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The king uttered these words: "Is this not the great Babylon that I have built for a royal residence by my own mighty strength and for my majestic honor?" Verse ConceptsBabylon, History OfAchievementLove, Abuse OfLuxuryPride, Examples OfSelfishnessStrength, HumanTreasureSeeking Honourroyalty

While under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar issued an order to bring in the gold and silver vessels -- the ones that Nebuchadnezzar his father had confiscated from the temple in Jerusalem -- so that the king and his nobles, together with his wives and his concubines, could drink from them. Verse ConceptsPolygamySilverHoly VesselsSacred VesselsSacrilegeGold TransferredOther Wives

For I will honor you greatly, and whatever you tell me I will do. So come, put a curse on this nation for me.'" Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyCursing Israel

Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their grandeur. Verse ConceptsSuffering, Of Jesus ChristSeducersAll NationsVisualizationTemptationSatanThe DevilResisting TemptationFlat Earth

lest I become satisfied and act deceptively and say, "Who is the Lord?" Or lest I become poor and steal and demean the name of my God. Verse ConceptsIrreverenceDenying GodProfaning God's NameShortagesWho Is God?The poorBeing Contentdenial

After he fasted forty days and forty nights he was famished. The tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become bread."

lest I become satisfied and act deceptively and say, "Who is the Lord?" Or lest I become poor and steal and demean the name of my God. Verse ConceptsIrreverenceDenying GodProfaning God's NameShortagesWho Is God?The poorBeing Contentdenial

Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their grandeur. Verse ConceptsSuffering, Of Jesus ChristSeducersAll NationsVisualizationTemptationSatanThe DevilResisting TemptationFlat Earth

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