Daniel 5:24 "Then was the part of
the hand sent from him; and this writing was written."
Daniel explains, first, that this hand
is God's hand. This writing is a judgment of God. God has weighed Belshazzar in
the balance, and found him guilty.
Daniel 5:25 And this [is] the writing
that was written, "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN."
This was a miracle of God that Daniel
could read the words. The more wonderful miracle is that Daniel knew this
language, even in the natural. God can write in any language. He wanted Daniel
to interpret the message, so he wrote it in a language Daniel knew.
The word Mene means
“counted,” or “appointed,” and is doubled for stronger emphasis. Tekel means
“weighed” or “assessed,” by the God who weighs actions. Upharsin is the plural
of Peres, possibly emphasizing the parts in the division. (Peres denotes
divided, as to the Medes and Persians. The “U” prefix on Pharsin has the idea
of the English word “and.”
Jesus spoke a very
similar message to this.
Luke 12:20
"But God said unto him, [Thou] fool, this night thy soul shall be required
of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?"
Daniel 5:26 "This [is] the
interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished
it."
The fact that this judgment was
pronounced twice showed it was soon to happen.
Daniel 5:27 "TEKEL; Thou art
weighed in the balances, and art found wanting."
God is a just God. He does not judge,
before He carefully considers. He has considered, and now the judgment has
come.
Daniel 5:28 "PERES; Thy kingdom
is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians."
We have studied in previous lessons,
the great fortification of
We must remember
that Daniel was not only reading the words on the wall, but interpreting them,
as well. God told Daniel the Medes and the Persians would take
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