Daniel chapter 4 contains the brave and honest confessions of a humble man – King Nebuchadnezzar! Now a changed man of God! It is a very exciting chapter to read!
“King Nebuchadnezzar to all peoples, nations, and languages that live throughout the earth: May you have abundant prosperity!
Daniel 4:1-2 NRSV
The signs and wonders that the Most High God has worked for me I am pleased to recount.”
Another large statue features in Daniel 3. But this time the statue has been made by Nebuchadnezzar to pander to his own pride and vanity.
Daniel’s three friends, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, refuse to worship it. And the outcome is both terrifying and glorious!
“King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits and its breadth six cubits. He set it up on the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.”
Daniel 3:1 RSV
Daniel 1 describes Nebuchadnezzar’s conquest of Jerusalem, the capture of Daniel and his three friends and their brave determination to stand up for what they believe to be right before God.
“To these four young men God gave knowledge and skill in every aspect of literature and wisdom; Daniel also had insight into all visions and dreams.”
Daniel 1:17