Daniel Interprets the Second Dream
The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth; Dan. 4:20
The tree that... The 5th prophecy in Daniel (Dan. 4:20-23, fulfilled). Next, Dan. 4:25.
Interpretation of the Tree Vision:
1. Nebuchadnezzar, you are the tree (Dan. 4:20-22; cp. Dan. 2:38)
2. The watcher, a holy one sent down from heaven, is an angel announcing the decree of the Most High (Dan. 4:23-24)
3. The decree is: You will become mentally deranged and men will drive you from your kingdom. You will imagine yourself one of the beasts of the field, eating and sleeping with them for seven years, until you learn that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomsoever He will (Dan. 4:25)
4. The stump left in the ground with the roots held firm by a band of iron and brass means that your kingdom shall be sure unto you when your lesson is learned (Dan. 4:26)
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