“ Here’s what your dream means,” Joseph said to him.“ The three branches are three days.

约瑟对他说：“你所做的梦是这样解：三根枝子就是三天；

约瑟对他说：“梦的解释是这样：三根枝子就是三天；

约瑟对他说：“梦的解释是这样：三根枝子就是三天；

约瑟说：“这梦的意思是，三根枝子代表三天，

约瑟对他说：“这梦的解释是这样：三根枝子就是三天。

约瑟对他说：“梦的解释是这样的：三根枝子就是三天。

約瑟對他說：「你所做的夢是這樣解：三根枝子就是三天；

約瑟對他說：「夢的解釋是這樣：三根枝子就是三天；

約瑟對他說：「夢的解釋是這樣：三根枝子就是三天；

約瑟說：「這夢的意思是，三根枝子代表三天，

約瑟對他說：“這夢的解釋是這樣：三根枝子就是三天。

約瑟對他說：『這夢的解釋是這樣；三根枝子就是三天。

約瑟對他說：「夢的解釋是這樣的：三根枝子就是三天。

約瑟曰、三枝者、三日也、

約瑟曰、三枝者、三日也、三日間、法老將使爾出獄、復爾職、仍為酒正、奉爵法老、此即其兆也。

約瑟曰、其解如此、三枝者、三日也、

“ This is what it means,” Joseph said to him.“ The three branches are three days.

Then Joseph said to him,“ This is its interpretation: the three branches are three days.

“ This is what the dream means,” Joseph said.“ The three branches represent three days.

“ This is its interpretation,” Joseph said to him.“ The three branches are three days.

Then Joseph said to him,“ This is the interpretation of it: the three branches are three days;

And Joseph said to him,“ This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days.

And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: the three branches are three days;

“ This is its interpretation,” Joseph said to him.“ The three branches are three days.

And Joseph said unto him, This[ is] the interpretation of it: The three branches[ are] three days:

“ This is its meaning,” Joseph said to him.“ The three branches represent three days.

Joseph said to him,“ This is its interpretation: the three branches are three days.

His friend replied,“ That can only be the sword of Gideon, the son of Joash. Gideon is from Israel. God has handed the Midianites over to him. He has given him the whole camp.”

A young Hebrew servant was there with us. He was a servant of the captain of the guard. We told him our dreams. And he explained them to us. He told each of us the meaning of our dreams.

“ Here’s what your dream means,” Joseph said.“ The three baskets are three days.

Then Joseph said to Pharaoh,“ Both of Pharaoh’s dreams have the same meaning. God has shown Pharaoh what he is about to do.The seven good cows are seven years. And the seven good heads of grain are seven years. Both dreams mean the same thing.

While they were eating, Jesus took bread. He gave thanks and broke it. He handed it to his disciples and said,“ Take this and eat it. This is my body.”

Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia. She stands for the present city of Jerusalem. That’s because she and her children are slaves.

Daniel, who was also called Belteshazzar, was very bewildered for a while. His thoughts terrified him. So the king said,“ Belteshazzar, don’t let the dream or its meaning make you afraid.” Belteshazzar answered,“ My master, I wish the dream were about your enemies! I wish its meaning had to do with them!You saw a tree. It grew to be large and strong. Its top touched the sky. It could be seen from anywhere on earth.Its leaves were beautiful. It had a lot of fruit on it. It provided enough food for people and animals. Under the tree, the wild animals found safety. The birds lived in its branches.Your Majesty, you are that tree! You have become great and strong. Your greatness has grown until it reaches the sky. Your rule has spread to all parts of the earth.“ Your Majesty, you saw a holy one. He was a messenger. He came down from heaven. He said,‘ Cut down the tree. Destroy it. But leave the stump with its roots in the ground. Let it stay in the field. Put an iron and bronze band around it. Let King Nebuchadnezzar become wet with the dew of heaven. Let him live with the wild animals. Let him stay that way until seven periods of time pass by.’“ Your Majesty, here is what your dream means. The Most High God has given an order against you.You will be driven away from people. You will live with the wild animals. You will eat grass just as an ox does. You will become wet with the dew of heaven. Seven periods of time will pass by for you. Then you will recognize that the Most High God rules over all kingdoms on earth. He gives them to anyone he wants.But he gave a command to leave the stump of the tree along with its roots. That means your kingdom will be given back to you. It will happen when you recognize that the God of heaven rules.So, Your Majesty, I hope you will accept my advice. Stop being sinful. Do what is right. Give up your evil practices. Show kindness to those who are being treated badly. Then perhaps things will continue to go well with you.”All this happened to King Nebuchadnezzar.It took place twelve months later. He was walking on the roof of his palace in Babylon.He said,“ Isn’t this the great Babylon I have built as a place for my royal palace? I used my mighty power to build it. It shows how glorious my majesty is.”He was still speaking when he heard a voice from heaven. It said,“ King Nebuchadnezzar, here is what has been ordered concerning you. Your royal authority has been taken from you.You will be driven away from people. You will live with the wild animals. You will eat grass just as an ox does. Seven periods of time will pass by for you. Then you will recognize that the Most High God rules over all kingdoms on earth. He gives them to anyone he wants.”What had been said about King Nebuchadnezzar came true at once. He was driven away from people. He ate grass just as an ox does. His body became wet with the dew of heaven. He stayed that way until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle. His nails became like the claws of a bird.

“ This was your dream. Now I will tell you what it means.King Nebuchadnezzar, you are the greatest king of all. The God of heaven has given you authority and power. He has given you might and glory.He has put everyone under your control. He has also given you authority over the wild animals and the birds in the sky. It doesn’t matter where they live. He has made you ruler over all of them. You are that head of gold.“ After you, another kingdom will take over. It won’t be as powerful as yours. Next, a third kingdom will rule over the whole earth. The bronze part of the statue stands for that kingdom.Finally, there will be a fourth kingdom. It will be as strong as iron. Iron breaks and smashes everything to pieces. And the fourth kingdom will crush and break all the others.You saw that the feet and toes were made out of iron and baked clay. And the fourth kingdom will be divided up. But it will still have some of the strength of iron. That’s why you saw iron mixed with clay.The toes were partly iron and partly clay. And the fourth kingdom will be partly strong and partly weak.You saw the iron mixed with baked clay. And the fourth kingdom will be made up of all kinds of people. They won’t hold together any more than iron mixes with clay.“ In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom. It will never be destroyed. And no other nation will ever take it over. It will crush all those other kingdoms. It will bring them to an end. But it will last forever.That’s what the vision of the rock cut out of a mountain means. Human hands didn’t cut out the rock. It broke the statue to pieces. It smashed the iron, bronze, clay, silver and gold.“ The great God has shown you what will take place in days to come. The dream is true. And you can trust the meaning of it that I have explained to you.”

They all drank the same spiritual water. They drank from the spiritual rock that went with them. That rock was Christ.