses
37, 38.
NOTE - The character of the Babylonian Empire is fittingly indicated by the nature of the material
composing that portion of the image by which it was symbolized-the head of gold. It was "the golden
kingdom of a golden age." The city of Babylon, its metropolis, according to history, towered to a height
never equaled by any of its later rivals. "Situated in the garden of the East; laid out in a perfect square sixty
miles in circumference, fifteen miles on each side, surrounded by a wall three hundred and fifty feet high
and eighty-seven feet thick, with a moat, or ditch, around this, of equal cubic capacity with the wall itself;
divided into six hundred and seventy-six squares, laid out in luxuriant pleasure-grounds and gardens,
interspersed with magnificent dwellings-this city, containing in itself many things which were themselves
wonders of the world, was itself another and still mightier wonder. . . . Such was Babylon, with
Nebuchadnezzar, youthfu1, bold, vigorous, and accomplished, seated upon its throne."
I. What does Jesus declare Himself to be?
7. How did the chief priests and Pharisees seek to prevent the fulfilment of Christ's words concerning His resurrection?
Whose presence does the Holy Spirit bring to the believers?
2. After being threatened with death if they did not make known the dream and the interpretation, what did the wise men say to the king?
What symbol was next introduced in the vision?
Who will sing the song of Moses and the Lamb on the sea of glass?
What work constitutes the fast most acceptable to God?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle