Topical Bible: Anger: Sinful: Nebuchadnezzar

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Nebuchadnezzar II, the king of Babylon, is a prominent figure in the Bible, known for his immense power and influence. However, his reign is also marked by instances of sinful anger, which serve as cautionary tales about the dangers of unchecked wrath and pride.

One of the most notable episodes of Nebuchadnezzar's sinful anger is found in the Book of Daniel. In Daniel 3, Nebuchadnezzar constructs a massive golden statue and commands all his subjects to bow down and worship it. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, three Jewish exiles, refuse to comply with this idolatrous decree. The king's reaction is one of furious rage. The Berean Standard Bible describes his response: "Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He ordered the furnace to be heated seven times hotter than usual" (Daniel 3:19). This extreme reaction highlights how his anger led him to act irrationally and with excessive cruelty.

Nebuchadnezzar's anger is not only directed at individuals but also at entire nations. In Jeremiah 25:9, the prophet Jeremiah conveys God's message regarding Nebuchadnezzar's role as an instrument of divine judgment: "I will summon all the families of the north, and My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and I will bring them against this land and its residents and against all the surrounding nations" . While Nebuchadnezzar is used by God for His purposes, the king's own motivations are often driven by personal ambition and wrath, leading to widespread destruction.

The sinful nature of Nebuchadnezzar's anger is further illustrated in Daniel 4, where his pride and wrath culminate in a divine judgment upon him. After boasting about his accomplishments and the greatness of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar is struck down by God and made to live like a beast of the field. This humbling experience serves as a direct consequence of his arrogance and anger, as he is forced to recognize the sovereignty of God over all earthly kingdoms.

Nebuchadnezzar's account is a powerful reminder of the destructive potential of sinful anger. His life demonstrates how anger, when fueled by pride and a desire for control, can lead to irrational decisions and severe consequences. The biblical narrative of Nebuchadnezzar serves as a warning against allowing anger to dominate one's actions, urging believers to seek humility and submission to God's will.

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Daniel 3:13
Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king.
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'As Sodom'
... that Jehoiakim had done.3. For through the anger of the ... The sinful, mad past kept
him company on one hand; and ... of me when I am face to face with Nebuchadnezzar? ...
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The Wrath of God
... The garden of carnal and sinful delight is surrounded with ... 103:8, The Lord is slow
to anger;' and to ... Nebuchadnezzar's fiery furnace was a type of God's wrath ...
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A Jealous God
... manner, but it is not in itself necessarily sinful. ... lords, lest we provoke a jealous
God to anger. ... city, but if thou sayest with Nebuchadnezzar, "Behold this ...
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A Penitent Heart, the Best New Year's Gift
... The fear of Nebuchadnezzar's fiery furnace, made men do any thing to ... lusts that hurry
you on in your sinful ways ... from the Lord, and from the fierce anger of his ...
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Backsliding.
... the word of God was taken captive by Nebuchadnezzar, and his ... saith the Lord, and
I will not keep anger forever." Now ... Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O ...
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The World's Wages to a Prophet
... the prisoner, but blazed up at once in anger. ... He had been Nebuchadnezzar's nominee,
and had served him for ... weak is to be miserable,' and sinful too, generally. ...
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Lama Sabachthani?
... from me; put not thy servant away in anger." We can ... them till they walked the fires
of Nebuchadnezzar's furnace; but ... A sinful man has an awful need of God, but ...
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A Voice from the Hartley Colliery
... hath lived and died a sinner, that sinful life of ... to make that youth walk through
Nebuchadnezzar's fiery furnace ... God shall crush them in his anger, and destroy ...
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Treatise iv. On the Lord's Prayer.
... provoked the Holy One of Israel to anger." [3329] In ... Nor can a sinful people be a
son; but the ... proved by divine Scripture, which says, "Nebuchadnezzar king of ...
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Translated from the Greek.
... fire has been kindled in Mine anger;" [2861] and ... of unchastity and vice, committed
by sinful and ungodly ... and especially in Isaiah, of Nebuchadnezzar, cannot be ...
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