1-Wisdom of Daniel
2-Wisdom of God
1-Wisdom of Daniel
2-Wisdom of God
3-Power of God
1-Wisdom of Daniel
2-Wisdom of God
3-Power of God
1-Wisdom of Daniel
4-Trust & Obey God
God alone is sovereign and will not permit men to take credit for His works.
“Think of that! At rest and flourishing while still in his sins and a stranger to God! Ah, there is a deceitful rest, a deceitful peace, which lulls many a soul into a false security. To be untroubled is no evidence of safety. ... God saw that he needed to be troubled—he needed to be awakened from his sleep of death. It was grace that thus exercised him. And in some way, every soul that is saved has to pass through this period of soul anxiety and concern.”
H. A. Ironside
The tree that you saw, which became large and grew strong, whose height reached to the sky and was visible to all the earth and whose foliage [was] beautiful and its fruit abundant, and in which [was] food for all, under which the beasts of the field dwelt and in whose branches the birds of the sky lodged--it is you, O king; for you have become great and grown strong, and your majesty has become great and reached to the sky and your dominion to the end of the earth.
Dan 4:20-22
1) To temporarily keep the tree from growing.
1) To temporarily keep the tree from growing.
2) Keep it from splitting and rotting.
3) Symbolized that insanity will bind him.
1) To temporarily keep the tree from growing.
2) Keep it from splitting and rotting.
3) Symbolized that insanity will bind him.
4) His kingdom would be protected while irrational.
1) To temporarily keep the tree from growing.
2) Keep it from splitting and rotting.
2-Wisdom of God
3-Power of God
4-Sovereignty of God
Nebuchadnezzar will be judged because he refuses to give God the glory.
Nebuchadnezzar will be judged because he refuses to give God the glory.
This is also our sin, ours both individually and collectively as a nation.
and wherever the sons of men dwell, or the beasts of the field, or the birds of the sky, He has given them into your hand and has caused you to rule over them all ...
Dan 2:38a
Therefore God gave them over
in the lusts of their hearts to impurity,
so that their bodies would be dishonored among them. Rom 1:24
Before
There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes … - Pro 6:16-17a
Why I think Nebuchadnezzar was saved at this time.
1) Honoring God
1) Honoring God
2) Praising God
1) Honoring God
2) Praising God
3) Knowledge of God
1) Honoring God
2) Praising God
3) Knowledge of God
4) Transformation
1) Honoring God
2) Praising God
3) Knowledge of God
4) Transformation
5) Contrast with Belshazzar
Conclusion:
Fallen Human Nature is Rotten
Conclusion:
Fallen Human Nature is Rotten
God’s Global Concern for the Lost
Conclusion:
Fallen Human Nature is Rotten
God’s Global Concern for the Lost
Evangelization Requires Patience
Conclusion:
Fallen Human Nature is Rotten
God’s Global Concern for the Lost
Evangelization Requires Patience
God Responds to Repentance
Conclusion:
Fallen Human Nature is Rotten
God’s Global Concern for the Lost
Evangelization Requires Patience
God Responds to Repentance
Worship is man’s highest calling
Conclusion:
Fallen Human Nature is Rotten
God’s Global Concern for the Lost
Evangelization Requires Patience
God Responds to Repentance
Worship is man’s highest calling
Our worship is directly related to our witness
Conclusion:
Fallen Human Nature is Rotten
God’s Global Concern for the Lost
Evangelization Requires Patience
God Responds to Repentance
Worship is man’s highest calling
Our worship is directly related to our witness
All mankind will be humbled before God
and acknowledge His sovereignty