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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 broke them to pieces.
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 2:34-35).
Nebuchadnezzar's Image and the Incoming Stone in Daniel 2 Cannot be Overemphasized. Please memorize the numbers: 2—7—9—13—17. Daniel chapters 2, 7, & 9. Revelation chapters 13 & 17. These chapters are the backbone of Bible prophecy. Daniel 2 is complete within itself and should be read over and over and over. It is limited in detail but great for simplicity and telling the whole story in a few words.
The image in Nebuchadneezar's dream does not move. It is a form of communication from the living God that this pagan king can understand. He lived in the leading city of pagan idols. No doubt he worshipped these images erected to devils. In essence, God is saying: "Nebuchadnezzar, let me show you something you've never seen before."
Something about the image troubled the king. Without moving, the image troubled him. Actually, it was probably the stone that troubled him. The stone that reduced the great image to powder and was carried away with the wind; that troubled him. And then the stone filled the whole earth. Nebuchadnezzar had seen many silent images that just stood still and commanded allegiance. But such a dynamic stone he had never seen. The stone troubled him really bad. May God trouble us in our time of self-centered neglect of God.
This is God's picture of history in advance. It covers the time line from the days of Nebuchadnezzar until Christ returns to earth to set up His kingdom In Jerusalem upon the throne of His father David. From that throne He will rule the world for a thousand years. At the end of the thousand years when the earth will be cleansed with fire, His kingdom will continue throughout eternity—forever.
Isaiah said: Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even forever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this (Isaiah 9:7).
The angel said to Mary: Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob forever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end (Luke 1:30-33).
Memory Verse for this week:
Deuteronomy 4:9 Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the
things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life:
but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons;
Digging Deeper
God is the keeper of our souls. But there is a real sense in which we are guardians of our own souls in our relationship to the living God. This is not talking about the keeping of our eternal souls in a saved condition. It is talking about keeping the lines of communication intact between us and God. It has always been easy for God's people to forget Him….to neglect Him. God delivers us from some great calamity and it doesn't take us long to forget His help. So, the solution is to take heed to ourselves. Be on guard. Work at it hard. This thing God will not do for us. We have some responsibility in our walk with God.
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