So Daniel was called in the palace. The king asked him, Are you the Daniel who was one of the Jewish exiles my father brought here from Judah? Ive heard about you~that you are full of the Holy Spirit, that youve got brilliant mind, that you are incredibly wise. If you can read and interpret the writing on the wall for me youll be rich and famous~the purple robe, the great gold chain around you neck~and third-in-command in the kingdom. Daniel answered the king, You can keep your gifts, or give them to somebody else. But I will read the writing for the king and tell him what it means. Listen, O king! The High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar a great kingdom and a glorious reputation. Because God made him so famous, people from everywhere, whatsoever their race, color, and creed, where totally intimidated by him. He killed and spared people on whim. He promoted and humiliated people capriciously. He developed a big heart and a hard spirit. Then God knocked him off his high horse and stripped him of his fame. He was thrown out of human company, lost his mind, and lived like a wild animal. He ate grass like an ox and was socked by heavens dew until he learned his lesson: that the High God rules human kingdoms and put anyone he wants in charge. You are his son and have known all this, yet you are so arrogant as he ever was. Look at you, setting yourself up in competition against the Master of heaven! You had the sacred chalices from His Temple brought into your drunken party so that you and your nobles, your wives and your concubines, could drink from them. You used the sacred chalices to toast your gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone~blind, deaf, and imbecile gods. But you treat with contempt the Living God who holds your entire life from birth to death in His hand. God sent the hand that wrote on the wall, and this is what is written: MENE, TEQEL, and PERES. This is what the words means: MENE: God has numbered the days of your rule and they dont add up, TEQEL: You have been weighted on the scales and you dont weigh much. PERES: Your kingdom has been divided up and handed over to the Meres and Persians.
Posted on: Fri, 09 Jan 2015 06:30:30 +0000
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