Talk:Nebuchadnezzar's statue vision in Daniel 2

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[edit] Feet of Clay

The phraze "feet of clay" is a common (and cliched) figure of speach. It can mean: - A non-obvious lack of power or unwillingness to act. "The politician said he was committed to fighting pollution, but in the end he had feet of clay." - A weak spot. I only ever heard it used figuratively and usually in a political context.

I'm not sure if this belongs on the page (and it would have to be better written). Also, this page doesn't come up when you search for "feet of clay." not on the first page anyway.

Response:

This expression came from this vision. It does not shed light on the vision, but reflects its meaning. Here is the definition:

Feet of clay - fundamental weakness (of a person) Also idol with feet of clay: a person (occasionally thing) much admired but fatally flawed. The reference is to a biblical event during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, a great king of Babylon (604-561 BC) during the Jewish captivity there. He had a dream of a great image: 'This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, his legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay' (Daniel, 2: 32-3). Called in to explain this dream-image, Daniel interpreted it as a vision of the declining kingdom: 'And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken' (verse 42).

From: http://users.tinyonline.co.uk/gswithenbank/sayingsf.htm

[edit] Remembering the Dreams

Traditional interpretation of the KJV indicates that Nebudchadnezzar could not remember his dreams: "The thing is gone from me," he says. Modern translations suggest that his words actually mean, "I have already given my command...tell me the dream and its interpretation...." Later, Nebuchadnezzar indicates why he won't tell his dream interpreters the dream. Essentially, he fears they will just agree on an interpretation that may or may not be correct. He figures that if they can miraculously conjure up the dream correctly, then he can also trust their interpretation.

Does anyone think this information should be included as its own section/subheading with references, or should it simply be a single sentence? -Milkncookie 23:00, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ties to Daniel 7 & 8

In Daniel 7 and 8, Daniel receives visions of his own, the interpretations of which bear a strong resemblance to Nebuchadnezzer's dream in Daniel 2. Should this be referenced and expanded upon anywhere? -Milkncookie 23:00, 12 December 2006 (UTC)