Daniel 5:18 "O thou king, the
most-high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory,
and honour:"
This first statement is, probably, a
shock to the king. He had not given the most-high God credit for anything. In
fact, they had many false gods in
Daniel 5:19 "And for the majesty
that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared
before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he
would he set up; and whom he would he put down."
This power had seemed to be unlimited.
He was a very powerful king, as long as he was doing the will of God.
Daniel 5:20 "But when his heart
was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly
throne, and they took his glory from him:"
When he went further than God had
wanted him to, he was removed as king. Pride comes before a fall. This is what
Jesus had to say about those who exalt themselves.
Luke 18:14 "I
tell you, this man went down to his house justified [rather] than the other:
for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth
himself shall be exalted."
Daniel 5:21 "And he was driven
from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling
[was] with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was
wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the
kingdom of men, and [that] he appointeth over it whomsoever he will."
This experience happened to him, to
make him realize that it was not by his own might he had become so powerful. He
was left to eat grass as an animal, until he recognized God. It is God who
makes a man king. It is also God, who brings them down.
John 19:11a
"Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power [at all] against me, except
it was given thee from above.”
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