It Is Written Bible Study Guides
Lesson 1 Can God Be Trusted – Answers
1. How does God demonstrate that He can be trusted?
Remember the former things of old, For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me, declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times things that are not yet.
2. In the story of King Nebuchadnezzar, how did God reveal His trustworthiness?
Now in the second year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; and his spirit was so troubled that his sleep left him.
3. What was Nebuchadnezzar’s reaction when his counselors could not interpret his dream?
The Chaldeans answered the king, and said, “There is not a man on earth who can tell the king’s matter.”
For this reason the king was angry and very furious, and gave the command to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
4. What did Daniel do?
Then Daniel went to his house, and made the decision known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions, that they might seek mercies from the God of heaven concerning this secret.
Then the secret was revealed to Daniel in a night vision.
5. How did Daniel describe the king’s dream?
You, O king, were watching; and behold, a great image!
6. What were the elements that made up the image?
This image’s head was of fine gold, its chest and arms of silver, its belly and thighs of bronze, its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay.
7. What happened to this great image?
You watched while a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces. . .And the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.
8. What does the head of gold represent?
You are this head of gold.
9. What did Daniel predict would happen to Babylon?
But after you shall arise another kingdom inferior to yours.
10. What metal was used to represent the third kingdom, the nation that would take over from Medo-Persia?
A third kingdom of bronze, which shall rule over all the earth
11. What metal was used to represent the fourth kingdom?
And the fourth kingdom shall be as strong as iron.
12. How was the breakup of the Roman Empire described in this prophecy?
Whereas you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter’s clay and partly of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; . . . so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly fragile.
13. Could a secular Roman Empire ever exist again?
As you saw iron mixed with ceramic clay, they will mingle with the seed of men; but they will not adhere to one another, just as iron does not mix with clay.
14. Who will set up history’s final kingdom?
And in the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed.
15. What will happen to earthly kingdoms when God sets up His kingdom?
It shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms.
16. What did Nebuchadnezzar say about Daniel’s God when he realized that Daniel could reveal the meaning of his dream?
Truly your God is the God of gods, the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets.