Chapter 3: The Forgotten Dream

One night, Nebuchadnezzar had a dream. He woke shaken, his mind troubled. He knew the dream was important — but he could not remember it.

He summoned his magicians, enchanters, and wise men. But he did not simply ask for an interpretation. He demanded the impossible.

NEBUCHADNEZZAR“Tell me the dream and its meaning. If you cannot, you will be cut to pieces. If you can, you will be honored above all men.”— Daniel 2:5-6

The wise men were stunned. They pleaded with the king.

"Tell us the dream, and we will explain it. But no one on earth can do what the king asks. Only the gods could reveal such a thing — and they do not live among men."

Nebuchadnezzar exploded with rage. He ordered every wise man in Babylon to be executed.

When Arioch, the commander of the king's guard, came to carry out the sentence, Daniel and his friends were on the list. Daniel spoke to him calmly and asked what had happened. Then he went before the king and asked for time.

That night, Daniel gathered Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. Together, they prayed — begging the God of heaven for mercy.

And God answered. In a vision during the night, He revealed the mystery to Daniel.

Daniel did not rush to the palace. First, he praised God.

DANIEL“Blessed be Your name forever. Wisdom and power belong to You. You reveal deep and hidden things. You know what lies in darkness, and light dwells with You.”— Daniel 2:20-22