Daniel Chapter 2 Vs. 3

Nebuchadnezzar's Dream

And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream. Dan. 2:3

dreamed a dream... Dan. 2:1-49 is a vision of the great metallic image. In it we have the prophetic future of the world from Daniel’s day into the eternal future when God will reign forever. It concerns the latter days in particular (Dan. 2:28, 2:44-45). There are four parts to Dan. 2:1-49:

1. The details leading up to dream (Dan. 2:1-18)

2. The dream revealed (Dan. 2:19-35)

3. The dream interpreted (Dan. 2:36-45)

4. The effects of the dream (Dan. 2:46-49)

and my spirit... All the king could tell the wise men of his dream was that he had had one and that it greatly disturbed his spirit (Dan. 2:1-3). Except for Daniel and his companions, his wise men had made claims of power to reveal secrets and future events. Now, when the king needed them they could not live up to the claims of their supernatural powers. All branches of fortune telling and insight into the future by demons or by stars are limited. When God is involved in a case, as here, such other powers are absolutely helpless to operate even though under normal circumstances there may be a limited operation of those powers.