Daniel Five: Belshazzar and the Writing on the Wall
06/07/23 • 33 min
God has promised the rise and fall of a specific sequence of nations in the prophecy to Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 2. First, the nation of Babylon would rule, but after them would come the Medes and Persians...two arms and a chest of silver.
In Daniel 5, Nebuchadnezzar's kingdom has passed through a somewhat crooked family tree to his grandson Belshazzar, who repeated the same prideful mistakes of rebellion against the Lord Most High. While celebrating the Babylonian moon god festival with a drunken feast in the palace court, Cyrus the Persian led an army secretly into Babylon and conquered the city, district by district, in a single night, and without a battle. Thus, the kingdom passed from the head of gold (Babylon) to the chest and arms of silver (Medo/Persia), per the vision of God to Nebuchadnezzar in chapter 2.
The significance of chapter 5 in view of our own interest in Bible prophecy is to show that God was activating the word that he had given earlier with precision and with truth. When the Lord gives a prophetic word, it is specific, precise, and literal.
Thank you for listening to The Pre-Trib Prophecy Podcast. For more information about Joel Dover, check out the web site!
Joel Dover is the Senior Pastor of the Calvary Chapel Church in Newnan GA, a church that he started in 2014 from a living room Bible study.
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God has promised the rise and fall of a specific sequence of nations in the prophecy to Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 2. First, the nation of Babylon would rule, but after them would come the Medes and Persians...two arms and a chest of silver.
In Daniel 5, Nebuchadnezzar's kingdom has passed through a somewhat crooked family tree to his grandson Belshazzar, who repeated the same prideful mistakes of rebellion against the Lord Most High. While celebrating the Babylonian moon god festival with a drunken feast in the palace court, Cyrus the Persian led an army secretly into Babylon and conquered the city, district by district, in a single night, and without a battle. Thus, the kingdom passed from the head of gold (Babylon) to the chest and arms of silver (Medo/Persia), per the vision of God to Nebuchadnezzar in chapter 2.
The significance of chapter 5 in view of our own interest in Bible prophecy is to show that God was activating the word that he had given earlier with precision and with truth. When the Lord gives a prophetic word, it is specific, precise, and literal.
Thank you for listening to The Pre-Trib Prophecy Podcast. For more information about Joel Dover, check out the web site!
Joel Dover is the Senior Pastor of the Calvary Chapel Church in Newnan GA, a church that he started in 2014 from a living room Bible study.
Be sure to like, subscribe, and share the podcast!
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Daniel Four: Nebuchadnezzar's Second Vision and Personal Humbling
Daniel 4 records the second vision that the Lord God gave to Nebuchadnezzar. In this passage, we'll learn that no matter how great a person becomes, the Lord is mighty and Lord over all. It is important for leaders to remain humble even when God uses them to accomplish great things.
Nebuchadnezzar's kingdom was the head of gold, but what's interesting is that even though his kingdom would end, God is still investing in the life of Nebuchadnezzar.
Thank you for listening to The Pre-Trib Prophecy Podcast. For more information about Joel Dover, check out the web site!
Joel Dover is the Senior Pastor of the Calvary Chapel Church in Newnan GA, a church that he started in 2014 from a living room Bible study.
Be sure to like, subscribe, and share the podcast!
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Daniel Six: Daniel in the Lion's Den
In today's podcast, we'll see that Daniel has remained in a position of political leadership under the administration of Darius the Mede. After a conspiracy plot was hatched by other leaders who resented Daniel's rise to power, Darius was manipulated to pass a decree that endangered the life of Daniel. Daniel was cast alive into a den of hungry lions, but the Lord preserved Daniel by shutting the mouths of the Lions, rescued Daniel from the pit alive, and used Darius to execute justice/judgment on the wicked men of Persia.
This is one of two parenthetical passages in the first half of Daniel that reminds us of God's provision in time of trouble, and of God's track record of delivering the righteous from tribulation. There are implications in this pattern that will become more relevant as we get into the second half of Daniel.
Thank you for listening to The Pre-Trib Prophecy Podcast. For more information about Joel Dover, check out the web site!
Joel Dover is the Senior Pastor of the Calvary Chapel Church in Newnan GA, a church that he started in 2014 from a living room Bible study.
Be sure to like, subscribe, and share the podcast!
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