STUDIES IN THE BOOK OF DANIEL.

September 2, 2021

“BELSHAZZAR’S IMPIOUS FEAST—THE HANDWRITING ON THE WALL INTERPRETED BY DANIEL OF THE DOOM OF BABYLON AND ITS KING CONTINUES. JFB”

“Daniel, on this occasion, behaved in a very different manner to Belshazzar, than he had formerly done to Nebuchadnezzar. Belshazzar had that very night insulted the God of heaven in the most daring manner; and the venerable prophet, as His delegate, denounced sentence against him.” TSK He would not participate in being a hired preacher.

  1. Dan. 5:17-23. “Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thysel…O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour…But when his heart was lifted up…he was deposed …And he was driven from the sons of men…And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this; But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven…and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written”
  2. Let thy gifts be to thyself… Gen. 14:23, 2Kg. 3:13; 5:16, 26, Ac. 8:20. I will read. Ps. 119:46. “He slights the offer he made him of rewards, is not pleased that it was mentioned, for he is not one of those that divine for money” M Henry
  3. 18-19. “O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour…” thou Ac. 26:13, 19. the most. 4:17, 22–25, 32. Deut. 32:8, Ps. 7:17; 47:2; 92:8. Lam. 3:35, 38. Ac. 7:48. that he gave him. Jer. 25:9, etc.; 27:5–7, Hab. 2:5, whom he would he slew ch. 2:12, 13; 3:6, 20, 21, 29, Pr. 16:14, Jn. 19:11.
  4. 20-21. When his heart was lifted up Ex. 9:17, Job 15:25–27; 40:11, 12. Pr. 16:5, 18. Is. 14:12–17. Lu. 1:51, 52; 18:14 his mind hardened. 1Sa. 6:6, 2Kg. 17:14, 2Ch. 36:13. Jer. 19:15. Heb. 3:13. in pride, he wasdeposed,  Is. 47:1. Jer. 13:18; 48:18. Eze. 30:6, he was driven, Job 30:3–7 he made his heart equal…till. ch. 4:17, 25, 32, 35, 37. Ex. 9:14–16. Ps. 83:17, 18. Eze. 17:24
  5. 22-23 thou ‘his grandson;’ hast not humbled Matt. 21:32, 1Pe. 5:5–6. though Lu. 12:47, Jas. 4:6–9,lifted 2Kg. 14:10, Is. 2:12, Jer. 50:29, Eze. 28:2–5, 17, against the Lord,hast praised, Ps. 135:15–17, 1Co. 8:4, in whose hand is thy breath, Job 12:10, Ps. 104:29, Is. 42:5. Ac. 17:25, 28, 29. and whose are all thy ways, Job 31:4, Pr. 20:24, He. 4:13. hast thou not glorified. Rom 1:21–23. The way of man is not in himself….