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1 ) According to Daniel 2, the eternal kingdom was established by God himself. The king had a dream in which he saw a great statue made of various materials, and a stone was cut out without hands and struck the statue, causing it to crumble. The stone then became a great mountain that filled the whole earth, symbolizing the establishment of God's eternal kingdom.
2 ) The Jewish leaders of Jesus' time were expecting a Messiah who would come as a conquering king to establish an earthly kingdom and overthrow their Roman oppressors. However, Jesus came as a suffering servant, preaching about a spiritual kingdom that was not of this world. His message did not align with their expectations, and they rejected him as the Messiah. Additionally, Jesus' claims to be the Son of God and his emphasis on obedience to God rather than to human authorities further alienated him from the Jewish leaders. The meaning of the eternal kingdom established by God in Daniel 2 may have been interpreted by some Jewish leaders as referring to a political kingdom that would be established through a military conquest, rather than a spiritual kingdom that would be established through the sacrifice of the Son of God.