Chronologically, chapter seven takes place between chapters four and five. Chapter five is the final year of Belshazzar’s reign 539 B.C. and the shift between the Babylonian and Medo-Persian kingdoms whilst the seventh chapter takes place in the first year of Belshazzar’s reign, 553 B.C. In essence, chapter seven is the fundamental chapter in comprehending bible prophecy and God’s scheme for the lands. It shows what man is doing on earth and what God is doing in Heaven.
In chapter two, Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of a great statue is described through components of the whole. The statue is divided by metal type, each metal representing attributes of that kingdom. In chapter seven, the descriptions of the beasts give insight into the kind of kingdoms the beasts signify. Essentially, chapter seven accompanies the plan demonstrated in the second chapter, with Daniel’s vision mapping out the progression of nations and giving rise to the kingdom of God.
In the second chapter, Nebuchadnezzar has a dream of a great statue with a head of gold, breasts and arms of silver, belly and thighs of bronze, legs of iron, and feet part iron and part clay (2.32-33). Each fragment of the statue representing a succeeding…show more content… Alexander was 23 years old when he became King of the Empire. He hastily set forth to annihilate Greece’s old enemy, Persia. With precipitous speed, the armies quickly defeated Persia and then continued east all the way to the borders of India. Daniel then described the leopard to have “on its back four wings” (7.6). The beast has two more wings than the first beast, the lion, which is representative of the Babylonian Empire. Not only does this denote more power and protection, but it also comes to prove that Alexander was able to accomplish in years’ time what took other kingdoms generations. Lastly, the “four heads” symbolize the four generals who took over parts of the kingdom after Alexander’s