The Writing on the Wall (5 of 12)
Series: Thrive
Craig Smith
Daniel 5
I. Introduction
Welcome to Mission Hills for week number 5 of our Thrive series on the book of Daniel. Today we're going to be taking a look at another one of the really famous stories from Daniel, a story that a lot of people will already know...even if they don't know that they know it. Here's the reason I say that: this story is the origin of phrase that we use pretty commonly, and that phrase is: the writing's on the wall or, the handwriting's on the wall. Have you ever heard that?
It's a phrase that we use to mean that something's inevitable, that it's just a matter of time....usually before something comes to an end. Well, that phrase come from chapter 5 in the book of Daniel, where some literal handwriting on a wall pronounced the end of a Babylonian king by the name of Belshazzar. And the question we want to ask, and answer, is this: why was the end inevitable for him? Why did God pronounce judgment on him?
And let me just give you a little sneak peek and say this is another story about something we've seen throughout Daniel, which is that God rebukes arrogance, but rewards humility, which means that thriving as God's people requires us to reject arrogance and pursue humility. And this story gives us some surprising insight into doing that, by revealing pathway to arrogance that might
I know that, for me, digging into this story and understanding what's happening here has been really convicting. Why don't you go ahead and make your way to Daniel 5 and let's see if it has the same impact on you.
II. Main Body
A. The Insecure King
King Belshazzar gave a great banquet for a thousand of his nobles and drank wine with them. (Daniel 5:1)
Ok, if you've been tracking with us through this series on the book of Daniel, then you'll notice that this is a new king. Up to this point, Daniel and his friends have been dealing with Nebuchadnezzar, who had conquered Jerus ...
Series: Thrive
Craig Smith
Daniel 5
I. Introduction
Welcome to Mission Hills for week number 5 of our Thrive series on the book of Daniel. Today we're going to be taking a look at another one of the really famous stories from Daniel, a story that a lot of people will already know...even if they don't know that they know it. Here's the reason I say that: this story is the origin of phrase that we use pretty commonly, and that phrase is: the writing's on the wall or, the handwriting's on the wall. Have you ever heard that?
It's a phrase that we use to mean that something's inevitable, that it's just a matter of time....usually before something comes to an end. Well, that phrase come from chapter 5 in the book of Daniel, where some literal handwriting on a wall pronounced the end of a Babylonian king by the name of Belshazzar. And the question we want to ask, and answer, is this: why was the end inevitable for him? Why did God pronounce judgment on him?
And let me just give you a little sneak peek and say this is another story about something we've seen throughout Daniel, which is that God rebukes arrogance, but rewards humility, which means that thriving as God's people requires us to reject arrogance and pursue humility. And this story gives us some surprising insight into doing that, by revealing pathway to arrogance that might
I know that, for me, digging into this story and understanding what's happening here has been really convicting. Why don't you go ahead and make your way to Daniel 5 and let's see if it has the same impact on you.
II. Main Body
A. The Insecure King
King Belshazzar gave a great banquet for a thousand of his nobles and drank wine with them. (Daniel 5:1)
Ok, if you've been tracking with us through this series on the book of Daniel, then you'll notice that this is a new king. Up to this point, Daniel and his friends have been dealing with Nebuchadnezzar, who had conquered Jerus ...
There are 21388 characters in the full content. This excerpt only shows a 2000 character sample of the full content.
Price: $5.99 or 1 credit
