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 glorify the King of heaven, for all his deeds are right and his ways are just. He is able to bring down those who live in pride.

He blessed Abram, saying, "Blessed be Abram by the Most High God, Creator of heaven and earth.

The heavens belong to the Lord, but the earth he has given to mankind.

Hast praised

The rulers of the Philistines gathered to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god and to celebrate. They said, "Our god has handed Samson, our enemy, over to us."

Which

Their idols are made of silver and gold -- they are man-made.

The nations' idols are made of silver and gold, they are man-made.

They have burned the gods of the nations, for they are not really gods, but only the product of human hands manufactured from wood and stone. That is why the Assyrians could destroy them.

Those who empty out gold from a purse and weigh out silver on the scale hire a metalsmith, who makes it into a god. They then bow down and worship it.

What good is an idol? Why would a craftsman make it? What good is a metal image that gives misleading oracles? Why would its creator place his trust in it and make such mute, worthless things?

With regard then to eating food sacrificed to idols, we know that "an idol in this world is nothing," and that "there is no God but one."

In whose

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

in whose hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all the human race.

If God were to set his heart on it, and gather in his spirit and his breath,

When you ignore them, they panic. When you take away their life's breath, they die and return to dust.

Their life's breath departs, they return to the ground; on that day their plans die.

This is what the true God, the Lord, says -- the one who created the sky and stretched it out, the one who fashioned the earth and everything that lives on it, the one who gives breath to the people on it, and life to those who live on it:

nor is he served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives life and breath and everything to everyone.

And whose

Does he not see my ways and count all my steps?

You carefully observe me when I travel or when I lie down to rest; you are aware of everything I do.

The steps of a person are ordained by the Lord -- so how can anyone understand his own way?

Lord, we know that people do not control their own destiny. It is not in their power to determine what will happen to them.

And no creature is hidden from God, but everything is naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must render an account.

Hast thou

For although they knew God, they did not glorify him as God or give him thanks, but they became futile in their thoughts and their senseless hearts were darkened.

General references

You must not make gods of silver alongside me, nor make gods of gold for yourselves.

So the chief priests planned to kill Lazarus too,