SERMON NUMBER FOUR DESPOT'S DISGRACE Text: Daniel 4:1-37 INTRODUCTION I. DIFFERENCE IN ATTITUDE IN NEBUCHADNEZZAR NOW THAN IN THIRD CHAPTER A. In chapter three the mighty king of Babylon made an image (perhaps resembling himself somewhat) 1. Everyone was to bow down and worship it 2. But... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER FOUR I. DESPOT'S DISGRACEDaniel 4:1-37 a. EMPEROR'S EPHEMERAL EXCURSION AND EDICT TEXT: Daniel 4:1-6 1 Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all the peoples, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied unto you. 2 It hath seemed good unto me to show the signs and... [ Continue Reading ]
b. RULER'S REVERIE RELATED, PART I TEXT: Daniel 4:7-12 7 Then came in the magicians, the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers; and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof. 8 But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name was B... [ Continue Reading ]
c. RULER'S REVERIE RELATED, PART II TEXT: Daniel 4:13-18 13 I saw in the visions of my head upon by bed, and, behold, a watcher and a holy one came down from heaven. 14 He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off its branches, shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruit: let t... [ Continue Reading ]
d. RULER'S REVERIE REVEALED, PART I TEXT: Daniel 4:19-23 19 Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was stricken dumb for a while, and his thoughts troubled him. The king answered and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My l... [ Continue Reading ]
TEXT: Daniel 4:24-27 24 this is the interpretation, O king, and it is the decree of the Most High, which is come upon my lord the king: 25 that thou shalt be driven from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and thou shalt be made to eat grass as oxen, and shalt be wet wit... [ Continue Reading ]
f. DESPOT'S DERANGEMENT TEXT: Daniel 4:28-33 28 All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar. 29 At the end of twelve months he was walking in the royal palace of Babylon. 30 The king spake and said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling-place, by the might of my... [ Continue Reading ]
g. SOVEREIGN'S SURRENDER TEXT: Daniel 4:34-37 34 And at the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honored him that liveth for ever; for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, an... [ Continue Reading ]