The dream was fulfilled 12 months later. Nebuchadnezzar lived like a wild animal away from his kingdom until he admitted that God was his Lord. When he admitted that God was in control, his kingdom was restored.
Belshazzar (not Belteshazzar, Daniel's Babylonian name) the king, was having a banquet and ordered the gold goblets taken from the temple in Jeruslem brought out to be used by his guests. The people all drank toasts to the gods made of metals, wood and stone with the temple goblets. Suddenly a human hand appeared out of the wall and wrote on the wall. The king was so astonished that his knees buckled under him. None of the wise men could understand what had been written. The queen remembered a man who was gifted with insight of spiritual things, and thought he might be able to help. She suggested they send for Daniel because he could tell them what the writing meant. Daniel was brought to them and the king told him that if he could tell them what the writing meant that he would be the third most powerful man in the kingdom with fancy clothes and jewels. Daniel told him he would tell him what the writing meant, but he could give the nice things to someone else. Daniel told him that the Lord had made his father ruler over everyone and given him lots of honors. Later, his father became proud and stubborn and his kingdom was taken from him. He lived like a wild animal until he realized that God makes kings. Because Belteshazzar made toasts to idols with the sacred cups and disrespected God, He sent a message using the writing on the wall. Then Daniel told the king what the words meant. "God has numbered the days of your kingdom and has brought it to an end. He has weighed you on his balance scales, and you fall short of what it takes to be king. So God has divided your kingdom between the Medes and the Persians." (CEV Daniel 5:26-28) The king ordered Daniel made the third most powerful man in the kingdom and the same night the king was killed. Darius the Mede became the king.
Darius divided his kingdom in such a way that Daniel was in a high position. Jealous men tried to find fault with what Daniel did, but could not. They got Darius to outlaw praying to anyone but him for the next 30 days. If anyone was caught praying, they were to be thrown into a pit of lions. So when Daniel went home and prayed in front of the window facing Jerusalem as was his custom, the men saw him praying and told Darius. So Darius had to throw Daniel in the lion pit but he was sorry about it and wished that Daniel's God would save him. Daniel was sealed in the pit overnight and the king was so upset he wouldn't eat. In the morning the king went to the pit and heard Daniel tell him an angel had kept the lions away from him. Darius got Daniel out of the pit and ordered the men who slandered Daniel with their wives and children thrown into the pit. They were torn to pieces by the lions before they hit bottom. Then Darius sent a message to all the people of the kingdom that they were to honor and worship the God of Daniel.
Daniel had a dream about 4 beasts which rose out of the sea. Each beast was different. The first was like a lion which stood on feet and had a human mind. The second looked like a standing bear. The third was like a leopard with four wings and four heads and given authority to rule. The fourth beast was stronger and more terrifying in the way it destroyed everything. Then Daniel saw the glory of God on his throne. The fourth beast was destroyed and the other three were rendered powerless.
Tomorrow read Daniel 7:13-11:13
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