Read verses 1 to 13.
1. Dreams are important in the Bible. What are some examples of other dreams? (Genesis 28:10-15, Genesis 37:5-11, Genesis 40, Genesis 41, 1 Kings 3:5-15, Matthew 1:20-24, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 27:19)
2. Was it unreasonable for Nebuchadnezzar to ask his advisors to interpret his dream without telling them what it was about? Have you ever had a dream (or nightmare) and woken up the next day remembering that you had a bad dream but unable to remember what it was about?
3. Was it unreasonable for Nebuchadnezzar to order his wise men be put to death because they could not tell him what his dream was? Why did he feel that this action was okay?
Read verses 14 to 23.
4. How did Daniel deal with Nebuchadnezzar’s unreasonable demand?
5. What can we learn from Daniel’s approach? (Matthew 18:19-20)
6. Notice in Daniel’s prayer of thanks to God his use of earlier scripture. What can we learn from that? (Psalm 113:2, Jeremiah 32:19, Job 12:22, Psalm 139:12, Isaiah 45:7)
Read verses 24 to 45.
7. After Daniel’s prayer was answered, what did he do?
8. The large statue in Nebuchadnezzar’s dream represents four kingdoms as follows:
| Part | Material | Empire | Period of Domination | |||
| Head | Gold | Babylonian | 606 BC - 539 BC | |||
| Chest and Arms | Silver | Medo-Persian | 539 BC - 331 BC | |||
| Belly and thighs | Bronze | Grecian | 331 BC - 146 BC | |||
| Legs and feet | Iron and Clay | Roman | 146 BC - 476 AD |
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