BELSHAZZAR'S IMPIOUS FEAST; THE HANDWRITING ON THE WALL INTERPRETED BY DANIEL OF THE DOOM OF BABYLON AND ITS KING. (Dan. 5:1-31) Belshazzar--RAWLINSON, from the Assyrian inscriptions, has explained the seeming discrep…
1El rey Belsasar hizo un gran banquete a mil de sus príncipes, y en presencia de los mil bebía vino.
2Belsasar, con el gusto del vino, mandó que trajesen los vasos de oro y de plata que Nabucodonosor su padre había traído del templo de Jerusalén, para que bebiesen en ellos el rey y sus grandes, sus mujeres y sus concubinas.
3Entonces fueron traídos los vasos de oro que habían traído del templo de la casa de Dios que estaba en Jerusalén, y bebieron en ellos el rey y sus príncipes, sus mujeres y sus concubinas.
4Bebieron vino, y alabaron a los dioses de oro y de plata, de bronce, de hierro, de madera y de piedra.
5En aquella misma hora aparecieron los dedos de una mano de hombre, que escribía delante del candelero sobre lo encalado de la pared del palacio real, y el rey veía la mano que escribía.
6Entonces el rey palideció, y sus pensamientos lo turbaron, y se debilitaron sus lomos, y sus rodillas daban la una contra la otra.
7El rey gritó en alta voz que hiciesen venir magos, caldeos y adivinos; y dijo el rey a los sabios de Babilonia: Cualquiera que lea esta escritura y me muestre su interpretación, será vestido de púrpura, y un collar de oro llevará en su cuello, y será el tercer señor en el reino.
8Entonces fueron introducidos todos los sabios del rey, pero no pudieron leer la escritura ni mostrar al rey su interpretación.
9Entonces el rey Belsasar se turbó sobremanera, y palideció, y sus príncipes estaban perplejos.
10La reina, por las palabras del rey y de sus príncipes, entró a la sala del banquete, y dijo: Rey, vive para siempre; no te turben tus pensamientos, ni palidezca tu rostro.
11En tu reino hay un hombre en el cual mora el espíritu de los dioses santos, y en los días de tu padre se halló en él luz e inteligencia y sabiduría, como sabiduría de los dioses; al que el rey Nabucodonosor tu padre, oh rey, constituyó jefe sobre todos los magos, astrólogos, caldeos y adivinos,
12por cuanto fue hallado en él mayor espíritu y ciencia y entendimiento, para interpretar sueños y descifrar enigmas y resolver dudas; esto es, en Daniel, al cual el rey puso por nombre Beltsasar. Llámese, pues, ahora a Daniel, y él te dará la interpretación.
13Entonces Daniel fue traído delante del rey. Y dijo el rey a Daniel: ¿Eres tú aquel Daniel de los hijos de la cautividad de Judá, que mi padre trajo de Judea?
14Yo he oído de ti que el espíritu de los dioses santos está en ti, y que en ti se halló luz, entendimiento y mayor sabiduría.
15Y ahora fueron traídos delante de mí sabios y astrólogos para que leyesen esta escritura y me diesen su interpretación; pero no han podido mostrarme la interpretación del asunto.
16Yo, pues, he oído de ti que puedes dar interpretaciones y resolver dificultades. Si ahora puedes leer esta escritura y darme su interpretación, serás vestido de púrpura, y un collar de oro llevarás en tu cuello, y serás el tercer señor en el reino.
17Entonces Daniel respondió y dijo delante del rey: Tus dones sean para ti, y da tus recompensas a otros. Leeré la escritura al rey, y le daré la interpretación.
18El Altísimo Dios, oh rey, dio a Nabucodonosor tu padre el reino y la grandeza, la gloria y la majestad.
19Y por la grandeza que le dio, todos los pueblos, naciones y lenguas temblaban y temían delante de él. A quien quería mataba, y a quien quería daba vida; engrandecía a quien quería, y a quien quería humillaba.
20Mas cuando su corazón se ensoberbeció, y su espíritu se endureció en su orgullo, fue depuesto del trono de su reino, y despojado de su gloria.
21Y fue echado de entre los hijos de los hombres, y su mente se hizo semejante a la de las bestias, y con los asnos monteses fue su morada. Hierba le hicieron comer como a buey, y su cuerpo fue mojado con el rocío del cielo, hasta que reconoció que el Altísimo Dios tiene dominio sobre el reino de los hombres, y que pone sobre él al que le place.
22Y tú, su hijo Belsasar, no has humillado tu corazón, sabiendo todo esto;
23sino que contra el Señor del cielo te has ensoberbecido, e hiciste traer delante de ti los vasos de su casa, y tú y tus grandes, tus mujeres y tus concubinas, bebisteis vino en ellos; además de esto, diste alabanza a dioses de plata y oro, de bronce, de hierro, de madera y de piedra, que ni ven, ni oyen, ni saben; y al Dios en cuya mano está tu vida, y cuyos son todos tus caminos, nunca honraste.
24Entonces de su presencia fue enviada la mano que trazó esta escritura.
25Y la escritura que trazó es: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPARSIN.
26Esta es la interpretación del asunto: MENE: Contó Dios tu reino, y le ha puesto fin.
27TEKEL: Pesado has sido en balanza, y fuiste hallado falto.
28PERES: Tu reino ha sido roto, y dado a los medos y a los persas.
29Entonces mandó Belsasar vestir a Daniel de púrpura, y poner en su cuello un collar de oro, y proclamar que él era el tercer señor del reino.
30La misma noche fue muerto Belsasar rey de los caldeos.
31Y Darío de Media tomó el reino, siendo de sesenta y dos años.
JAMIESON-FAUSSET-BROWN BIBLE COMMENTARY
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I. whiles he tasted the wine--While under the effects of wine, men will do what they dare not do whe…
whiles he tasted the wine--While under the effects of wine, men will do what they dare not do when sober.
his father Nebuchadnezzar--that is, his forefather. So "Jesus . . . the son of David, the son of Abraham" (Mat 1:1). Daniel does not say that the other kings mentioned in other writers did not reign between Belshazzar and Nebuchadnezzar, namely, Evil-merodach (Jer 52:31), Neriglissar, his brother-in-law, and Laborasoarchod (nine months). BEROSUS makes Nabonidus, the last king, to have been one of the people, raised to the throne by an insurrection. As the inscriptions show that Belshazzar was distinct from, and joint king with, him, this is not at variance with Daniel, whose statement that Belshazzar was son (grandson) of Nebuchadnezzar is corroborated by Jeremiah (Jer 27:7). Their joint, yet independent, testimony, as contemporaries, and having the best means of information, is more trustworthy than any of the heathen historians, if there were a discrepancy. Evil-merodach, son of Nebuchadnezzar (according to BEROSUS), reigned but a short time (one or two years), having, in consequence of his bad government, been dethroned by a plot of Neriglissar, his sister's husband; hence Daniel does not mention him. At the elevation of Nabonidus as supreme king, Belshazzar, the grandson of Nebuchadnezzar, was doubtless suffered to be subordinate king and successor, in order to conciliate the legitimate party. Thus the seeming discrepancy becomes a confirmation of genuineness when cleared up, for the real harmony must have been undesigned.
wives . . . concubines--not usually present at feasts in the East, where women of the harem are kept in strict seclusion. Hence Vashti's refusal to appear at Ahasuerus' feast (Est 1:9-12). But the Babylonian court, in its reckless excesses, seems not to have been so strict as the Persian. XENOPHON [CyropÃ&brvbrdia, 5.2,28] confirms Daniel, representing a feast of Belshazzar where the concubines are present. At the beginning "the lords" (Dan 5:1), for whom the feast was made, alone seem to have been present; but as the revelry advanced, the women were introduced. Two classes of them are mentioned, those to whom belonged the privileges of "wives," and those strictly concubines (Sa2 5:13; Kg1 11:3; Sol 6:8).
II
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II. This act was not one of necessity, or for honor's sake, but in reckless profanity.
This act was not one of necessity, or for honor's sake, but in reckless profanity.
III
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III. praised--sang and shouted praises to "gods," which being of gold, "are their own witnesses" (Isa …
praised--sang and shouted praises to "gods," which being of gold, "are their own witnesses" (Isa 44:9), confuting the folly of those who fancy such to be gods.
IV
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IV. In the same hour--that the cause of God's visitation might be palpable, namely, the profanation o…
In the same hour--that the cause of God's visitation might be palpable, namely, the profanation of His vessels and His holy name.
fingers of . . . hand--God admonishes him, not by a dream (as Nebuchadnezzar had been warned), or by a voice, but by "fingers coming forth," the invisibility of Him who moved them heightening the awful impressiveness of the scene, the hand of the Unseen One attesting his doom before the eyes of himself and his guilty fellow revellers.
against the candlestick--the candelabra; where the mystic characters would be best seen. BARNES makes it the candlestick taken from the temple of Jerusalem, the nearness of the writing to it intimating that the rebuke was directed against the sacrilege.
upon the plaster of the wall of the king's palace--Written in cuneiform letters on slabs on the walls, and on the very bricks, are found the perpetually recurring recital of titles, victories, and exploits, to remind the spectator at every point of the regal greatness. It is significant, that on the same wall on which the king was accustomed to read the flattering legends of his own magnificence, he beholds the mysterious inscription which foretells his fall (compare Pro 16:18; Act 12:21-23).
part of the hand--the anterior part, namely, the fingers.
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V. countenance--literally, "brightness," that is, his bright look.
countenance--literally, "brightness," that is, his bright look.
joints of his loins--"the vertebrÃ&brvbr of his back" [GESENIUS].
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VI. He calls for the magicians, who more than once had been detected in imposture. He neglects God, a…
He calls for the magicians, who more than once had been detected in imposture. He neglects God, and Daniel, whose fame as an interpreter was then well-established. The world wishes to be deceived and shuts its eyes against the light [CALVIN]. The Hebrews think the words were Chaldee, but in the old Hebrew character (like that now in the Samaritan Pentateuch).
third ruler--The first place was given to the king; the second, to the son of the king, or of the queen; the third, to the chief of the satraps.
VII
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VII. The words were in such a character as to be illegible to the Chaldees, God reserving this honor t…
The words were in such a character as to be illegible to the Chaldees, God reserving this honor to Daniel.
VIII
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VIII. queen--the queen mother, or grandmother, Nitocris, had not been present till now. She was wife ei…
queen--the queen mother, or grandmother, Nitocris, had not been present till now. She was wife either of Nebuchadnezzar or of Evil merodach; hence her acquaintance with the services of Daniel. She completed the great works which the former had begun. Hence HERODOTUS attributes them to her alone. This accounts for the deference paid to her by Belshazzar. (See on Dan 4:36). Compare similar rank given to the queen mother among the Hebrews (Kg1 15:13).
IX
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IX. spirit of the holy gods--She remembers and repeats Nebuchadnezzar's language (Dan 4:8-9, Dan 4:18…
spirit of the holy gods--She remembers and repeats Nebuchadnezzar's language (Dan 4:8-9, Dan 4:18). As Daniel was probably, according to Oriental custom, deprived of the office to which Nebuchadnezzar had promoted him, as "master of the magicians" (Dan 4:9), at the king's death, Belshazzar might easily be ignorant of his services.
the king . . . thy father the king . . . thy father--The repetition marks with emphatic gravity both the excellencies of Daniel, and the fact that Nebuchadnezzar, whom Belshazzar is bound to reverence as his father, had sought counsel from him in similar circumstances.
X
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X. the captivity of Judah--the captive Jews residing in Babylon.
the captivity of Judah--the captive Jews residing in Babylon.
XI
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XI. Not inconsistent with Dan 5:29. For here he declares his interpretation of the words is not from …
Not inconsistent with Dan 5:29. For here he declares his interpretation of the words is not from the desire of reward. The honors in Dan 5:29 were doubtless urged on him, without his wish, in such a way that he could not with propriety refuse them. Had he refused them after announcing the doom of the kingdom, he might have been suspected of cowardice or treason.
XII
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XII. God gave--It was not his own birth or talents which gave him the vast empire, as he thought. To m…
God gave--It was not his own birth or talents which gave him the vast empire, as he thought. To make him unlearn his proud thought was the object of God's visitation on him.
majesty--in the eyes of his subjects.
glory--from his victories.
honour--from the enlargement and decoration of the city.
XIII
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XIII. A purely absolute monarchy (Jer 27:7).
A purely absolute monarchy (Jer 27:7).
XIV
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XIV. heart was made like . . . beasts--literally, "he made his heart like the beasts," that is, he des…
heart was made like . . . beasts--literally, "he made his heart like the beasts," that is, he desired to dwell with them.
XV
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XV. Thou hast erred not through ignorance, but through deliberate contempt of God, notwithstanding th…
Thou hast erred not through ignorance, but through deliberate contempt of God, notwithstanding that thou hadst before thine eyes the striking warning given in thy grandfather's case.
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16. whose are all thy ways-- (Jer 10:23).
whose are all thy ways-- (Jer 10:23).
17
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17. Then--When thou liftedst up thyself against the Lord.
Then--When thou liftedst up thyself against the Lord.
the part of the hand--the fore part, the fingers.
was . . . sent from him--that is, from God.
18
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18. Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin--literally, "numbered, weighed, and dividers."
Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin--literally, "numbered, weighed, and dividers."
19
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19. God hath fixed the number of years of thine empire, and that number is now complete.
God hath fixed the number of years of thine empire, and that number is now complete.
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20. weighed in the balances--The Egyptians thought that Osiris weighed the actions of the dead in a l…
weighed in the balances--The Egyptians thought that Osiris weighed the actions of the dead in a literal balance. The Babylonians may have had the same notion, which would give a peculiar appropriateness to the image here used.
found wanting--too light before God, the weigher of actions (Sa1 2:3; Psa 62:9). Like spurious gold or silver (Jer 6:30).
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21. Peres--the explanation of "dividers" (Dan 5:25), the active participle plural there being used fo…
Peres--the explanation of "dividers" (Dan 5:25), the active participle plural there being used for the passive participle singular, "dividers" for "divided." The word "Peres" alludes to the similar word "Persia."
divided--namely, among the Medes and Persians [MAURER]; or, "severed" from thee [GROTIUS].
22
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22. Belshazzar . . . clothed Daniel with scarlet--To come from the presence of a prince in a dress pr…
Belshazzar . . . clothed Daniel with scarlet--To come from the presence of a prince in a dress presented to the wearer as a distinction is still held a great honor in the East. Daniel was thus restored to a similar rank to what he had held under Nebuchadnezzar (Dan 2:48). Godly fidelity which might be expected to bring down vengeance, as in this case, is often rewarded even in this life. The king, having promised, was ashamed before his courtiers to break his word. He perhaps also affected to despise the prophecy of his doom, as an idle threat. As to Daniel's reasons for now accepting what at first he had declined, compare Note, see on Dan 5:17. The insignia of honor would be witnesses for God's glory to the world of his having by God's aid interpreted the mystic characters. The cause of his elevation too would secure the favor of the new dynasty (Dan 6:2) for both himself and his captive countrymen. As the capture of the city by Cyrus was not till near daylight, there was no want of time in that eventful night for accomplishing all that is here recorded. The capture of the city so immediately after the prophecy of it (following Belshazzar's sacrilege), marked most emphatically to the whole world the connection between Babylon's sin and its punishment.
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23. HERODOTUS and XENOPHON confirm Daniel as to the suddenness of the event. Cyrus diverted the Euphr…
HERODOTUS and XENOPHON confirm Daniel as to the suddenness of the event. Cyrus diverted the Euphrates into a new channel and, guided by two deserters, marched by the dry bed into the city, while the Babylonians were carousing at an annual feast to the gods. See also Isa 21:5; Isa 44:27; Jer 50:38-39; Jer 51:36. As to Belshazzar's being slain, compare Isa 14:18-20; Isa 21:2-9; Jer 50:29-35; Jer 51:57.
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24. Darius the Median--that is Cyaxares II, the son and successor of Astyages, 569-536 B.C. Though Ko…
Darius the Median--that is Cyaxares II, the son and successor of Astyages, 569-536 B.C. Though Koresh, or Cyrus, was leader of the assault, yet all was done in the name of Darius; therefore, he alone is mentioned here; but Dan 6:28 shows Daniel was not ignorant of Cyrus' share in the capture of Babylon. Isa 13:17; Isa 21:2, confirm Daniel in making the Medes the leading nation in destroying Babylon. So also Jer 51:11, Jer 51:28. HERODOTUS, on the other hand, omits mentioning Darius, as that king, being weak and sensual, gave up all the authority to his energetic nephew, Cyrus [XENOPHON, CyropÃ&brvbrdia, 1.5; 8.7].
threescore and two years old--This agrees with XENOPHON [CyropÃ&brvbrdia, 8.5,19], as to Cyaxares II.
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Daniel — Capítulo 5
BELSHAZZAR'S IMPIOUS FEAST; THE HANDWRITING ON THE WALL INTERPRETED BY DANIEL OF THE DOOM OF BABYLON AND ITS KING. (Dan. 5:1-31) Belshazzar--RAWLINSON, from the Assyrian inscriptions, has explained the seeming discrep…
Texto — Reina-Valera 1960
1El rey Belsasar hizo un gran banquete a mil de sus príncipes, y en presencia de los mil bebía vino.
2Belsasar, con el gusto del vino, mandó que trajesen los vasos de oro y de plata que Nabucodonosor su padre había traído del templo de Jerusalén, para que bebiesen en ellos el rey y sus grandes, sus mujeres y sus concubinas.
3Entonces fueron traídos los vasos de oro que habían traído del templo de la casa de Dios que estaba en Jerusalén, y bebieron en ellos el rey y sus príncipes, sus mujeres y sus concubinas.
4Bebieron vino, y alabaron a los dioses de oro y de plata, de bronce, de hierro, de madera y de piedra.
5En aquella misma hora aparecieron los dedos de una mano de hombre, que escribía delante del candelero sobre lo encalado de la pared del palacio real, y el rey veía la mano que escribía.
6Entonces el rey palideció, y sus pensamientos lo turbaron, y se debilitaron sus lomos, y sus rodillas daban la una contra la otra.
7El rey gritó en alta voz que hiciesen venir magos, caldeos y adivinos; y dijo el rey a los sabios de Babilonia: Cualquiera que lea esta escritura y me muestre su interpretación, será vestido de púrpura, y un collar de oro llevará en su cuello, y será el tercer señor en el reino.
8Entonces fueron introducidos todos los sabios del rey, pero no pudieron leer la escritura ni mostrar al rey su interpretación.
9Entonces el rey Belsasar se turbó sobremanera, y palideció, y sus príncipes estaban perplejos.
10La reina, por las palabras del rey y de sus príncipes, entró a la sala del banquete, y dijo: Rey, vive para siempre; no te turben tus pensamientos, ni palidezca tu rostro.
11En tu reino hay un hombre en el cual mora el espíritu de los dioses santos, y en los días de tu padre se halló en él luz e inteligencia y sabiduría, como sabiduría de los dioses; al que el rey Nabucodonosor tu padre, oh rey, constituyó jefe sobre todos los magos, astrólogos, caldeos y adivinos,
12por cuanto fue hallado en él mayor espíritu y ciencia y entendimiento, para interpretar sueños y descifrar enigmas y resolver dudas; esto es, en Daniel, al cual el rey puso por nombre Beltsasar. Llámese, pues, ahora a Daniel, y él te dará la interpretación.
13Entonces Daniel fue traído delante del rey. Y dijo el rey a Daniel: ¿Eres tú aquel Daniel de los hijos de la cautividad de Judá, que mi padre trajo de Judea?
14Yo he oído de ti que el espíritu de los dioses santos está en ti, y que en ti se halló luz, entendimiento y mayor sabiduría.
15Y ahora fueron traídos delante de mí sabios y astrólogos para que leyesen esta escritura y me diesen su interpretación; pero no han podido mostrarme la interpretación del asunto.
16Yo, pues, he oído de ti que puedes dar interpretaciones y resolver dificultades. Si ahora puedes leer esta escritura y darme su interpretación, serás vestido de púrpura, y un collar de oro llevarás en tu cuello, y serás el tercer señor en el reino.
17Entonces Daniel respondió y dijo delante del rey: Tus dones sean para ti, y da tus recompensas a otros. Leeré la escritura al rey, y le daré la interpretación.
18El Altísimo Dios, oh rey, dio a Nabucodonosor tu padre el reino y la grandeza, la gloria y la majestad.
19Y por la grandeza que le dio, todos los pueblos, naciones y lenguas temblaban y temían delante de él. A quien quería mataba, y a quien quería daba vida; engrandecía a quien quería, y a quien quería humillaba.
20Mas cuando su corazón se ensoberbeció, y su espíritu se endureció en su orgullo, fue depuesto del trono de su reino, y despojado de su gloria.
21Y fue echado de entre los hijos de los hombres, y su mente se hizo semejante a la de las bestias, y con los asnos monteses fue su morada. Hierba le hicieron comer como a buey, y su cuerpo fue mojado con el rocío del cielo, hasta que reconoció que el Altísimo Dios tiene dominio sobre el reino de los hombres, y que pone sobre él al que le place.
22Y tú, su hijo Belsasar, no has humillado tu corazón, sabiendo todo esto;
23sino que contra el Señor del cielo te has ensoberbecido, e hiciste traer delante de ti los vasos de su casa, y tú y tus grandes, tus mujeres y tus concubinas, bebisteis vino en ellos; además de esto, diste alabanza a dioses de plata y oro, de bronce, de hierro, de madera y de piedra, que ni ven, ni oyen, ni saben; y al Dios en cuya mano está tu vida, y cuyos son todos tus caminos, nunca honraste.
24Entonces de su presencia fue enviada la mano que trazó esta escritura.
25Y la escritura que trazó es: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPARSIN.
26Esta es la interpretación del asunto: MENE: Contó Dios tu reino, y le ha puesto fin.
27TEKEL: Pesado has sido en balanza, y fuiste hallado falto.
28PERES: Tu reino ha sido roto, y dado a los medos y a los persas.
29Entonces mandó Belsasar vestir a Daniel de púrpura, y poner en su cuello un collar de oro, y proclamar que él era el tercer señor del reino.
30La misma noche fue muerto Belsasar rey de los caldeos.
31Y Darío de Media tomó el reino, siendo de sesenta y dos años.
JAMIESON-FAUSSET-BROWN BIBLE COMMENTARY
Versículo 2
I. whiles he tasted the wine--While under the effects of wine, men will do what they dare not do whe…
Versículo 3
II. This act was not one of necessity, or for honor's sake, but in reckless profanity.
Versículo 4
III. praised--sang and shouted praises to "gods," which being of gold, "are their own witnesses" (Isa …
Versículo 5
IV. In the same hour--that the cause of God's visitation might be palpable, namely, the profanation o…
Versículo 6
V. countenance--literally, "brightness," that is, his bright look.
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VI. He calls for the magicians, who more than once had been detected in imposture. He neglects God, a…
Versículo 8
VII. The words were in such a character as to be illegible to the Chaldees, God reserving this honor t…
Versículo 10
VIII. queen--the queen mother, or grandmother, Nitocris, had not been present till now. She was wife ei…
Versículo 11
IX. spirit of the holy gods--She remembers and repeats Nebuchadnezzar's language (Dan 4:8-9, Dan 4:18…
Versículo 13
X. the captivity of Judah--the captive Jews residing in Babylon.
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XI. Not inconsistent with Dan 5:29. For here he declares his interpretation of the words is not from …
Versículo 18
XII. God gave--It was not his own birth or talents which gave him the vast empire, as he thought. To m…
Versículo 19
XIII. A purely absolute monarchy (Jer 27:7).
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XIV. heart was made like . . . beasts--literally, "he made his heart like the beasts," that is, he des…
Versículo 22
XV. Thou hast erred not through ignorance, but through deliberate contempt of God, notwithstanding th…
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16. whose are all thy ways-- (Jer 10:23).
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17. Then--When thou liftedst up thyself against the Lord.
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18. Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin--literally, "numbered, weighed, and dividers."
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19. God hath fixed the number of years of thine empire, and that number is now complete.
Versículo 27
20. weighed in the balances--The Egyptians thought that Osiris weighed the actions of the dead in a l…
Versículo 28
21. Peres--the explanation of "dividers" (Dan 5:25), the active participle plural there being used fo…
Versículo 29
22. Belshazzar . . . clothed Daniel with scarlet--To come from the presence of a prince in a dress pr…
Versículo 30
23. HERODOTUS and XENOPHON confirm Daniel as to the suddenness of the event. Cyrus diverted the Euphr…
Versículo 31
24. Darius the Median--that is Cyaxares II, the son and successor of Astyages, 569-536 B.C. Though Ko…