Daniel 2:36

"Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were broken in pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing floors. The wind carried them away, so that no place was found for them. The stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth."

Key Reflection

This passage symbolizes the collapse of human kingdoms and the establishment of God's eternal kingdom. Just as iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were broken into chaff that the wind carried away, so too will all earthly empires be destroyed, leaving no trace. In contrast, the stone that struck the image grows into a mountain filling the whole earth, representing the enduring and expansive rule of God's kingdom.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king -Daniel here speaks in his own name, and in the name of his companions. Hence, he says, “we will tell the interpretation.” It was in answer to their united supplicationsDaniel 2:18, that this meaning of the vision had been made known to him; and it would not only have been a violation of the rules of modesty, but an unjust assumption, if Daniel had claimed the whole credit of the revelation to himself.

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