Dan 2:29-31 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Dan 2:29-30: 2:29-30 God had shown the king the long march of future history. Nebuchadnezzar was keenly interested in history, pursuing knowledge of the past and seeking to make a place for himself as history went forward. God wanted Nebuchadnezzar to understand the course of history, perhaps to impress upon him that Israel’s God, the God of heaven, is the God of all history.

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‏ Daniel 2:29-31

Summary for Dan 2:29-30: 2:29-30 ^a God had shown the king the long march of future history. Nebuchadnezzar was keenly interested in history, pursuing knowledge of the past and seeking to make a place for himself as history went forward. God wanted Nebuchadnezzar to understand the course of history, perhaps to impress upon him that Israel’s God, the God of heaven, is the God of all history.
Summary for Dan 2:31-33: 2:31-33 ^b The progression downward is one of value: from the most valuable, gold (2:32 ^c), to the least valuable, iron and baked clay (2:33 ^d).