Day 254 of the podcast, reading Daniel 4-6 NET, read along at:
https://netbible.org/bible/Daniel+4-6/
This is day 254 of our journey.
Our reading today talks about three different kings and the way God humbled them. In Daniel 4, we read of Nebuchadnezzar. He again has a dream that no one can interpret apart from Daniel. The dream talks of Nebuchadnezzar's great power, but warns of a time when he will be humbled. Some time later, Nebuchadnezzar speaks of the greatness of the city that he has built by his great power. In that moment, God takes his sanity from him and he is forced to roam the fields like a beast and eat grass like an ox. After 7 years, he humbles himself and is restored to power. Daniel 5 occurs years later when Belshazzar is king. Belshazzar gives a great feast and calls for the articles of God's temple to be brought in for himself and his guests to use. At that moment, a hand appears and writes on the wall. Belshazzar is terrified and brings in Daniel to interpret what has happened. Daniel informs him that his kingdom is about to be taken from him. Sure enough, that very night, Darius the Mede killed Belshazzar and took control of the kingdom. Daniel 6 tells the familiar story of Daniel in the lion's den. Darius appoints Daniel to a high position and makes the other officials jealous, they use Darius's pride to trap Daniel by causing Darius to issue a law that no one may pray to anyone but the king. Daniel continues to pray to God and is thrown in the den of lions, but God is able to rescue him and after a night in the den, Darius pulls him out and gives honor and glory to God.
Join me in Daniel 4-6 and give honor to the God of heaven!
Key verses:
Daniel 4:37
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all his deeds are right and his ways are just. He is able to bring down those who live in pride.
Daniel 5:5
At that very moment the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the royal palace wall, opposite the lampstand. The king was watching the back of the hand that was writing.
Daniel 6:23
Then the king was delighted and gave an order to haul Daniel up from the den. So Daniel was hauled up out of the den. He had no injury of any kind, because he had trusted in his God.
All Scriptures are from the NET.
