1. Daniel & The writing on the wall

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3. The King signs a law That no one can ignore Unless you want to hear the lions raw RAHHWW Daniel was a great wise man The king chose him as his helping hand Three times a day he always prayed And with faith in God he was never afraid The King's other helpers didn't like what they saw And tricked the king to make a bad bad law That praying to God had to stop Or else in the lion's den you would drop Despite his fear of the lions bite Daniel chose God, which he knew was right Gave thanks and prayed cause help and guidance he sought Then one day poor old Daniel was caught The King was sad but had to follow his men So he sent Daniel straight to the lion's den While Daniel believed the lord would save him To the King and his men Daniel's future was dim The lion's raw was incredibly loud He was very big and he was very proud His teeth were sharp and his claws were long But Daniel didn't fear for his faith was strong So into the lion's den poor Daniel was thrown But while he was there he was not alone God sent an angel to shut the lions jaw And Daniel gave thanks like never before

5. What do they all have in common? Drop in the bucket Fly in the ointment Sign of the times Apple of my eye No rest for the wicked Scapegoat The writing's on the wall

6. All Bible quotes Drop in the bucket Fly in the ointment Sign of the times Apple of my eye No rest for the wicked Scapegoat The writing's on the wall

7. The writing’s on the wall

8. Daniel ch

11. Book of Daniel Two sections Ch 1 -6 Daniel’s life Captivity Service to Nebuchadnezzar Belshazzar Darius Cyrus

12. Book of Daniel Two sections Ch 7 - 12 Daniel’s Visions and Prophecies

13. Key Verse Daniel ch 2 21 (God).. changes times and seasons; he deposes kings and raises up others. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. 22 He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with him.

14. Nebuchadnezzar Huge power & wealth Defeated Egypt, captured Jerusalem on the way Took Daniel & co captives back to Babylon Died BC 562

16. Ishtar Gate (Berlin Museum) From Babylon Beasts mainly lions

18. Last week Nebuchadnezzar's lesson 18 ‘This is the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, had. Now, Belteshazzar, tell me what it means, for none of the wise men in my kingdom can interpret it for me. But you can, because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.’

19. 17 ‘“The decision is announced by messengers, the holy ones declare the verdict, so that the living may know that the Most High is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and gives them to anyone he wishes and sets over them the lowliest of people.”

20. Last week Nebuchadnezzar's lesson

21. Daniel ch 5 V1 King Belshazzar gave a great banquet for a thousand of his nobles and drank wine with them.

22. Problem? Up until 1881 The was no “evidence” that Belshazzar existed The king who lost Babylon to the Persians was called Nabonidas General, married one of Nebuchadnezzar's daughters Until..

23. Nabonidas Cylinder (s) "As for me, Nabonidus, king of Babylon, save me from sinning against your great godhead and grant me as a present a life long of days, and as for Belshazzar, the eldest son -my offspring- instill reverence for your great godhead in his heart and may he not commit any cultic mistake, may he be sated with a life of plenitude."

24. What happened? Nabonidas left Babylon for some years and left Belshazzar in charge

25. Similar to what happened here in 1811 George III went insane Britain governed by his son The Prince Regent for 11 years George IV from 1820

26. What happened? Nabonidas left Babylon for some years and left Belshazzar in charge. “If you can read this writing and tell me what it means………….. and you will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”

27. The Bible is Historically reliable As well as morally relevant

28. The Bible is Historically reliable As well as morally relevant Todays passage took place on Oct 12 539BC Feast day of Babylonian Gods

29. Background NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNnNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNn Medes & Persians united under Cyrus with a powerful army Already besieging Babylon

30. Daniel ch 5 V1 “King Belshazzar gave a great banquet for a thousand of his nobles and drank wine with them.” Wasn’t that dangerous with an army outside?

32. “Babylon is Secure” Walls Food Water Soldiers

33. Daniel ch 5 King Belshazzar gave a great banquet for a thousand of his nobles and drank wine with them. 2 While Belshazzar was drinking his wine, he gave orders to bring in the gold and silver goblets that Nebuchadnezzar his father [a] had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines might drink from them. a

34. Daniel ch 5 3 So they brought in the gold goblets that had been taken from the temple of God in Jerusalem, and the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines drank from them. 4 As they drank the wine, they praised the gods of gold and silver, of bronze, iron, wood and stone.

35. We don’t have idols today

36. An idol is anything that takes the place of God as the most important thing in our life

37. We don’t have idols today “An idol is anything that takes the place of God as the most important thing in our life”

38. Suddenly the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall, near the lampstand in the royal palace. The king watched the hand as it wrote. 6 His face turned pale and he was so frightened that his legs became weak and his knees were knocking.

39. 7 The king summoned the enchanters, astrologers and diviners. Then he said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this writing and tells me what it means will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck, and he will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”

40. 8 Then all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or tell the king what it meant. 9 So King Belshazzar became even more terrified and his face grew more pale. His nobles were baffled.

41. 10 The queen, [c] hearing the voices of the king and his nobles, came into the banquet hall. “May the king live forever!” she said. “Don’t be alarmed! Don’t look so pale! c 11 There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the time of your father he was found to have insight and intelligence and wisdom like that of the gods.

42. Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, astrologers and diviners. 12 He did this because Daniel, whom the king called Belteshazzar, was found to have a keen mind and knowledge and understanding, and also the ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles and solve difficult problems. Call for Daniel, and he will tell you what the writing means.”

43. 13 So Daniel was brought before the king, and the king said to him, “Are you Daniel, one of the exiles my father the king brought from Judah? 14 I have heard that the spirit of the gods is in you and that you have insight, intelligence and outstanding wisdom. 15 The wise men and enchanters were brought before me to read this writing and tell me what it means, but they could not explain it

44. 6 Now I have heard that you are able to give interpretations and to solve difficult problems. If you can read this writing and tell me what it means, you will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around your neck, and you will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”

45. 17 Then Daniel answered the king, “You may keep your gifts for yourself and give your rewards to someone else. Nevertheless, I will read the writing for the king and tell him what it means.

46. There is a time to speak…. 18 “Your Majesty, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness and glory and splendor. 19 Because of the high position he gave him, all the nations and peoples of every language dreaded and feared him. Those the king wanted to put to death, he put to death; those he wanted to spare, he spared; those he wanted to promote, he promoted; and those he wanted to humble, he humbled.

47. 20 But when his heart became arrogant and hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne and stripped of his glory. 21 He was driven away from people and given the mind of an animal; he lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like the ox; and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until he acknowledged that the Most High God is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and sets over them anyone he wishes.

48. 22 “But you, Belshazzar, his son, [d] have not humbled yourself, though you knew all this. d 23 Instead, you have set yourself up against the Lord of heaven. You had the goblets from his temple brought to you, and you and your nobles, your wives and your concubines drank wine from them.

49. You praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you did not honour the God who holds in his hand your life and all your ways.

50. 24 Therefore he sent the hand that wrote the inscription. 25 “This is the inscription that was written: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, PARSIN

51. Numbered 26 “Here is what these words mean: Mene: God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end.

52. Weighed Tekel You have been weighed on the scales and found wanting.

53. Divided 28 Peres Your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians.”

54. Why was it so easy for Daniel to read it? Probably in Aramaic Word square Numbered coin values Weighed weight values Divided

55. Why was it so easy for Daniel to read it? Probably in Aramaic Word square Numbered L. s. d. Weighed st, lb, oz Divided

56. Upharsin is plural of Peres

57. Numbered Weighed Divided

58. Numbered The Bible tells us several things are numbered

59. Numbered The Bible tells us several things are numbered Luke 12:7 New International Version (NIV) 7 Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

60. Numbered The Bible tells us several things are numbered Luke 12:7 New International Version (NIV) 7 Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

61. Numbered The Bible tells us several things are numbered Psalm 39:4 New International Version (NIV) 4 “Show me, L ORD, my life’s end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting my life is.

62. Weighed

63. What is in the “Good Tray”? Isaiah 64:6 New International Version (NIV) 6 All of us have become like one who is unclean and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags;

64. What is in the “Good Tray”? James 2:10 New International Version (NIV) 10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.

65. Divided 28 Peres Your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians.” Peres = plural Also sounds like Persians

66. Divided Matthew ch 31 31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.

67. Divided 41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

69. It all happened exactly… 29 Then at Belshazzar’s command, Daniel was clothed in purple, a gold chain was placed around his neck, and he was proclaimed the third highest ruler in the kingdom. 30 That very night Belshazzar, king of the Babylonians, was slain, 31 and Darius the Mede took over the kingdom, at the age of sixty-two.

70. “Babylon is Secure” Walls Food Water Soldiers

71. “Babylon is NOT Secure” Walls Food Water Soldiers

72. The Persians.. Had dug a reservoir Diverted the river They walked into the city under the walls using the river channel “…That very night Belshazzar, king of the Babylonians, was slain.” v30 Nab

73. Nebuchadnezzar learned his lesson and came to faith in the true God Belshazzar didn’t What he trusted in, failed

74. Nebuchadnezzar learned his lesson and came to faith in the true God Belshazzar didn’t What is God saying to you today?

75. Nebuchadnezzar learned his lesson and came to faith in the true God Belshazzar didn’t What is God saying to you today? Numbered Weighed Divided