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Belshazzar in Life: (C) He Mocked God "They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and silver, brass, and iron, and wood, and stone" (Dan_5:4). The pleasure seeker and the debauched will find it easy to mock God. Belshazzar brought the vessels, which had been taken by Nebuchadnezzar from the Temple of God in … Continue reading “0271. Belshazzar in Life: (C) He Mocked God”

Belshazzar in Life: (D) He Thought Himself Secure "A great feast. "They drank. "They praised" (Dan_5:1-4). It is easy to discover that Belshazzar thought himself in perfect security. What cared he if the armies of the Medes and of the Persians were encamped about him? He had much food within his city walls–so great a … Continue reading “0272. Belshazzar in Life: (D) He Thought Himself Secure”

Belshazzar in Life: (A) He Was a Pleasure Seeker "Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand" (Dan_5:1). Belshazzar was feasting when he should have been fasting. He must have been a man of low ideals to "feast" in such an hour. Beyond a … Continue reading “0269. Belshazzar in Life: (A) He Was a Pleasure Seeker”

Belshazzar in Life: (B) He Was Given to Debauchery "He drank wine before the thousand. "Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine. "They drank wine" (Dan_5:1-2, Dan_5:4). Pleasure seeking and feasting leads to debauchery. The two go hand in hand. When one gives license to the flesh, in enjoying mirth, he cultivates the grosser nature and … Continue reading “0270. Belshazzar in Life: (B) He Was Given to Debauchery”

Daniel, a Man with a Future Blessing "But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days" (Dan_12:13). There are many things said in Daniel’s prophecy concerning the end-times. There was to be a time of world trouble, such as there … Continue reading “0267. Daniel, a Man with a Future Blessing”

Belshazzar The story of Belshazzar takes on living interest as we get an understanding of the surroundings under which the tragedy of his last great feast and his untimely death occurred. 1. The city itself should be described. Babylon was a wonder of the day. Its walls which encircled the entire city were so thick … Continue reading “0268. Belshazzar”

Daniel Was a Man Who Worshiped God "Daniel * * his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before God" (Dan_6:10). There are several important features in Daniel’s attitude to God. 1. He walked in unbroken communion with the Lord. Three … Continue reading “0265. Daniel Was a Man Who Worshiped God”

Daniel, a Man with a Great Longing for His People "In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks. I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth; neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled" (Dan_10:2-3). The passion of Daniel’s heart for his people … Continue reading “0266. Daniel, a Man with a Great Longing for His People”

Daniel, a Man of Undaunted Courage "Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet will I read the writing unto the king and make known to him the interpretation" (Dan_5:17). Daniel in his youth had purposed in his heart that he would … Continue reading “0263. Daniel, a Man of Undaunted Courage”

Daniel Was a Man with Unsullied Record "Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against (Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him" (Dan_6:4). It is said of Daniel "an excellent spirit was in … Continue reading “0264. Daniel Was a Man with Unsullied Record”