King Neb had a dream and sent a message out to all of his magi.
He said that they had to interpret his dream, and not only that-- he told
them they had to (v.5)___________________________ _______________________________________________.
(He didn’t trust them and he figured that this was a way to make sure they
were truly receiving divine messages for real.)
Daniel came through—he was the only one who could tell the king
what he had dreamed. This picture gives you a rough idea of the statue in
Neb’s dream. 
The metals in the vision become less valuable but stronger
as you go down the body. This signifies how each successive kingdom would
become larger and stronger than the one before it.
Head of (v32, 38) _________ – Babylon (King Neb.
himself)
Chest and arms of (32)________________– represents
Thighs and belly of (32)________________ -- This
is Greece. The actual names of the kingdoms of Persia and Greece are given
later in more detailed visions that Daniel himself has in Daniel 8. In ch.
8, Daniel also prophecies that the kingdom of Greece will be dominated by
one man and this was clearly fulfilled in the conqueror Alexander the Great.
Daniel also foretells that Greece would be divided up four ways into
four kingdoms “which will arise from his nation, although not with his power.”
This was fulfilled when Alexander’s four generals split the kingdom up four-ways
after his death.
Legs of (33) _________________ -- represent Rome.
Rome is never named, but it is without question the fourth kingdom
of iron.
The feet and toes of (33)____________________ and
___________________. The feet come after the fall of Rome and they represent
the countries once held by the Roman Empire—the countries we know as Europe
today.
The story of Europe after the fall of Rome is the story of generals
and rulers who, at various times in history, have tried to put the old Roman
Empire back together. They have always failed. Iron and clay don’t mix. Charlemagne,
Napoleon, Hitler & Mussolini—all tried in vain to put the Roman Empire back
together. That was their stated purpose. They just didn’t know the prophecy!
Note: These prophecies were given to Daniel centuries before their
fulfillment and centuries before Alexander the Great was even born. Liberal
scholars sometimes try to shift the dates of when certain Bible prophecies were
first written in order to discredit their claim to being true prophetic words
from God. Scholars are unable to do this with Daniel.
© Laurie J. White