Daniel 4
Dear RTB’ers,
Nebuchadnezzar’s second dream, Daniel’s interpretation, the dream lived and the king restored – all in this one chapter. A couple of choice verses… The sentence is … to the end that the living may know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will and sets over it the lowliest of men. (v. 17) The Most High God rules and chooses. It’s comforting to know that truth when situations in our life look to have gone awry. He rules and He chooses.
Therefore, O king, … break off your sins by practicing righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed, that there may perhaps be a lengthening of your prosperity. (v. 27) Sins and iniquities replaced with righteousness and mercy – a good plan!
At the end of the days I < me/you > lifted my eyes to heaven, and my reason returned to me, and I blessed the Most High, and praised and honored Him who lives forever… (v. 34a) Maybe, at the end of every day my “reasoning” should return and I should bless and praise and honor our One True God in Three Persons. It’s our only reasonable “reasoning”!!
Blessings!
Fred