How does Daniel 5:28 connect with God's judgment in other Bible passages? Daniel 5:28—A Snapshot of Divine Verdict “PERES means that your kingdom has been divided and given over to the Medes and Persians.” Key Truths Embedded in the Verse • God personally measures national sin and personally executes judgment. • Judgment can be both sudden and final. • Power shifts among nations are never random; the Lord distributes kingdoms at His will. Parallels of Divine Weighing and Division • 1 Samuel 2:3 — “For the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by Him actions are weighed.” • Proverbs 16:2 — “All a man’s ways are pure in his own eyes, but the LORD weights the motives.” • Psalm 62:9 — “Men of low degree are but a vapor … when weighed on a balance, they are altogether lighter than a breath.” → Like Belshazzar, every heart and every kingdom is placed on God’s scales. God Removes and Gives Kingdoms • Job 12:23 — “He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then leads them away.” • Daniel 2:21 — “He removes kings and establishes them.” • Isaiah 45:1 (150 years before Daniel) — Cyrus is named as the conqueror of Babylon, showing God had already settled the matter. → Daniel 5:28 is the moment prophecy becomes history. Historical Examples of National Judgment • Egypt’s firstborn (Exodus 12) • Canaanite eviction (Leviticus 18:24-28) • Israel’s split under Rehoboam (1 Kings 11:31-35) • Assyria’s fall (Nahum 3) → Each echoes the “divided and given over” pattern seen in Babylon’s fall. Judgment on Arrogant Rulers • Nebuchadnezzar’s humiliation (Daniel 4:30-37) • Herod’s death (Acts 12:21-23) • Sennacherib’s army (2 Kings 19:32-37) → Pride invites swift, visible correction, just as Belshazzar’s blasphemy did. Suddenness of Judgment • Genesis 7:11-12—The flood began “on that very day.” • Numbers 16:31-33—The earth opened beneath Korah. • Acts 5:5—Ananias fell dead “when he heard these words.” → Daniel 5:30 records the same immediacy: “That very night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans was slain.” Prophetic Certainty and End-Times Echo • Jeremiah 51:11, 28 foretold the Medes’ role. • Revelation 18 describes a future “Babylon” collapsing under divine decree. → Past judgments guarantee future ones; God’s record proves He keeps every word. Takeaway Connections • God still weighs individuals and nations. • He sets the timetable for every rise and fall. • What He decrees in heaven comes to pass on earth—exactly, literally, and often abruptly. |
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