THE CULTURAL EXCHANGE – THE HANDWRITING IS ON THE WALL
DANIEL 5
DANIEL 2, THE SUCCESSION OF THE GENTILE KINGS ENDING WITH THE COMING KING OF KINGS
DANIEL 3, CHARACTERIZATION OF THE GENTILE NATIONS
DANIEL 4, HUMILIATION OF THE GENTILE NATIONS
DANIEL 5, TERMINATION OF THE GENTILE NATIONS
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE BABYLONIAN KINGS:
NEBUCHADNEZZAR DIED IN 562 B.C.
EVIL-MERODACH, REIGNED APPROXIMATELY 2 YRS
NERIGLISSAR, REIGNED FOR 4 YRS
LABASHI-MARDUK REIGNED 2 MONTHS
NABONIDUS, HE WAS THE FINAL RULER OF BABYLON
WHO WAS BELSHAZZAR? THE KING, CO-REGENT WITH HIS FATHER, NABONIDUS …
BELSHAZZAR THROWS A ROYAL BALL, 1-4
DRUNK – WINE, WOMEN AND SONG
DEFIANT – VESSELS
PROVERBS 6:12-15; ISA. 47:10-11
THE WRITING IS ON THE WALL, 5-9
GOD CRASHES THE PARTY, 5 T
HE KING COLLAPSES, 6
THE CHALDEANS CRUMBLE, 7-9
THE QUEEN ENTERS THE HALL,
ACT LIKE A MAN, 10
“THERE IS A MAN …”, 11-12
DANIEL GETS THE CALL, 13-29
HIS ARRIVAL, 13-16
HIS ATTITUDE, 17-23
HIS ANNOUNCEMENT, 24-28
MENE – GOD HAS NUMBERED THE DAYS OF BELSHAZZAR’S REIGN AND BROUGHT THEM TO AN END.
TEKEL – A WEIGHT OR A UNIT OF MONEY, A SKEKEL
UPHARSIN – DOUBLE MEANING, IT CAN MEAN DIVIDED, AND IT CAN MEAN PERSIA … HERE IT MEANS BOTHTHE MEDES TOOK IT ALL, 30-31
GOOD-BYE Y'ALL …
GOD IS LARGE AND IN CHARGE
GOD’S WRATH IS AS REAL AS HIS MERCY
FEAR OF THE LORD IS THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM“THE FEAR OF THE LORD IS THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM, AND THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE HOLY ONE IS INSIGHT.”PROVERBS 9:10 (ESV)
