Tag: King of Babylon
Pride before the fall. Isaiah 39 King Hezekiah fell hard
Pride before the fall. The proud and foolish king. In chapter thirty-nine we see the classic case of pride before the fall. We’re all familiar with the phrase, ‘Pride goes before the fall,’ well in this chapter we see the truth on steroids. In the previous chapters, King Hezekiah is faced with an attacking Assyrian…
Habakkuk One: A stunning answer from God
The Prophet Habakkuk had a problem with God’s plan Habakkuk had a problem with God’s way of doing things. Does that sound familiar? The prophet, as far as we can tell, was a humble, godly man, with a high moral character. But he didn’t like the direction things were going in his local city or…
Daniel 3: The Selfie Loving King and the Fiery Furnace
Into the Fiery Furnace “Then it’s the furnace for you!” That’s the sentence we can imagine the king yelling at his subjects when they refused his commands. When you are an all-powerful king you can send people to the furnace when you feel like it. In the book of Daniel, chapter three, we see the self-absorbed…
Nebuchadnezzar-Daniel 2: Timing of Lord’s Return Revealed
Daniel Chapter Two: Nebuchadnezzar &The Timing of the return of Jesus Revealed King Nebuchadnezzar saw the return of Jesus. The timing of his return was revealed, but the great King had no idea what or who he saw. He needed answers to a troubling dream. God provided those answers. (Dreams can have important meanings) He…
