A man in whom is the spirit of the holy gods: this man was Daniel; but how came the king not to think of him? Daniel possibly was out of his place, by his own resignation, or his enemies malicious contrivance, and was willing to withdraw himself from the court, and from the company of the soothsayers, and would not be reckoned one of them.
Verse Daniel 5:11. _NEBUCHADNEZZAR THY FATHER_] Daniel 5:1....
THERE IS A MAN IN THY KINGDOM - To wit, Daniel. As the queen-mother had lived in the time of Nebuchadnezzar, and recollected the important service which he had rendered in interpreting the dream of th...
CHAPTER 5 BELSHAZZAR'S FEAST _ 1. Belshazzar's licentious feast (Daniel 5:1)_ 2. The writing on the wall (Daniel 5:5) 3. Forgotten Daniel (Daniel 5:10) 4. The message of Daniel ...
DANIEL 5. Belshazzar, who is represented as king of Babylon, makes a great feast, using the vessels which his father had brought to Babylon from the Temple at Jerusalem. During the feast the fingers o...
THERE IS. MAN IN THY KINGDOM. The queen, after the usual salutation, bids the king dismiss his anxiety, for there is. man who can solve every dark mystery and had been put to the test again and again...
MAN: or, grandee. Chaldee. _g_ ebar. Same as App-14. SPIRIT. Chaldee. _ruach._ App-9. HOLY. See note on Exodus 3:5. GODS. Chaldee. _'elahin_ (plural) App-4. MADE MASTER OF THE MAGICIANS. See Daniel...
_in whom is the spirit_, &c. As Daniel 4:8, where see the note. _thy father_ see on Daniel 5:2. _like the wisdom of_(_the) gods_ Cf. 2 Samuel 14:20. The queen, however, speaks as a polytheist. made...
THERE IS A MAN IN THY KINGDOM, &C.— Belshazzar certainly could not have been well acquainted with Daniel, though Nebuchadnezzar had promoted him so considerably. This argues him to have been a weak an...
b. TURMOIL TEXT: Daniel 5:8-16 8 Then came in all the king's wise men; but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation. 9 Then was king Belshazzar greatly troub...
There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king N...
BELSHAZZAR'S FEAST Belshazzar, king of Babylon, holds a great feast, at which he profanely uses the sacred vessels taken by Nebuchadnezzar from the Temple at Jerusalem (Daniel 5:1). He is terrified at...
THE MEN WHO WERE LOYAL TO GOD DANIEL _ROBERT BRYCE_ CHAPTER 5 V1 King Belshazzar had a big party. He invited a thousand important people and he drank wine with them. V2 As Belshazzar drank wine,...
THE SPIRIT. — Comp. Daniel 4:8. THY FATHER. — No blood relationship is necessarily implied by this word. It means no more than “predecessor.” (See _Introd.,_ sec. VI.)...
אִיתַ֨י גְּבַ֜ר בְּ מַלְכוּתָ֗ךְ דִּ֠י ר֣וּחַ...
THE FIERY INSCRIPTION IN this chapter again we have another magnificent fresco-picture, intended, as was the last-but under circumstances of aggravated guilt and more terrible menace-to teach the les...
THE HANDWRITING ON THE WALL Daniel 5:1-16 The name of Belshazzar has been deciphered in inscriptions found at Babylon, from which it is inferred that he was associated with his father in the kingdom,...
The next scene is cast in the reign of Belshazzar. He had succeeded to the throne of his father, and was a man of profligate habits. No details are given of his reign, but a graphic picture is set bef...
There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom [is] the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king...
_Father. So a grandfather might be styled. (Jeremias xxvii. 7.) (Worthington) ---Daniel was not perhaps at the head of the wise men. (Calmet) --- They were too jealous to mention him; and the intoxica...
What a consternation the whole court was thrown into by this event, we may well conceive, by what is here said. Daniel is again had recourse to, in order to help the king, and his party out of their a...
In chapter 5 the iniquity of the head of the Gentiles with respect to the God of Israel reaches the highest point, and assumes that character of insolence and contempt which is but the effort of weakn...
THERE IS A MAN IN THY KINGDOM,.... She does not say in his court; very probably, after the death of Nebuchadnezzar, perhaps in one of the former reigns, he was removed from his offices; for, had he be...
There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom [is] the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king...
_Now the queen_, &c. The king's wives and concubines sat with him at the feast, Daniel 5:2; therefore the person here called the queen, and said to come into the banqueting-house on this solemn occasi...
There is a man in thy kingdom in whom is the spirit of the holy gods, the queen-mother thus repeating the very language of Nebuchadnezzar, 4:8; 9:18; AND IN THE DAYS OF THY FATHER, or grandfather, LIG...
THE FEAST AND THE HANDWRITING....
FATHER: Or, grandfather THY FATHER: Or, grandfather...
10-17 Daniel was forgotten at court; he lived privately, and was then ninety years of age. Many consult servants of God on curious questions, or to explain difficult subjects, but without asking the...
Daniel 5:11 is H383 man H1400 kingdom H4437 Spirit H7308 Holy H6922 God H426 days H3118 father H2 light...
‘The queen by reason of the words of the king and his lords came into the banquet house. The queen spoke and said, “O king live for ever. Do not let your thoughts trouble you, nor let your face be cha...
THY FATHER Or, grandfather. See note 2, (_ See Scofield) - (Daniel 5:2). _...
Daniel 5:1 I. Belshazzar's feast was characterised by great intemperance. II. It was characterised by great profanity. III. This night was one of supernatural visitation. IV. This was a night of t...
CONTENTS: Daniel's personal history under Belshazzar and Darius. The pride of Belshazzar and his downfall. The writing on the wall. Its interpretation and fulfillment. CHARACTERS: God, Belshazzar, Qu...
Daniel 5:2. _Belshazzar his father Nebuchadnezzar._ Belshazzar was the son of Evilmerodach, and grandson of Nebuchadnezzar. The empire therefore falling at this time, fulfilled the prophecy, that all...
DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 5:1 Daniel explains to Belshazzar, the last king of Babylon, that the writing on the wall is a message that the true God rules over all. In his own time, this true God will vindi...
DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 5:10 THE QUEEN most likely refers to the queen mother. She reminded Belshazzar of Daniel, whose ability to solve problems had been repeatedly demonstrated during the reign of Neb...
_HOMILETICS_ SECT. XVII.—BELSHAZZAR’S FEAST (Chap. 5.) This chapter deservedly a favourite with general readers [126]. The magnificence, excitement, and revelry of the royal feast; the profligate kin...
EXPOSITION DANIEL 5:1 BELSHAZZAR'S FEAST. In regard to this chapter the peculiar state of the Septuagint text has to be noted. At the beginning of the chapter there are three verses which seem to be...
Shall we turn now in our Bible to Daniel, chapter 5. Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousands (Daniel 5:1). There are men who call themse...
2 Samuel 14:17; Acts 12:22; Acts 14:11; Acts 16:16; Daniel 2:11;...