Daniel 4:4-5
King James Version
4 I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house,
and flourishing in my palace:
5 I saw a dream which made me afraid,
and the thoughts upon my bed
and the visions of my head troubled me.
This is the story of king Nebuchadnezzar.
Whose pride caused him to fall.
And fall, he did.
Greatly.
Starting with a dream:
Daniel 4:10-16
King James Version
10 Thus were the visions of mine head in my bed;
I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth,
and the height thereof was great.
11 The tree grew, and was strong,
and the height thereof reached unto heaven,
and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth:
12 The leaves thereof were fair,
and the fruit thereof much,
and in it was meat for all:
the beasts of the field had shadow under it,
and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof,
and all flesh was fed of it.
13 I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed,
and, behold,
a watcher and an holy one
came down from heaven;
14 He cried aloud, and said thus,
Hew down the tree,
and cut off his branches,
shake off his leaves,
and scatter his fruit:
let the beasts get away from under it,
and the fowls from his branches:
15 Nevertheless leave the stump of his roots in the earth,
even with a band of iron and brass,
in the tender grass of the field;
and let it be wet with the dew of heaven,
and let his portion be with the beasts
in the grass of the earth:
16 Let his heart be changed from man's,
and let a beast's heart be given unto him;
and let seven times pass over him.
Nebuchadnezzar ordered the "wise men of Babylon", to interpret the dream.
Daniel 4:6-7
King James Version
6 Therefore made I a decree
to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me,
that they might make known unto me
the interpretation of the dream.
7 Then came in the magicians, the astrologers,
the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers:
and I told the dream before them;
but they did not make known unto me
the interpretation thereof.
Since no one could tell him, he then sought out Daniel.
Daniel 4:8-9
King James Version
8 But at the last Daniel came in before me,
whose name was Belteshazzar,
according to the name of my God,
and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods:
and before him I told the dream, saying,
9 O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians,
because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee,
and no secret troubleth thee,
tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen,
and the interpretation thereof.
And here's prophet Daniel's interpretation:
Daniel 4:19-22
King James Version
19 Then Daniel,
whose name was Belteshazzar,
was astonied for one hour,
and his thoughts troubled him.
The king spake, and said,
Belteshazzar, let not the dream,
or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee.
Belteshazzar answered and said,
My lord,
the dream be to them that hate thee,
and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies.
20 The tree that thou sawest,
which grew, and was strong,
whose height reached unto the heaven,
and the sight thereof to all the earth;
21 Whose leaves were fair,
and the fruit thereof much,
and in it was meat for all;
under which the beasts of the field dwelt,
and upon whose branches
the fowls of the heaven had their habitation:
22 It is thou, O king,
that art grown and become strong:
for thy greatness is grown,
and reacheth unto heaven,
and thy dominion to the end of the earth.
Daniel 4:23-26
King James Version
23 And whereas the king saw a watcher
and an holy one coming down from heaven,
and saying,
Hew the tree down, and destroy it;
yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth,
even with a band of iron and brass,
in the tender grass of the field;
and let it be wet with the dew of heaven,
and let his portion be with the beasts of the field,
till seven times pass over him;
24 This is the interpretation, O king,
and this is the decree of the most High,
which is come upon my lord the king:
25 That they shall drive thee from men,
and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field,
and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen,
and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven,
and seven times shall pass over thee,
till thou know that the most High ruleth
in the kingdom of men,
and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
26 And whereas they commanded
to leave the stump of the tree roots;
thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee,
after that thou shalt have known
that the heavens do rule.
Daniel pleaded with the king:
Daniel 4:27
King James Version
27 Wherefore, O king,
let my counsel be acceptable unto thee,
and break off thy sins by righteousness,
and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor;
if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.
Of course, it all came to pass:
Daniel 4:29-33
King James Version
29 At the end of twelve months
he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon.
30 The king spake, and said,
Is not this great Babylon,
that I have built for the house of the kingdom
by the might of my power,
and for the honour of my majesty?
31 While the word was in the king's mouth,
there fell a voice from heaven, saying,
O king Nebuchadnezzar,
to thee it is spoken;
The kingdom is departed from thee.
32 And they shall drive thee from men,
and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field:
they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen,
and seven times shall pass over thee,
until thou know that the most High ruleth
in the kingdom of men,
and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
33 The same hour was the thing fulfilled
upon Nebuchadnezzar:
and he was driven from men,
and did eat grass as oxen,
and his body was wet with the dew of heaven,
till his hairs were grown like eagles' feathers,
and his nails like birds' claws.
Painful lesson learned.
And it went on for seven years.
Now, it was time to get right with GOD.
Which the humbled king did.
Daniel 4:34-37
King James Version
34 And at the end of the days
I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven,
and mine understanding returned unto me,
and I blessed the most High,
and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever,
whose dominion is an everlasting dominion,
and his kingdom is from generation to generation:
35 And all the inhabitants of the earth
are reputed as nothing:
and he doeth according to his will
in the army of heaven,
and among the inhabitants of the earth:
and none can stay his hand,
or say unto him, What doest thou?
36 At the same time my reason returned unto me;
and for the glory of my kingdom,
mine honour and brightness returned unto me;
and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me;
and I was established in my kingdom,
and excellent majesty was added unto me.
37 Now I Nebuchadnezzar
praise and extol and honour the King of heaven,
all whose works are truth,
and his ways judgment:
and those that walk in pride
he is able to abase.
The dream came true after 12 months.
The king suffered for seven years.
That's how GOD teaches the proud.
His will be done.
Always.
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