Daniel 5
King Belshazzar’s Banquet
There is a 36-year time gap between chapters 4 and 5. Nebuchadnezzar had been dead over 30 years and his grandson, Belshazzar sat on the throne of Babylon as co- ruler with his father, King Nabonidus, who was often absent, fighting Babylon’s enemies. With the city currently under siege …
Daniel Interprets the Handwriting
A hand appeared writing an inscription on the wall (vv. 24- 25). Daniel interpreted it as follows: (1) “Mene†= “numbered†– “God hath numbered thy kingdom and finished it (v. 26).†“Mene†was repeated a second time which stressed the certainty of it. Similarly, Joseph explained to …
Daniel Interprets The Handwriting
History often repeats itself, and it certainly did so in this case. Daniel, now an old man, was brought into the banquet hall before King Belshazzar (v. 13). Apparently the two of them had never met. Explaining the situation, the king offered Daniel the third highest place in the kingdom if he could …