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

Then did I, Nebuchadnezzar, love, magnify and praise the King of heaven: for all his works are true, and his ways right. As for those that go on proudly, he is able to bring them down.

"Blessed be Abram unto the most highest God, possessor of heaven and earth.

All the whole heavens are the LORD's; but the earth hath he given unto the children of men.

Hast praised

Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together, for to offer a solemn offering unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, "Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hands."

Which

Their images are but silver and gold, even the work of men's hands.

As for the images of the heathen, they are but silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

and cast their gods in the fire. Notwithstanding, those were no gods; but the works of men's hands, of wood or stone, therefore have they destroyed them.

Ye fools, no doubt, will take out silver and gold out of your purses, and weigh it, and hire a goldsmith to make a god of it, that men may kneel down and worship it.

What help then will the Image do, whom the workman hath fashioned? Or the vain cast Image, wherein because the craftsmen putteth his trust, therefore maketh he dumb Idols?

To speak of meat dedicated unto idols, we are sure that there is none idol in the world: and that there is none other God but one.

In whose

Then the LORD God shope man, even of the mold of the earth, and breathed into his face the breath of life. So man was made a living soul.

In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all men.

To whom hath he given his heart, for to draw his spirit and breath unto him?

But when thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; when thou takest away their breath, they die, and are turned again to their dust.

For when the breath of man goeth forth, he shall turn again to his earth, and so all his thoughts perish.

For thus sayeth God the LORD unto him, even he that made the heavens, and spread them abroad, and set forth the earth with her increase: which giveth breath unto the people that is in it, and to them that dwell therein,

neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed of any thing. Seeing he himself giveth life and breath to all men everywhere,

And whose

Doth not he see my ways, and tell all my goings?

Thou art about my path and about my bed, and spiest out all my ways.

The LORD ordereth every man's goings; for what is he, that understandeth his own way?

Now I know, O LORD, that it is not in man's power to order his own ways, or to rule his own steps and goings.

Neither is there any creature invisible in the sight of it. For all things are naked and bare unto the eyes of him, of whom we speak.

Hast thou

inasmuch as when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful: but waxed full of vanities in their imaginations. And their foolish hearts were blinded.

General references

Ye shall not make therefore with me gods of silver nor gods of gold: in no wise shall ye do it.

The high priests therefore held a council that they might put Lazarus to death also,