“Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would show the king the interpretation.” Verse 16.
4. After Daniel and his fellows had sought God earnestly, [pg 205] how were the dream and its interpretation revealed to Daniel?
“Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night-vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.” Verse 19.
5. When brought before the king, what did Daniel say?
“Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, show unto the king; but there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these.” Verses 27, 28.
6. What did Daniel say the king had seen in his dream?
“Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these; ... Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible.” Verses 28-31.
7. Of what were the different parts of the image composed?
“This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, his legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay.” Verses 32, 33.
8. By what means was the image broken to pieces?