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THE INTENT OF THE DREAM
SEPTEMBER 15
Daniel 4:4-17
THE INTENT OF THE DREAM
King Nebuchadnezzar received another dream from God. This time it was about how a great and tall tree was cut down. The branches were cut off, the leaves shaken off and its fruits scattered. The birds and animals that came to it for food and shelter all escaped. Only the stump of its roots was spared, with a band of iron and brass around it.
The dream troubled the king greatly and he could not sleep. As with the first dream in Daniel 2, he again called together all his old advisers to tell him what the dream meant. The magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, soothsayers were all summoned, but none could interpret its meaning. Man cannot know God’s mysteries unless He reveals it to them!
Why did God give this dream to King Nebuchadnezzar? The interpretation would come later through Daniel. But this time, He did reveal the purpose of the dream directly to Nebuchadnezzar. Nebuchadnezzar was a successful king who won many wars, conquered great lands, and governed the affairs of many nations. He thought he earned it all by his own intelligence and might. Many people must have thought that way about him too! Yet God tells him in the dream, that what shall happen soon is for one purpose - that all living may know that it is the Most High God who rules the kingdom of men. It is the Most High God who sets up lowly man as kings over earthly kingdoms.
With this purpose made known to Nebuchadnezzar, the interpretation later would give him a full picture of who he really was in the presence of the Almighty God.
Thought: The leaders and governments of every country are in power only because God decreed it so.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I praise You for You are the Most High God whohas established every leader in each nation. Grant me the faith to know that You alone are sovereign over all matters in this wicked and sinful world. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Daniel 4:4-17
THE INTENT OF THE DREAM
King Nebuchadnezzar received another dream from God. This time it was about how a great and tall tree was cut down. The branches were cut off, the leaves shaken off and its fruits scattered. The birds and animals that came to it for food and shelter all escaped. Only the stump of its roots was spared, with a band of iron and brass around it.
The dream troubled the king greatly and he could not sleep. As with the first dream in Daniel 2, he again called together all his old advisers to tell him what the dream meant. The magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, soothsayers were all summoned, but none could interpret its meaning. Man cannot know God’s mysteries unless He reveals it to them!
Why did God give this dream to King Nebuchadnezzar? The interpretation would come later through Daniel. But this time, He did reveal the purpose of the dream directly to Nebuchadnezzar. Nebuchadnezzar was a successful king who won many wars, conquered great lands, and governed the affairs of many nations. He thought he earned it all by his own intelligence and might. Many people must have thought that way about him too! Yet God tells him in the dream, that what shall happen soon is for one purpose - that all living may know that it is the Most High God who rules the kingdom of men. It is the Most High God who sets up lowly man as kings over earthly kingdoms.
With this purpose made known to Nebuchadnezzar, the interpretation later would give him a full picture of who he really was in the presence of the Almighty God.
Thought: The leaders and governments of every country are in power only because God decreed it so.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I praise You for You are the Most High God whohas established every leader in each nation. Grant me the faith to know that You alone are sovereign over all matters in this wicked and sinful world. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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