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THE WRITING IS ON THE WALL
SEPTEMBER 19
Daniel 5:1-9
THE WRITING IS ON THE WALL
We turn to the last chapter of the Babylonian empire. The king in this chapter is no longer Nebuchadnezzar, but Belshazzar, one of his descendants and also the last Babylonian king.
Belshazzar held a great feast to a thousand of his lords. During the party, he commanded that the gold and silver vessels from the temple of Jerusalem be taken out. These vessels were for service in the temple of God. But Belshazzar didn’t care about that; he filled the vessels with wine for his princes, wives, concubines and himself to drink from. They feasted and drank, praising their gods of gold, silver, brass, iron, wood and stone. It was an act to mock the God of Israel, to show that their gods were more powerful.
In the same hour, the party atmosphere of feasting changed to one of confusion and fear. The king saw a strange sight! He saw the fingers of a man’s hand writing over a candlestick on the wall. As the hand wrote, Belshazzar was silenced in fear. Everyone else must also have been frightened! What did it all mean?
Belshazzar had laughed and mocked at God and showed disrespect for the vessels reserved for holy use in the temple of Jerusalem. For this, God would teach him and many others that He was not to be taken lightly. Many today also take God’s name lightly. They use His name as a swear word and laugh at the Bible’s teachings. God is longsuffering and very merciful. But all who mock and dismiss Him will be punished in due time.
To say the ‘writing is on the wall’ is to mean something bad is going to happen soon. It originates from Daniel 5, and now we know the context of this idiom. We will soon read how God will show forth His righteous judgment. God is not oblivious and He cannot be mocked!
Thought: Take God and His Word seriously, not lightly.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, You are a holy God who judges righteously. Help me to have a deep reverence and godly fear for You, that I may not be like the unbelievers and take You lightly. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Daniel 5:1-9
THE WRITING IS ON THE WALL
We turn to the last chapter of the Babylonian empire. The king in this chapter is no longer Nebuchadnezzar, but Belshazzar, one of his descendants and also the last Babylonian king.
Belshazzar held a great feast to a thousand of his lords. During the party, he commanded that the gold and silver vessels from the temple of Jerusalem be taken out. These vessels were for service in the temple of God. But Belshazzar didn’t care about that; he filled the vessels with wine for his princes, wives, concubines and himself to drink from. They feasted and drank, praising their gods of gold, silver, brass, iron, wood and stone. It was an act to mock the God of Israel, to show that their gods were more powerful.
In the same hour, the party atmosphere of feasting changed to one of confusion and fear. The king saw a strange sight! He saw the fingers of a man’s hand writing over a candlestick on the wall. As the hand wrote, Belshazzar was silenced in fear. Everyone else must also have been frightened! What did it all mean?
Belshazzar had laughed and mocked at God and showed disrespect for the vessels reserved for holy use in the temple of Jerusalem. For this, God would teach him and many others that He was not to be taken lightly. Many today also take God’s name lightly. They use His name as a swear word and laugh at the Bible’s teachings. God is longsuffering and very merciful. But all who mock and dismiss Him will be punished in due time.
To say the ‘writing is on the wall’ is to mean something bad is going to happen soon. It originates from Daniel 5, and now we know the context of this idiom. We will soon read how God will show forth His righteous judgment. God is not oblivious and He cannot be mocked!
Thought: Take God and His Word seriously, not lightly.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, You are a holy God who judges righteously. Help me to have a deep reverence and godly fear for You, that I may not be like the unbelievers and take You lightly. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Posted in Junior