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 and exalt and honor the King of heaven, all whose works are truth and His ways judgment. And those who walk in pride He is able to humble.

And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of Heaven and earth.

The heavens, even the heavens, are Jehovah's; but the earth He has given to the sons of men.

Hast praised

Then the lords of the Philistines gathered in order to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to rejoice. For they said, Our god has delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.

Which

Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

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

and have cast their gods into the fire, for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone; so they have destroyed them.

They pour gold out of the bag, and weigh silver out of the measuring rod, and hire a goldsmith; and he makes it a god; they fall down, yea, they bow down.

What does an image profit, for its maker has carved it; a molten image, and a teacher of lies? For does the maker trust in his work on it, to make dumb idols?

Then concerning the eating of the things sacrificed to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God except one.

In whose

And Jehovah God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all flesh, even of man?

If He sets His heart on man, if He gathers to Himself his spirit and his breath,

You hide Your face, they are troubled; You take away their breath, they die and return to their dust.

His breath goes forth; he returns to the earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

So says Jehovah God, He who created the heavens and stretched them out, spreading out the earth and its offspring; He who gives breath to the people on it and spirit to those who walk in it.

nor is served with men's hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives life and breath and all things to all.

And whose

Does He not see my ways, and count all my steps?

You search my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways.

Man's steps are of Jehovah; how can a man then understand his own way?

O Jehovah, I know that the way of man does not belong to man; it is not in man who walks to direct his steps.

Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in His sight, but all things are naked and opened to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.

Hast thou

Because, knowing God, they did not glorify Him as God, neither were thankful. But they became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

General references

You shall not make with Me gods of silver, neither shall you make to you gods of gold.

But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus to death also,