"You, O king, were watching and behold, a great image! This great image, whose splendor was excellent, stood before you and its form was awesome. The Bible records the following in Daniel 2:31: The next morning Daniel goes to Nebuchadnezzar and explains to him his vision. Since not one of his wise men could tell the king what he dreamed, he gave a decree to put all of them to death.ĭaniel, along with his three friends, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, prayed to God that night, that he would reveal the dream to them so that their lives might be spared.ĭuring the night the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision, and Daniel praised the God of Heaven. But since he doesn't trust his wise men, Nebuchadnezzar refuses to explain the dream to them. He calls on all the wise men of Babylon to interpret his dream. One of the greatest stories in the bible is found in Daniel chapter 2, where Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has a dream which troubles him greatly. This is another confirmation of the fact that the events spoken of in the book of Daniel were written down by Daniel during the time of his captivity in Babylon. Chapters 2:4 through chapters 7:28 are written in the ancient Aramaic language known as Chaldee (the language of Babylon), the same language used in documents of the 7th century B.C. They contained fragments of all the books of the Old Testament except the book of Esther. In Aramaic, the word Rab interpreted means Master and Saris (saw-reece') means Eunuchs.Īnother amazing fact about the book of Daniel is that in 1947 the first of the Dead Sea scrolls were discovered. In the British Museum is a clay tablet with the words " Rab-Saris " inscribed on it. Remarkably the Babylonian office of Master of the Eunuchs has been confirmed by Archaeology. He picked Daniel along with his three friends, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. Those cities which did not submit to him, he came against and carried its spoils back to Babylon.Īccording to the Bible in Daniel 1:3-4, During the invasion of Jerusalem in 606 B.C., Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon instructed Ashpenaz the Master of his eunuchs, to bring back some of the children of Israel to serve in the king's palace and to teach them the language and literature of the Chaldeans. They record that kings from the territory known as Hatti-land came before him and offered him heavy tribute. The fact that Nebuchadnezzar pillaged lands which included Israel during his first year as king is recorded on Babylonian tablets known as the Babylonian Chronicles. "In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it.Īnd the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with some of the articles of the house of God, which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god and he brought the articles into the treasure house of his god." Archaeological Evidence for the Bibles Book of Daniel
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