Updated November 10, 2026
Here are 15 questions about Daniel 2, the dream of the statue, each with an answer and a verse reference: the decree against the wise men, Daniel's prayer with his friends, the revelation by night, the stone that fills the earth and Nebuchadnezzar's confession. They follow the chapter in order and work for Bible study, Sunday school and review.
Daniel 2 begins with a king who cannot sleep and ends with that same king bowing down and acknowledging Daniel's God. In between there is a death sentence, a prayer meeting among friends and a revelation that no wise man in Babylon could give. These 15 questions follow the chapter in order.
They work for a Bible study, a youth or adult Sunday school class, or a review before studying the following chapters. Each answer has the verse, so the group reads the text instead of relying on memory. You can print the list after a free sign-up or show it on a screen in presentation mode.
Daniel 2:1-16.
Answer: In the second year of his reign — Daniel 2:1
Answer: That no man on earth could do it; only the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh — Daniel 2:10-11
Answer: That all the wise men of Babylon be destroyed; so they also looked for Daniel and his friends — Daniel 2:12-13
Answer: That the king give him time, and he would show the interpretation — Daniel 2:16
Daniel 2:17-30.
Answer: To seek mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that they would not perish with the rest of the wise men — Daniel 2:17-18
Answer: In a vision of the night — Daniel 2:19
Answer: That he removes kings and sets up kings — Daniel 2:19-21
Answer: A God in heaven — Daniel 2:27-28
Answer: No: he made clear it was not because he had more wisdom than any other living person — Daniel 2:30
Daniel 2:31-45.
Answer: Without hands — Daniel 2:34, 45
Answer: On its feet of iron and clay, and it broke them in pieces — Daniel 2:34
Answer: A great mountain that filled the whole earth — Daniel 2:35
Answer: King Nebuchadnezzar himself — Daniel 2:37-38
Daniel 2:46-49.
Answer: He fell on his face before Daniel and acknowledged that Daniel's God is the God of gods and the Lord of kings — Daniel 2:46-47
Answer: That he put them over the affairs of the province of Babylon — Daniel 2:49
Open the meeting with a Bible activity and close with the questions from this list. Each page has step-by-step instructions, a key verse and a variation for your group.
The dream of Nebuchadnezzar about a great statue of gold, silver, bronze, iron and clay, which a stone cut without hands smashes. God reveals the dream and its interpretation to Daniel, and the king acknowledges that Daniel's God is the God of gods (Daniel 2:31-47).
According to Daniel's interpretation, a kingdom that the God of heaven will set up and that will never be destroyed (Daniel 2:44-45).
Facing a death sentence, Daniel asked for time and told his friends so they would seek mercy from the God of heaven; when he received the answer, he blessed God (Daniel 2:16-20).
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