HUMBLED (4 OF 8)
Scripture: Daniel 4:1, Daniel 4:3-37
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Humbled (4 of 8)
Series: Our God Reigns
Jonathan McLeod
Daniel 4:1-37
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, for all his works are right and his ways are just; and those who walk in pride he is able to humble (v. 37).
YOU'RE NOT IN CONTROL
How many things do you have control over each day? You could say that you're in control over what time you wake up in the morning. But what if your house loses power in the night, and you're alarm doesn't go off to wake you up? The truth is, we really do have as much control as we think.
The theme of the book of Daniel is God's sovereignty. Unlike us, God is in control of all things.
[Read Daniel 4:1-37.]
GOD RULES
For the second time in the book of Daniel, Nebuchadnezzar has a dream-a dream that ''made [him] afraid'' (v. 5). In the dream, he sees a tree (v. 10). The tree grows and grows. It grows so tall that ''its top reached to heaven'' (v. 11). The tree provides shade for the animals, shelter for the birds, and food for all the people of the earth (v. 12). But then an angel (''a watcher,'' v. 13) comes down from heaven and orders the tree to be chopped down (v. 14). So the tree is chopped down and all that's left is the stump (v. 15). Then it's announced that the stump-now a man-will live like an animal until ''seven periods of time pass over him'' (v. 16).
What does the dream mean? Nebuchadnezzar summons Daniel to give him the dream's interpre-tation. Daniel reveals that the tree symbolizes the king (v. 22). There will come a time when Nebu-chadnezzar will be ''chopped down.'' He will lose his sanity and act like an animal until he realizes that ''the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will'' (v. 25).
One year later, Nebuchadnezzar is walking on the roof of his palace, admiring the city of Babylon.
Babylon contained two of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world, the hanging gardens and the city walls. The king says to himself, ''Is ...
Series: Our God Reigns
Jonathan McLeod
Daniel 4:1-37
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, for all his works are right and his ways are just; and those who walk in pride he is able to humble (v. 37).
YOU'RE NOT IN CONTROL
How many things do you have control over each day? You could say that you're in control over what time you wake up in the morning. But what if your house loses power in the night, and you're alarm doesn't go off to wake you up? The truth is, we really do have as much control as we think.
The theme of the book of Daniel is God's sovereignty. Unlike us, God is in control of all things.
[Read Daniel 4:1-37.]
GOD RULES
For the second time in the book of Daniel, Nebuchadnezzar has a dream-a dream that ''made [him] afraid'' (v. 5). In the dream, he sees a tree (v. 10). The tree grows and grows. It grows so tall that ''its top reached to heaven'' (v. 11). The tree provides shade for the animals, shelter for the birds, and food for all the people of the earth (v. 12). But then an angel (''a watcher,'' v. 13) comes down from heaven and orders the tree to be chopped down (v. 14). So the tree is chopped down and all that's left is the stump (v. 15). Then it's announced that the stump-now a man-will live like an animal until ''seven periods of time pass over him'' (v. 16).
What does the dream mean? Nebuchadnezzar summons Daniel to give him the dream's interpre-tation. Daniel reveals that the tree symbolizes the king (v. 22). There will come a time when Nebu-chadnezzar will be ''chopped down.'' He will lose his sanity and act like an animal until he realizes that ''the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will'' (v. 25).
One year later, Nebuchadnezzar is walking on the roof of his palace, admiring the city of Babylon.
Babylon contained two of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world, the hanging gardens and the city walls. The king says to himself, ''Is ...
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