Sunday's Sermon Text (Daniel 5:1-30)

This Sunday I will continue in the series from Daniel chapters 1-6.This Sunday’s sermon text will be Daniel 5:1-30. Let me encourage you to read and become familiar with this text.

Following are some initial observations to consider:
* When Belshazzar and his banquet guests drank from the sacred vessels, what magnified their offense in the sight of God (5:4)?

* When the fingers of a man’s hand appeared and began writing on the plaster wall of the king’s palace, what was his reaction (5:5-6)?

* Why do you think the king’s wise men could not read and interpret the handwriting on the wall?

* What does the queen say about the character of Daniel (5:11-12)?

* When before the king, why do you think Daniel immediately resist the idea of receiving the king’s rewards (5:17)? What do you think this might say about Daniel’s character?

* When Daniel spoke to the king, he spoke as a prophet rather than one of his wise men. What was it about the content of Daniel’s message that indicates that Daniel was speaking as a prophet (5:22-23)?

* Beyond the sin of drinking from the sacred vessels, what was Belshazzar’s great sin (5:23)? How does this sin relate to the sin that cannot be forgiven, or the unpardonable sin?

* In the inscription that Daniel interprets, God foreknows Belshazzar’s rule and determines its length (5:26). How do we reconcile God’s sovereignty and Belshazzar’s free will with what occurred in this story?
 


See you Sunday!




For God's Glory!
Pastor Joe