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DANIEL AND THE REVELATION-Uriah Smith
~The Response of History to the Voice of Prophecy~
Chapter 2-The Great Image
Chapter 2 – The Great Image
VERSE 1. And in the second year of the reign
of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar
dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was
troubled, and his sleep brake from him.
DANIEL was carried into captivity in the first
year of Nebuchadnezzar. For three years he
was placed under instructors, during which
time he would not, of course, be reckoned
among the wise men of the kingdom, nor take
part in public affairs. Yet in the second year of
Nebuchadnezzar, the transactions recorded in
this chapter took place. How, then, could
Daniel be brought in to interpret the king’s
dream in his second year? The explanation lies
in the fact that Nebuchadnezzar reigned for
two years conjointly with his father,
