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AND AT THE END OF THE DAYS - That is, the time designated; to wit, the
“seven times” that were to pass over him.
I NEBUCHADNEZZAR LIFTED UP MINE EYES UNTO HEAVEN - Probably the first
thing that indica...
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CHAPTER 4 THE TREE VISION OF NEBUCHADNEZZAR
_ 1. The king's proclamation (Daniel 4:1)_
2. The king relates the tree vision (Daniel 4:4)
3. Daniel interprets the vision (Daniel 4:19)
4. The tree vi...
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DANIEL 4. This chapter takes us again into the realm of Apocalyptic.
Nebuchadnezzar dreams a fresh dream. This time he sees a gigantic
tree, the top of which reached to heaven, full of leaves and frui...
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I NEBUCHADNEZZAR, &C. Here the king again speaks. This corresponds
with the Proclamation (verses: Daniel 4:1), and is the ground of its
being made.
THE MOST HIGH. Compare verses: Daniel 4:17; Daniel...
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_the days_ i.e. the seven -times" of Daniel 4:16_; Daniel 4:23; Daniel
4:25; Daniel 4:32_.
_lift up mine eyes unto heaven_ The mute, half-uncons
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At the end of the appointed time, Nebuchadnezzar's reason returned to
him: he owned the sovereignty of the Most High, and was restored to
his kingdom; and now, in thankful acknowledgement of His power...
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DISCOURSE: 1125
NEBUCHADNEZZAR’S DREAM VERIFIED AND IMPROVED
Daniel 4:34. And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up
mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me: and I
bl...
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AND AT THE END OF THE DAYS, &C.— "God regarded me with the eyes of
his mercy: my mind was restored: I humbled myself before the Lord; I
acknowledged the greatness of his power, and the justice of his...
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g. SOVEREIGN'S SURRENDER
TEXT: Daniel 4:34-37
34
And at the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up mine eyes unto
heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the
Most High,...
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NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S DREAM AND ITS FULFILMENT
In the form of a proclamation Nebuchadnezzar records his experience of
the power of the Most high God (Daniel 4:1). He had a dream which none
of his wise men...
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THE MEN WHO WERE LOYAL TO GOD
DANIEL
_ROBERT BRYCE_
CHAPTER 4
V1 I, King Nebuchadnezzar, send this message to everyone in the world.
I am writing to the people in every country who speak every la...
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LIFTED UP MINE EYES. — A sign of seeking help from heaven, as Psalms
123:1. By his “understanding” is not meant his consciousness so
much as his sense of personality, which had been lost for a time.
W...
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_[Daniel 4:31]_ וְ לִ קְצָ֣ת יֹֽומַיָּה֩
אֲנָ֨ה...
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THE BABYLONIAN CEDAR, AND THE STRICKEN DESPOT
THRICE already, in these magnificent stories, had Nebuchadrezzar been
taught to recognise the existence and to reverence the power of God.
In this chapte...
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NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S HUMILIATION
Daniel 4:19-37
Beyond doubt Nebuchadnezzar was one of the most illustrious princes
the world has ever seen. The discoveries which Layard commenced among
the mounds of the...
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The last story connected with the reign of Nebuchadnezzar consisted of
the king's own manifesto, setting forth the dealings of the Most High
God with him.
The opening ascription of praise is most rema...
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And at the end of the (r) days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes
unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed
the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ev...
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_I, &c. From this place some commentators infer, that this king became
a true convert, and dying not long after, was probably saved.
(Challoner) (Josephus, Antiquities, 10) --- This is the last act of...
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What a wonderful train of providences passed upon this man! What
language is here for such a man as Nebuchadnezzar to utter! One might
be almost led to hope, that grace was given to him, seeing he
exp...
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The Prophet again introduces King Nebuchadnezzar as the speaker. He
says, then, _After that time had elapsed, he raised his eyes to heaven
_Without doubt, he means those seven years. As to his then be...
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In chapter 4 we see the manifestation of human pride; the king glories
in the work of his hands, as though he had created his own greatness.
This pride brings judgment. Power is reduced to the conditi...
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AND AT THE END OF THE DAYS,.... Of the time fixed in the dream; that
is, at the end of seven years, as Jarchi rightly interprets it; this
according to Bishop Usher n, Dean Prideaux o, and Mr. Whiston...
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And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto
heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the
most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever,...
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_At the end of the days, I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes_, &c.
The first indication of his recovery is noted by a reverse of the
cause of his fall. At the expiration of the term, or at the end of...
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And at the end of the days, the time appointed for this punishment, I,
NEBUCHADNEZZAR, LIFTED UP MINE EYES UNTO HEAVEN, in the gesture of one
seeking help from there alone, AND MINE UNDERSTANDING RETU...
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THE INTERPRETATION AND THE FULFILLMENT OF THE DREAM...
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28-37 Pride and self-conceit are sins that beset great men. They are
apt to take that glory to themselves which is due to God only. While
the proud word was in the king's mouth, the powerful word cam...
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MINE UNDERSTANDING RETURNED UNTO ME; God shined upon his soul, and
gave him understanding to reflect upon his condition, to consider his
sad state, and the causes of it. I BLESSED THE MOST HIGH; by pr...
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Daniel 4:34 end H7118 time H3118 I H576 Nebuchadnezzar H5020 lifted
H5191 (H8754) eyes H5870 heaven H8065 understanding
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RECOVERY AND RESTORATION.
‘And at the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up my eyes to
heaven, and my understanding returned to me, and I blessed the Most
High, and I praised and honoured him w...
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I BLESSED THE MOST HIGH
A progress may be traced in Nebuchadnezzar's apprehension of the true
God.
(1) "God" is "a God of gods" [one amongst the national or tribal gods,
but greater than they], and...
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Daniel 4
I. In this chapter we have a solemn and instructive warning against
pride and vain-glory.
II. A sad illustration of the proverb that pride goeth before a fall.
III. A beautiful illustratio...
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CONTENTS: Nebuchadnezzar's proclamation. The true vision and its
interpretation. Vision fulfilled; the restoration of Nebuchadnezzar.
CHARACTERS: God, Daniel, Nebuchadnezzar, Astrologers.
CONCLUSION:...
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The three first verses of this chapter in Theodotian and the Vulgate,
are appended to the third chapter; but seem to stand better as in the
English, being the introduction to the dream.
Daniel 4:5. _...
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_Wherefore, O King, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee._
DANIEL’S COUNSEL
Daniel gives counsel to the king like a man of God, directing him to
break off his sins by righteousness, and his iniqui...
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_I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up mine eyes unto Heaven._
AN UNLIKELY CONVERT
I. HIS CONVERSION OUT OF A STATE OF HEATHENISM. There was a mass of
idolatrous opinion and vicious custom, in the midst of w...
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MOMENTS, OF ASTONISHMENT
“Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one
hour, and his thoughts troubled him.” There are moments of
astonishment in all true ministries. The word “hour”...
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DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 4:1 Nebuchadnezzar has another dream, and
Daniel again is the only one of his officials able to interpret it.
This dream concerns Nebuchadnezzar’s own need to acknowledge that
th...
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DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 4:34 At the end of God’s appointed time of
judgment, Nebuchadnezzar raised his EYES TO HEAVEN and his REASON was
restored. Once brought low by God, he was restored to control of...
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_HOMILETICS_
SECT. XVI.—NEBUCHADNEZZAR’S MADNESS (Chap. Daniel 4:28)
“Riches are not for ever; and doth the crown endure to all
generations?” History presents us with many and great contrasts
occurri...
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EXPOSITION
DANIEL 4:1
THE MADNESS OF NEBUCHADNEZZAR.
We follow here the division of chapters which we find in our English
Version, and as, indeed, in all modern versions. The Aramaic concludes
the t...
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Now Nebuchadnezzar the king, [a proclamation] unto all the people,
nation, languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied
unto you. I thought it good to show the signs and wonders that th...
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1 Timothy 1:17; 1 Timothy 6:16; Daniel 12:7; Daniel 2:44; Daniel 4:16;
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Mine understanding returned — God shined upon his soul, and gave him
understanding to consider his sad state, and the causes of it. And
honoured him — By prayer and praise, adoring the justice and mer...