(See the Intro to Daniel here)
34 “After this time had passed, I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven. My sanity returned, and I praised and worshiped the Most High and honored the one who lives forever. His rule is everlasting,
and his kingdom is eternal.
35 All the people of the earth
are nothing compared to him.
He does as he pleases
among the angels of heaven
and among the people of the earth.
No one can stop him or say to him,
‘What do you mean by doing these things?’36 “When my sanity returned to me, so did my honor and glory and kingdom. My advisers and nobles sought me out, and I was restored as head of my kingdom, with even greater honor than before.
37 “Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and glorify and honor the King of heaven. All his acts are just and true, and he is able to humble the proud.”
Background/Insight:
- The King who had sought honor and glory for himself now acknowledged that the Most High lives forever. In other words, the king’s rule is temporary but God’s rule is eternal and all powerful.
- It is significant to note the king’s new understanding that man is answerable to God and not the other way around.
- Read through and reflect on the text again.
- Can you think back to a humbling time in life that God used to give you perspective?
- Spend some time in confession and prayer. How does the understanding that you are answerable to God and not Him to you affect you?
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