Jesus Revealed in Doctrine JESUS REVEALED BY A ROCK
And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed. Dan. 2:44.
Nebuchadnezzar was the ruler of the whole world. He must have been capable and brilliant to accomplish such a feat. He could walk on the veranda of his palace, look at his hanging gardens, and compliment himself on the great empire that he had built. He had "I" trouble, just as Lucifer had. He did not give God the glory or the credit or the praise, but said rather, "Is not this great Babylon, that I have built?" He was a self-made man, and self-made men always love to worship their maker.
Earlier the God of heaven had tried to get through to this heathen king and let him know that there was Someone bigger than he. Nebuchadnezzar had a dream. However, he forgot it, and thus Daniel became involved in the picture. God revealed the dream to Daniel, and Nebuchadnezzar recognized his dream. Daniel also gave him the interpretation of his dream. Nebuchadnezzar was told that he was the head of gold. However, that wasn't the end of the dream. Nebuchadnezzar didn't like the part about the chest and arms of silver, and the other kingdoms to follow. So he decided to build an image like the one in his dream, but all of gold. And you remember the rest of the story. The God of heaven once again revealed Himself to Nebuchadnezzar.
But I'm more interested in the rock of Daniel 2 than in anything else. We have sometimes spent a lot of time studying the four kingdoms, and the ten kingdoms, and have not spent as much time on the real hero of the story, the rock, cut out without hands.
Which would you choose if you were offered a choice between gold and a rock? At first glance it would seem that the gold would be the better choice. But God sees things differently than we do. The rock that is cut out of the mountain, without hands, is chosen to represent Jesus. And all the gold and silver and brass and clay are lost sight of. They are broken in pieces and become like the chaff of the summer threshing floors, and the wind carries them away. The kingdoms of this world pass away into nothing, and all that man values in place of God is ultimately seen to be worthless. But "in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed...and it shall stand for ever."
And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed. Dan. 2:44.
Nebuchadnezzar was the ruler of the whole world. He must have been capable and brilliant to accomplish such a feat. He could walk on the veranda of his palace, look at his hanging gardens, and compliment himself on the great empire that he had built. He had "I" trouble, just as Lucifer had. He did not give God the glory or the credit or the praise, but said rather, "Is not this great Babylon, that I have built?" He was a self-made man, and self-made men always love to worship their maker.
Earlier the God of heaven had tried to get through to this heathen king and let him know that there was Someone bigger than he. Nebuchadnezzar had a dream. However, he forgot it, and thus Daniel became involved in the picture. God revealed the dream to Daniel, and Nebuchadnezzar recognized his dream. Daniel also gave him the interpretation of his dream. Nebuchadnezzar was told that he was the head of gold. However, that wasn't the end of the dream. Nebuchadnezzar didn't like the part about the chest and arms of silver, and the other kingdoms to follow. So he decided to build an image like the one in his dream, but all of gold. And you remember the rest of the story. The God of heaven once again revealed Himself to Nebuchadnezzar.
But I'm more interested in the rock of Daniel 2 than in anything else. We have sometimes spent a lot of time studying the four kingdoms, and the ten kingdoms, and have not spent as much time on the real hero of the story, the rock, cut out without hands.
Which would you choose if you were offered a choice between gold and a rock? At first glance it would seem that the gold would be the better choice. But God sees things differently than we do. The rock that is cut out of the mountain, without hands, is chosen to represent Jesus. And all the gold and silver and brass and clay are lost sight of. They are broken in pieces and become like the chaff of the summer threshing floors, and the wind carries them away. The kingdoms of this world pass away into nothing, and all that man values in place of God is ultimately seen to be worthless. But "in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed...and it shall stand for ever."
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