What were the parts of the statue in Nebuchadnezzar's dream made of?
The statue in Nebuchadnezzar’s dream was composed of a head of pure gold, a chest of silver, a belly area of brass, legs of iron, and feet made of a mixture of iron and clay. These materials formed a top-heavy image, with the heaviest metal at the top and the lowest density at the bottom.
Les explains that the image is pictured as a human torso: the head was pure gold, the chest silver, the belly area brass, the legs iron, and the feet a mixture of iron and clay. He points out that the specific gravity or density is heaviest at the top—gold has the highest specific gravity of these elements, while the iron and clay at the bottom have the lowest—making the image top heavy with no stability. Daniel interpreted the dream as a huge image made of all these metals, and the stone cut out without hands, which Les identifies as Christ, is the supernatural element.