Saturday, August 26, 2017

Dream of a Tree

Daniel 4:1-27 
Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream of a Tree.
How great are his signs, how mighty his wonders! His kingdom is an eternal kingdom; his dominion endures from generation to generation
 ‘The decision is announced by messengers, the holy ones declare the verdict, so that the living may know that the Most High is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and gives them to anyone he wishes and sets over them the lowliest of people.’  
This is the interpretation, Your Majesty, and this is the decree the Most High has issued against my lord the king: You will be driven away from people and will live with the wild animals.
Therefore, Your Majesty, be pleased to accept my advice: Renounce your sins by doing what is right, and your wickedness by being kind to the oppressed. It may be that then your prosperity will continue.
Nebuchadnezzar himself authenticates this extraordinary story. Perhaps sensing that this dream is against himself, he does  not turn to Daniel straight away. It is clear from Daniel's dismay that he does not wish the king ill. But the king's pride in his achievements overrides Daniel's wise advice.
Seven times: The length of time here as elsewhere in Daniel is unspecified. It was a definite, limited period of tie fixed by God. 
Why?
God is the sovereign Lord, even king Nebuchadnezzar had great kingdom and proud of it. God gave him a dream and show to him all of these will be changed by the Lord.

Only way to get rid of the sin is renounce his sin by doing what is right and being kind to the oppressed.
A king will be live with the wild animal, means he lost all he has and all the authority. It is a penalty to king.
Does the peace is usual? not without God's blessing there is not peace.
How great are his signs, how mighty his wonders! His kingdom is an eternal kingdom.
How?
How great are his signs, how mighty his wonders! God is the sovereign Lord! May my mind and my heart be humble before the Lord and confess my sin before Him.

 

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