King Belshazzar’s Banquet (v1-4) King Belshazzar and party drank from the goblets from Jerusalem Temple, and while doing that, they praised the gods of gold and silver, of bronze, iron, wood and stone (v4). God’s Fingers Wrote on The Wall (v5-6) No One Could Read the Writing (v7-9) Daniel Read The Writing (v10-30) If Daniel … Read more
The Second Dream of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar Praises the Most High God (v1-8) Pay notice that Nebuchadnezzar used the first person pronounce in chapter 4. This chapter is essentially his autobiography. Some believe that the second dream mentioned in chapter 4 happened twenty or thirty years after the furnace incident in chapter 3. Nebuchadnezzar Second Dream (v9-18) … Read more
v1: “King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, ninety feet high and nine feet [fn] wide, and set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon.” It is amazing how prideful Nebuchadnezzar was, he built a statue of himself that is 3/5 of the height of the statue of liberty, even after he … Read more
Nebuchadnezzar’s Dreams(v1-13) Nebuchadnezzar had a dream repeated that deeply trouble him to a point he could not sleep (v1). The wanted to know the meaning of the dream, so he choose to ask people what the dream was and the meaning of it. He did not want to tell what the dream was, so that … Read more
A drawing of Babylon’s attack on Jerusalem The Fall of Jerusalem (v1-3) God’s prophets has been warning Judah regarding God’s coming judgement because of their idolatry, immorality, and injustice toward the poor and needy. Isaiah prophesied the falled of Judah (Isa 13;31 and 39) “The time will surely come when everything in your palace, and … Read more
Background White still a mere youth, Daniel was kidnaped from his noble family in Judah and deported to Babylon to be brainwashed into Babylonian culture for the task of assisting with the imported Jews. He lived during the whole period of the Babylonian exile, at times occupying high office in the Babylonian and Persian empires. … Read more
Background This last chapter of Isaiah ends with reference to new heavens and new earth, as well as reference to a place where worm will not die, nor will their fire be quenched. Revelation ends with similar reference to new heavens and new earth (Rev 21:1) and the lake of fire (Rev 20:14-15). Division v1-4: … Read more
Background The main theme of this chapter is Redeemer’s reason for rejecting the nation; reservation of a remnant; and the revelation of the new heavens and the new earth. Chapter 65 and 66 is the answer for the prayer in Chapter 64, where Isaiah and the nation Israel were praying fervently to God for His … Read more
Background The first part of this chapter, from v1 to v6 talks about Jesus second coming. Unlike His first coming, on His second coming, Jesus will execute His role as a righteous Judge. He will punish the wicked who have not repent to receive His salvation. It will be a horrible scene. John saw the … Read more
