Daniel 5:23

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:

The lord

Daniel 4:37

Genesis 14:19

Psalm 115:16

Hast praised

Judges 16:23

Which

In whose

Acts 17:25

And whose

Hebrews 4:13

Hast thou

Romans 1:21

General references

Exodus 20:23

John 12:10

Bible References

The lord

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, extol and honor the King of heaven. All his works are truth, and his ways justice. He is able to abase (humble) (subdue) those who walk in pride.

He blessed him and said: Blessed be Abram by God Most High, maker of heaven and earth.

The highest heaven belongs to Jehovah, but he has given the earth to the sons of men.

Hast praised

The Philistine kings met together to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon. They rejoiced and said: Our god gave us victory over our enemy Samson!

Which

Their idols are made of silver and gold. Human hands made them.

The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of man's hands.

They have thrown their gods into the fire and destroyed them. But they were not gods! They were only wood and stone, fashioned by human hands.

Some pour out gold from their bags and weigh out silver on the scales. They hire a goldsmith to make it into a god. They bow down and worship it.

What is an idol worth after the carver is done? It is merely a false god. Why trust a speechless image made by human hands from wood or metal?

Concerning the eating of food offered in sacrifice to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God but one.

In whose

Jehovah God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life. The man became a living being.

In his hand are the life of every creature and the breath of all mankind.

If He should determine to do so, If He should gather to himself his spirit and his breath,

You hide your face, and they are frightened. You take away their breath, and they die and return to dust.

His spirit (Hebrew: ruach, breath, life) departs, he returns to the earth; in that very day his thoughts perish (come to an end).

God created the heavens and stretched them out. He fashioned the earth and all that lives there. He gave life and breath to all its people. And now Jehovah God says to his servant:

Men's hands do not serve him as if he needed anything. He gives life and breath to all.

And whose

Does he not see my ways and count my every step?

You inspect my path and my lying down. You are intimately acquainted with my ways.

Jehovah directs man's steps. How can man understand his own way?

O Jehovah, I know that humans are not able to govern their own lives. Humans cannot administer their own steps.

Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. All things are uncovered and laid bare before him. We must account to him. (Romans 2:16; 14:12)

Hast thou

for when they knew God, they did not glorify him as God. They did not thank him and were vain in their reasoning, for their foolish hearts were darkened.

General references

Do not make for yourselves gods of silver or gold to be worshiped in addition to me.

The chief priests took counsel that they might put Lazarus also to death.