Reflections on Daniel 5

Here are some of my notes while I am learning on the book of Daniel. Below are my excerpts as of the moment:

1.) Even when the king of the land did not acknowledge God, He intervened and used Daniel to set the stage to fulfill the Daniel 2 prophecy of King Nebuchadnezzar.

God drew the line when Belshazzar used the goblets and temple utensils and profaned God by disregarding God during his reign as king of the Chaldeans.

2.) Although Daniel was not part of king Belshazzar's court, God once again placed him in a position of influence before the invasion of the Medes and Persians.

Thus, after the king was killed, he was the remaining highest ruler of the kingdom, since the kings and the queen were killed on the same night the writing was interpreted.

On the side note, it was during these time that God started revealing the dreams and interpretations from chapters 7 and 8.

3.) God was in control of the times and seasons of the ancient ruling. He raised men and women of influence for such a crucial time in history, not just with Israel's but in the world. Like Daniel, God will position us to influence our sphere for His glory.

4.) Daniel, even when he was old by the time of the invasion, was found to be the wisest and knowledgeable in the land of Babylon.

In chapter 1, no one was compared to their knowledge, in chapter 2 to 5, Daniel and his friends acknowledges God as the giver of wisdom and knowledge and must be worshiped for who He is.

On the next chapter, still it was mentioned that no one in the kingdom of the Medes and Persian was compared to Daniel's wisdom and stature.

Side note, when Daniel became the head of the satraps, he was knowledgeable on the ways and rules of Babylon, they were trained to learn these ways when they were young.

The invading kingdom used this method to brainwash the princes of Israel but God used this opportunity to build Daniel for such a task, thus being able to be used by God to influence 4 great rulers of the land in the ancient world.