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Daniel 5:21 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Daniel 5:21 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Daniel chapter 5 verse 21 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will. his heart: or, he made his heart equal, etc”
Daniel 5:21 (KJV)
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Commentary on Daniel 5:21
Daniel details Nebuchadnezzar's judgment: driven from human society, given beast's heart, dwelling with wild donkeys, eating grass like oxen, body wet with heaven's dew—'till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will.' This comprehensive humiliation had a specific purpose clause: 'till he knew'—the judgment was pedagogical, designed to teach divine sovereignty. Once the lesson was learned, restoration followed. This contrasts sharply with Belshazzar's coming judgment: Nebuchadnezzar's was temporary and redemptive; Belshazzar's...
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Cross-References for Daniel 5:21
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“and your dwelling shall be with the animals of the field”
“Yahweh”
“and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand”
“and the demand by the word of the holy ones; to the intent that the living may know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men”
“and gives it to whoever he will.”
“against your officials”
“in the gloom of waste and desolation.”
“let them be confounded and perish;”
“Nebuchadnezzar”