Daniel 5:1-31 I. Belshazzar's feast was characterised by great intemperance. II. It was characterised by great profanity. III. This night was one of supernatural visitation. IV. This was a night of terrible retribution. W. M. Taylor, Daniel the Beloved, p. 98. References: Daniel 5:1-31 . W. M. Taylor, Contemporary Pulpit, vol. iv., p. 240. Daniel 5:5 . R. Payne-Smith, Homiletic Magazine, vol. xi., p. 158. Daniel 5:10-23 . Ibid. p. 220. read more
Shall we turn now in our Bible to Daniel, chapter 5.Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousands ( Daniel 5:1 ).There are men who call themselves Bible scholars and they belong to a school known as "higher criticism." And for years these men declared that the book of Daniel was not valid. And one of their reasons for this declaration was that in secular history they had not discovered the name Belshazzar. But one of ancient historians,... read more
Daniel 5:2 . Belshazzar his father Nebuchadnezzar. Belshazzar was the son of Evilmerodach, and grandson of Nebuchadnezzar. The empire therefore falling at this time, fulfilled the prophecy, that all nations should serve Nebuchadnezzar, and his son, and his son’s son. Jeremiah 27:7. Having spoken of the fall of Babylon on Isaiah 13:14. and elsewhere, I shall subjoin some reflections from one of my sermons. Daniel 5:4 . They drank wine and praised the gods of gold. Here the king first... read more
Dan 5:12 Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation. Ver. 12. Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, &c. ] Very excellent is the grace of the Spirit in godly hearts, Col 1:29 neither can natural conscience do less than stoop and strike sail to the image of God in... read more
an excellent: Daniel 5:14, Daniel 6:3, Psalms 16:3, Proverbs 12:26, Proverbs 17:27, Colossians 1:29 interpreting of: or, of an interpreter of, etc dissolving: or, of a dissolver doubts: Chal. knots. Daniel 5:16, 1 Kings 10:1-Leviticus :, 2 Chronicles 9:1, 2 Chronicles 9:2 whom: Daniel 1:7, Daniel 4:8, Daniel 4:19 Reciprocal: Genesis 40:22 - he hanged Genesis 41:15 - I have heard 1 Kings 4:30 - the children Ezekiel 28:3 - thou art Daniel 1:17 - Daniel had understanding Daniel 2:26 - Daniel... read more
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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Daniel 5:1-31
HOMILETICSSECT. XVII.—BELSHAZZAR’S FEAST (Chap. 5.)This chapter deservedly a favourite with general readers [126]. The magnificence, excitement, and revelry of the royal feast; the profligate king, when heated with wine, calling for the sacred vessels of the Temple, and, with his princes, wives, and concubines, drinking out of them to the honour of heathen deities; the sudden appearance, in the midst of the carousal, of a weird hand, tracing distinct but unintelligible characters on the wall;... read more