from Rachel: Break Off

Which part of the interpretation recorded in verses 20-27 do you imagine was most disturbing to King Nebuchadnezzar? “I would imagine the living with wild animals, eating grass like cattle, and sleeping outside every night.” Glance back at Daniel 2:48-49. What had Nebuchadnezzar done for Daniel after he interpreted the first dream? “He had madeContinue reading “from Rachel: Break Off”

from Rachel: Stripped Leaves and Scattered Fruit

The image in King Nebuchadnezzar’s first prophetic dream was a statue. What was the image in the second dream (today’s segment)? “a flourishing, sheltering tree“ According to the definition, what is the word luxuriant used to describe? “luxuriant or flourishing trees” How did the first tree symbolize Nebuchadnezzar‘s reign in Babylon up to that time?Continue reading “from Rachel: Stripped Leaves and Scattered Fruit”

from Rachel: A Royally Troubled Mind

List evidences of the dream’s impact on Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 2:1-12) “His mind was troubled, he could not sleep, he was demanding and distrustful of his astrologers, and then he was murderously angry.” Reflect again on our text. What do you think caused Nebuchadnezzar to feel this wasn’t an ordinary nightmare? “Verse 1 says ‘dreams’; maybeContinue reading “from Rachel: A Royally Troubled Mind”