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The toes in Daniel Chapter 2 appear to stand in direct literary contrast by chiasm with the ten horns in Daniel Chapter 7. That is, the ten horns are the ten kingdoms, which are ten(?) toes. If so, then these toes are ten governments that are pluralistic, which means that the powers of government are diffused.
His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. 2:31-45 This image represented the kingdoms of the earth, that should successively rule the nations, and influence the affairs of the Jewish church. 1. The head of gold signified the Chaldean empire, then in being. 2. The breast and arms of silver signified the empire of the Medes and ...
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That is, some of the toes of the feet were of iron, and others of them of clay: these toes, which are ten, as the toes of men are, design the ten kings or kingdoms, into which the western Roman empire was divided, by the coming in of the Goths, and Hunns, and Vandals, into it; and are the same with the ten horns of the beast, and the ten kings ...
- Principles of Interpretation. At the outset the expositor who attempts to interpret these portions of Scripture is confronted with the major hermeneutical problem of how to interpret prophecy.
- The Image of Daniel 2. The second chapter of Daniel reveals the dream of Nebuchadnezzar in which he saw a great image. The interpretation of this dream revealed to Daniel in a night vision constituted the first comprehensive revelation of Gentile prophecy.
- The Vision of Daniel 7:7-8. In the seventh chapter of Daniel a companion vision given to Daniel himself reveals four beasts symbolizing four great world empires.
- Revelation 13:1-2. The New Testament revelation afforded by the Apocalypse, coming as it does hundreds of years after Daniel’s prophecy, constitutes a confirmation as well as additional revelation of that which had been previously introduced by Daniel the prophet.
The toes are found at the base of the image and represent the church-state systems that followed Rome’s fall. It is in the “days of those kings” that God’s never ending kingdom will grind the entire image to powder. Ten toes may represent a “full number” of nations.
The ten toes are the ten lesser kingdoms into which the Roman kingdom was finally to be divided; this tenfold division here hinted at is not specified in detail till the seventh chapter. The fourth empire originally was bounded in Europe pretty nearly by the line of the Rhine and Danube; in Asia by the Euphrates.
What the Bible says about Ten Toes of Nebuchadnezzar's Vision. ( From Forerunner Commentary ) Daniel 2:33. The body parts as well as the quality of the metals offer help in understanding the identity and characteristics of each empire. Like previous empires, this one is divided into two parts, represented by the two legs and two feet (verse 33).
