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world are become the kingdoms of our
Lord. and Of His Christ: and He shall
reign forever and ever.--Rev. lib.
REFERENCE MATERIAL = lisa. e:s.
f:13. N:47; John 1888.
PRIMARY TOPIC-How God Answered
Daniels Prayer.
JUNIOR TOPIC - Daniel Reveals the
Kings Dream.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
How Daniel Met Severe Test
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Gods World-Kingdom: Its Nature and
Method.
I. Nebuchadnezzar's Dream wv.
1-13).
This dream made tremendous i'm
preston upon the kings mind. but he
had forgotten Its content. He urgent
ly demanded of the wise men that
they make known the dream and its
Interpretation, promising great honor
and rewards II they made known and
interpreted the dream, and woe and
disaster If they failed These miser-
able deceivers tried to gain time"
by insisting that the dream should be
made known in order that they might
interpret 1t. Because of their failure
the king was very furious and COM
manded all the wise men of Babylon
to be slain. This action seems TO be
severe. but in view Of the fact that
these deceivers made their living by
preying upon the credulity of the peo-
pie 1t was but just that they either
make good or be cut off.
II. The Revelation Of the Dream
wv. 1885.
When the decree was In process of
execution Daniel was sought out to be
slain. He sought an interview with
the king and obtained time. Note
l. The prayer meeting in Babylon
(vv 14-1S). Daniel was the leader in
that prayer meeting. He called his
fellows together and most definitely
prayed to God. Their lives were at
stake; their need was great.
2. Daniels Inscription of praise to
God wv. 1929. God heard their
prayer and Daniel responded in lofty
strains of praise to God.
3. Daniel before the king (vv. "a
30). Because he had been with the
Lord and had obtained wisdom. he was
confident and calm before the great
king. Though thus honored with his
wisdom from God he behaved himself
with becoming humility.
4.SThe content of the dream (vv.
31-S5). Daniel made known to the
king that in his dream he had beheld
great image with head Of gold,
breast and arms OF silver, belly and
thighs of brass, legs of iron and feet
part of iron and part of clay. He be-
held the image smitten by stone and
the store became great mountain.
III. The Interpretation Of the Dream
wv. 36-46).
l. The head of gold represented the
Chaldean monarchy with Nebuchad-
nezzar as its head (vv. 81, 49, With
the accession of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to
the throne, the times of the Gentiles
began.
2. The breast and arms of silver
represented the Medo-Persian power
(v. 800. The Medo-Persian empire
was kingdom inferior to the Chal-
dean.
3. The belly and thighs of brass rep
resented the Grecian empire under
Alexander the Great ". 39).
4. The legs of iron represented the
Roman empire (vv. 40-43).
ID The two legs represented the
eastern and western divisions of the
Roman empire. (2) The feet OF iron
and clay represented the two elements
Of human government, which inferred
in the Roman empire and are present
today in all forms of government
namely, absolutism and socialism, or
Imperialism and democracy These
elements have no coherency The adj
mixture Of the iron with miry clay
represents the mingling of the seeds
of men, the intermarriage of the royal
houses. This has characterized all
the nations of the earth, indicating
their efforts to unite the ruling fami-
lies Of The earth by means of inter
marriage.
2. Inc stone cut OUT u the NOUN
tam wv. ~ 4o'. lil's - tne kiheuoh'
OF heaven SO grapmcaiiy SET Iortn ~
tne New Testament. lor tne kinsioln
q neaveh Y tue kihguoM which tue
1od n heaven sialI set up. ~ Ine
stone Y cnrls. lisa. zo'lo' MAT.
"A :4z-4H, ~ When diu the STONE
strihet Inc ilnpact OF the STONE
was upon tne ieet OF the cor.
umns ". ga. ms SHOWS tnat
I ana no. STRIKE az Cnrist's nrst COM
ing ior tne hoihan empire was unit
~ tnat tlme' NOT even the division q