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Read Daniel 4
Observations
Even after the miraculous events of Daniel telling King Neb his dream and the interpretation and then the events of the furnace, we see in verse 8 that King Neb is still not fully believing in God.
Daniel 4:8 He was named Belteshazzar after my god,
By stating "my god" King Neb is still holding the Babylonian god in his heart. God is about to strip King Neb of his kingdom until he knows that God is the one and only God.
Daniel 4:26 This means that you will receive your kingdom back again when you have learned that heaven rules
After the king tells Daniel his dream, Daniel tells him in verse 19 that he wishes that the prophecy was not meant for him. Many years have passed since Daniel first knew the king and they now appear to think fondly of each other. Daniel pleads with King Neb in verse 27 to repent.
Daniel 4:27 “‘King Nebuchadnezzar, please accept my advice. Stop sinning and do what is right. Break from your wicked past and be merciful to the poor. Perhaps then you will continue to prosper.’
Here he has gone beyond that fond friendship and into a godly mentor type relationship, When we see a fellow believer that is clearly stuck in sin or refuses to move away from the worldly temptations then we need to take on a mentor role to work with them, to help them break free from whatever it is that is holding them back from prospering in a godly life.
Write the lesson learned
The only way to live a righteous and godly life is to "stop sinning and do what is right". We often need to break free from the worldly temptations that are binding us to this world, We often need to break some cycle of sin to move on and be able to prosper.
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