And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.
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Interpretation
This image represented the kingdoms of the earth, that should successively rule the nations, and influence the affairs of the Jewish church. The head of gold signified the Chaldean empire, then in being.
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This thought runs through Daniel 2:37-41.