Chapter 4: The Statue of Kingdoms

Daniel went to Arioch.

DANIEL“Do not execute the wise men. Bring me before the king. I will tell him the meaning.”

Arioch brought Daniel before Nebuchadnezzar. The king said "Are you able to tell me what I saw and what it means?"

Daniel did not take credit.

DANIEL“No wise man or enchanter can do what the king asks. But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries — and He has shown you what will happen in days to come.”— Daniel 2:27-28

Then Daniel described the dream.

"You saw a great statue, enormous and dazzling. Its head was pure gold. Its chest and arms were silver. Its belly and thighs were bronze. Its legs were iron. Its feet were partly iron and partly clay. Then a stone — cut without human hands — struck the statue at its feet. The whole statue shattered. The wind swept away the pieces like chaff. But the stone became a great mountain and filled the whole earth."

Nebuchadnezzar listened, astonished. Daniel continued with the meaning.

"You, O king, are the head of gold. God has given you power and glory over all the earth. After you, other kingdoms will rise — each one inferior to the one before. But in the end, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed. It will crush all other kingdoms and stand forever."

Nebuchadnezzar fell to the ground before Daniel.

NEBUCHADNEZZAR“Surely your God is the God of gods and the Lord of kings. He alone reveals mysteries.”— Daniel 2:47

That day, the king promoted Daniel to ruler over the entire province of Babylon. And at Daniel's request, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were appointed to help govern the land.