Daniel 2 - The Mystery of the Dream
Daniel 2 - Interpretation of the king's dream v1-13 - The failure of Chaldeans and their gods Daniel chapter 2 tells the story of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, who had a dream that troubled him greatly. In those days they dreams are considered as symbolic signs of what will happen in real life. The king called on his magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, astrologers and the Chaldeans to not only interpret the dream, but also tell him what the dream was. The reason the king ask them to tell him the dream was to ensure that they are not false sorcerers. However, they were unable to tell what was the dream and kept asking the king to reveal the dream. The king became angry and he ordered all of the wise men of Babylon to be executed. The Chaldeans represents the power and wisdom of the Babylonian empire but were unable to tell and interpret the dream. They even admitted that no one can do what the king wants, except only the gods. "The thing that the king asks is difficult, and no...