35 Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver and the gold were all broken to pieces and became like chaff on a threshing-floor in the summer. The wind swept them away without leaving a trace. But the rock that struck the statue became a huge mountain and filled the whole earth. Daniel 2

28 but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries. He has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in days to come. Daniel 2

Daniel told King Nebuchadnezzar that his dream had come from God and the interpretation was also from Him. Though Daniel had a special gift of interpreting dreams he acknowledged that on this occasion everything was from God. He didn’t claim anything for himself, perhaps he realised that this dream was for God’s people in the future and not just the current king. God’s word is a living word and can speak to people at different times and in various situations. Daniel is one of the prophets whose words speak down the ages, even to our own time.

30 As for me, this mystery has been revealed to me, not because I have greater wisdom than anyone else alive, but so that Your Majesty may know the interpretation and that you may understand what went through your mind. Daniel 2

Daniel declared that the dream was given to reveal the future to the King of Babylon, who held the surviving exiles from Judah under his rule. The fact that Daniel was able to tell the King his dream, confirmed the interpretation was true.

31 ‘Your Majesty looked, and there before you stood a large statue – an enormous, dazzling statue, awesome in appearance. 32 The head of the statue was made of pure gold, its chest and arms of silver, its belly and thighs of bronze, 33 its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of baked clay. 34 While you were watching, a rock was cut out, but not by human hands. It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay and smashed them.

What did God speak to King Nebuchadnezzar about? FUTURE KINGDOMS! He spoke to the King about the Kingdoms that were to follow his own. God’s words and pictures may initially be a mystery, but they should relate to us. The King both understood the subject and would have given his attention to it.

35 Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver and the gold were all broken to pieces and became like chaff on a threshing-floor in the summer. The wind swept them away without leaving a trace. But the rock that struck the statue became a huge mountain and filled the whole earth.

These kingdoms formed part of a whole picture, they were of this world, but someday they would pass without leaving a trace. The cause of their passing would not come by human hands, something outside of men would bring it about. The ‘Rock’, a name of the Lord, would, ‘fill the whole earth’.

We’ve already said Daniel’s words spoke to the far future. Could this be the time when the kingdoms of this world disappear leaving no trace and a new kingdom is established right across the whole earth? We’ll see what comes forth in the following days but I believe these are unique days in which we’re living. God’s word cannot fail and the prophecies of Daniel will stand. Amen

May the Lord bless and keep you today. Immanuel, God is with us.

22 He reveals deep and hidden things;     he knows what lies in darkness,  and light dwells with him. Daniel 2

22 He reveals deep and hidden things;
    he knows what lies in darkness,
    and light dwells with him. Daniel 2

Daniel’s earliest encounter with God was as the ‘REVEALER OF MYSTERIES’. We said last week that natural HUMAN UNDERSTANDING WILL ONLY TAKE US SO FAR. Daniel and his three friends had excelled in their learning in the courts of the Babylonian King, but God’s wisdom is far above the best of men. We also said that the CRISIS WAS GOD’S CRISIS, GOD ORCHESTRATED A CRISIS FOR HIS PURPOSES. God was about to place His sons right at the heart of a governmental system controlled by the powers of darkness. I believe God is moving in a similar way right now to break unrighteous strongholds in our world.

An new day is dawning,
A new age to come,
When the children of promise,
Shall flow together as one:
A truth long neglected,
But the time has now come,
When the children of promise,
Shall flow together as one. (An old chorus by Dave Bilbrough comes to mind)

When God made the earth and heavens in Genesis it was He who created light and darkness, yet many people believe that they can hide from God and somehow He won’t see them. God also spoke through the prophet Isaiah to declare who He was and what He does for mankind.

    I am the Lord, and there is no other.
I form the light and create darkness,
    I bring prosperity and create disaster;
    I, the Lord, do all these things. Isaiah 45

In the Book of James God is also, ‘the Father of heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows’. James 1:17

God decided to give far reaching revelation in the court of Nebuchadnezzar, a powerful pagan king. Then He revealed the dream and vision the king had seen to Daniel and his friends. It’s interesting that Daniel used the revelation to save all the wise men of Babylon, who later conspired to destroy him. God knew this would happen but still allowed those people to be saved. He still gives the same opportunity for people today who deny Him to turn and receive mercy, but many things are being exposed, no doubt more will follow.

THIS IS A DAY OF REVEALING OF HIDDEN THINGS ON THE EARTH.

May the Lord bless and keep you today. Immanuel, God is with us.