_HOMILETICS_
SECT. XIV.—THE ROYAL TESTIMONY (Chap. Daniel 4:1)
In this chapter we have a remarkable testimony from Nebuchadneszar
himself [103]. The date usually assigned to it is about ten years
after the erection of the golden image, probably towards the latter
end of his life [104]. The king had... [ Continue Reading ]
_HOMILETICS_
SECT. XV.—THE DREAM OF THE TREE AND ITS INTERPRETATION (Chap. Daniel
4:4)
We come to the occasion of the royal proclamation. This was a dream
and its remarkable fulfilment, the second prophetic dream vouchsafed
to the king. The present one bearing more especially on the king
himself.... [ Continue Reading ]
_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
occurring in the experience of individuals, even in the course of a
single day. The monarch who in the morn... [ Continue Reading ]