)....as by men." On שׁעתא בהּ, cf. 205f., 2nd ed., and by Friedreich in Zur Bibel, i. p. 308f. des Alterth. Whether tyrants obtain power, or sovereigns are pious and just, all are governed by God’s secret counsel, since otherwise there could be no king of the world. When he surveyed the great and magnificent city from the top of his palace, "pride overcame him," so that he dedicated the building of this great city as the house of his kingdom to the might of his power and the honour of his majesty. on StudyLight.org (Note: Regarding the statement, "his hair grew as the feathers of an eagle," etc., Friedr. We ought not, therefore, to imagine God’s power to be at rest, but we should join it with present action, as the phrase is. According to the interpretation of the dream given by Daniel, which this voice from heaven confirms; ( See Gill on Daniel 4:25 ), where the same things are said as here. that is, when deprived of all delight, nay, of the commonest and plainest food, thou wilt find no other sustenance than that of oxen. He afterwards adds the kind of dominion, because God raises up whomsoever he pleases, and casts down others: God is not only supreme in the sense of sustaining’ all things by his universal providence, but because no one without his will obtains empire at all. Daniel 4, the fourth chapter of the Bible's Book of Daniel, tells how King Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon learns the lesson of God's sovereignty, "who is able to bring low those who walk in pride". Daniel 4:34-35 New International Version (NIV) 34 At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my sanity was restored. On the one side they confess themselves to reign by his grace; but at the same time, they suppose their own sway to be obtained by either valor or good fortune, and to be retained by their own guards, counsels, and wealth. 6 So I commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be brought before me to interpret the dream for me. The resemblances between the narrative in Daniel and the Babylonian legend can hardly be accidental”: in both the king is on the roof of the palace; in the one case a prophetic voice declares to him that he will be driven from men, and have his abode with the beasts of the field, in the other he invokes a similar fate upon his nation’s foe. 4:32-33 "Immediately the word concerning Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled" His malady is called lycantrophy or boanthrophy (cf. The fulfilling is related in the words of the prophecy. The condition is described in a manner true to nature. Hence we have here a special example of his clemency, which provides for the punishment inflicted on King Nebuchadnezzar, being both useful and profitable. It is uncertain whether God struck this king with madness, causing him to escape and he hid for a length of time, or whether he was cast forth by a tumult and conspiracy of nobles, or even the consent of the whole people. Other Forerunner Commentary entries containing Daniel 4:32: Isaiah 14:12-15 Daniel 2:39 Matthew 26:39-44 Luke 17:5-10 2 Thessalonians : Daniel 4:31 : Daniel 4:33 >> The Berean: Daily Verse and Comment Sign up for the Berean: Daily Verse and Comment, and … 11, 1, and con. (Grotius) --- The stars are also frequently thus described. Daniel 4:33 - Immediately the word concerning Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled; and he was driven away from mankind and began eating grass like cattle, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until his hair had grown like eagles' feathers and his nails like birds' claws. Hence, with the view of engraving this penalty more deeply in the hearts of all, he wished to protract it longer — I will not say to seven years, since I have previously expounded the certain number as put for an uncertain one, implying a long space of time. his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation. Seven times will pass by for you until you acknowledge that the Most High is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and gives them to anyone he wishes. And you shall be made to eat grass like an ox, and seven periods of time shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will.” These are the same Words Daniel had given him. Thus it is beyond doubt that the change of person has its reason in the matter itself. Thus Nebuchadnezzar describes himself as the creator of his kingdom and of its glory, while the building up of his capital as a residence bearing witness to his glory and his might pointed at the same time to the duration of his dynasty. COL 3:13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also [do] ye. Some restrict this to days, but this is contrary not only to every reason, but to every pretext. Daniel 4:1 Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you. בּנה designates, as בּנה more frequently, not the building or founding of a city, for the founding of Babylon took place in the earliest times after the Flood (Genesis 11), and was dedicated to the god Belus, or the mythic Semiramis, i.e., in the pre-historic time; but בּנה means the building up, the enlargement, the adorning of the city מלכוּ לבּית, for the house of the kingdom, i.e., for a royal residence; cf. Even world leaders! But the reason of his speaking of his madness in the third person, as if some other one were narrating it, lies simply in this, that in that condition he was not Ich equals Ego (Kliefoth). His case seems much like that of the maniac in the Gospel, whose dwelling was among the tombs and in the mountains, and who shunned the society of men. But we must remember this — God mitigates the bitterness of the penalty by making it temporary. This is the end of the punishment, as we have previously said, for I need not repeat my former remarks. He says, that God may be Lord in the kingdom of men; because nothing is more difficult than to persuade tyrants to submit to the power of God. Hence, as I have said, it was no common thing for Nebuchadnezzar to acknowledge God to reign in the earth; for tyrants usually enclose God in heaven, and think him content with his own happiness, and careless about mingling in the concerns of men. The related expression ממלכה בּית, Amos 7:13. עדּת denotes the matter as finished. With the return of the Ich, I, on the recovery from his madness, Nebuchadnezzar begins again to narrate in the first person (v. 31 34). For if the penalty had been for seven months only, we see how coolly God’s judgments would be received in the world. Daniel 4:32 "And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling [shall be] with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will." Hence thou mayest know him to be the ruler. Daniel 4:32 English Standard Version (ESV). A voice fell from heaven. But this conclusion is opposed by the fact that Nebuchadnezzar from v. 31 speaks of his recovery again in the first person. It is a circumstance that has occurred in recent times, as e.g., in the case of a woman in the Wrttemberg asylum for the insane." But in Revelation 14:8 this predicate, quoted from the passage before us, is given to Babylon, and in the mouth of Nebuchadnezzar it quite corresponds to the self-praise of his great might by which he had built Babylon as the residence of a great king. Berth., Hitz., and others find here that the author falls out of the role of the king into the narrative tone, and thus betrays the fact that some other than the king framed the edict. ספת, from סוּף, to go to an end. And they shall drive thee from men. Nebuchadnezzar narrates the fulfilment of the dream altogether objectively, so that he speaks of himself in the third person. Read Daniel 4:32. Read Daniel commentary using John Gill's Exposition of the Bible. "), And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling. And they shall drive thee from men According to the interpretation of the dream given by Daniel, which this voice from heaven confirms; (See Gill on Daniel 4:25), where the same things are said as here. Video Illustration: Daniel meets King Neb Daniel – God’s kingdom changer Series Thesis: Daniel was a man sold out to the Lord and as a result it influenced his life situations, rather than letting his life situations influence him. Mark 4:32. Daniel 4:32 New International Version (NIV) 32 You will be driven away from people and will live with the wild animals; you will eat grass like the ox. We need not fancy any change of nature; but he was cut off from all intercourse with men, and with the exception of a human form, he did not differ from the brutes, — nay, such was his deformity in his exile that, as we shall afterwards see, he became a horrid spectacle; — all the hairs of his body stood up and grew like eagles’ feathers; his claws were like those of birds. The madness that fell upon him induced him to forsake society, and to run to the woods and deserts, where he lived like a wild beast, his hairs growing long and thick, so as to be a substitute for clothing; and his nails strong and hooked, that he might the better climb trees and grub up the ground, in order to get roots and earth-nuts. and how mighty are his wonders! The prophecy goes to an end when it is realized, is fulfilled. u. Krank. And they shall drive you from men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. 29.) i. p. 59; also the delineation of these buildings in Duncker's Gesch. Daniel 4:32: And they shall drive you from men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. - Daniel 4:34a Props: A modern-day letter, signed at the bottom. Morgenl. Of the “seven times” we have spoken before. Ver. He binds some with a belt, and looseth the bonds of others, as it is said in the book of Job. 30 The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty? ix. Daniel 4:32-34 King James Version (KJV). 32. Key Verse: At the end of that time I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up toward heaven. - Thou shalt be made to eat grass as oxen. his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation. They confess the people to be subject to God’s power, but think themselves exempt from the common order of events, and in possession of a privilege in favor of their lusts, relieving them from the hand and empire of God. This, then, was an ordinary effect when Nebuchadnezzar began to feel God to be the ruler in the kingdom of men, since kings wish to place him somewhere between themselves and the multitude. Lesson PPT TITLE Main Point: We will have peace when we understand that God is in control of everything. 10. Nebuchadnezzar is driven from among men, viz., by his madness, in which he fled from intercourse with men, and lived under the open air of heaven as a beast among the beasts, eating grass like the cattle; and his person was so neglected, that his hair became like the eagles' fathers and his nails like birds' claws. Daniel 4:32 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Daniel 4:32 Parallel Verses. Had the king remembered that dream and its interpretation, he would scarcely have spoken so proudly of his splendid city which he had built as he does in v. 27 (Daniel 4:30). Daniel 4:31. They shall make thee, etc. And they shall drive thee from men … - See the note at Daniel 4:25. When he surveyed the great and magnificent city from the top of his palace, "pride overcame him," so that he dedicated the building of this great city as the house of his kingdom to the might of his power and the honour of his majesty. He was probably rendered stupid, by God’s leaving him a human form while be deprived him of reason, as the context will make evident to us. Daniel 4:32, NIV: "You will be driven away from people and will live with the wild animals; you will eat grass like the ox. Daniel 4:32 And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will. Daniel 4:23; Daniel 4:25; Daniel 4:32; Daniel 7:25). And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will. Daniel 4:2 Context. Daniel 4:32. God does not treat; all in this way. Whether, then, Nebuchadnezzar was snatched away by madness, and while he continued a maniac was separated from the society of men, or was cast forth as many tyrants have been, his dwelling with beasts for a time, becomes a memorable example to us. The royalty of the Babylonian kingdom has its dwelling-place, its seat, in Babylon, the capital of the kingdom. בּית stands in this connection neither for town nor for היכל (Daniel 4:29), but has the meaning dwelling-place. 2 I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me. 1. It follows, — They shall expel thee from among men, and thy habitation shall be with the beasts of the field — or of the country, — they shall make thee eat grass like oxen! Thus King Nebuchadnezzar ought to be beaten with stripes, to render him submissive to God, as he never profited by any holy admonition or any heavenly oracle. It was the mercy of God that thus clothed and accoutred him. Daniel models lifestyle evangelism and shows how effective it is in impacting people with the truth of the Gospel. It follows: and you will be driven away from mankind, and your dwelling place will be with the beasts of the field. Daniel 4:32 Context. That this condition was a peculiar appearance of the madness is expressly mentioned in v. 31 (Daniel 4:34), where the recovery is designated as the restoration of his understanding. They shall make you eat grass like oxen; and seven times shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He chooses." There is even some historical documentation supporting Nebuchadnezzar's period of madness. (Matthew xxiv. The presumption of this language appears in the words, "by the strength of my might, and for the splendour (honour) of my majesty." From the addition רבּתא it does not follow that this predicate was a standing Epitheton ornans of Babylon, as with חמת , Amos 6:2, and other towns of Asia; for although Pausanias and Strabo call Babylon μεγάλη and μεγίστη πόλις, yet it bears this designation as a surname in no ancient author. 4 I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at home in my palace, contented and prosperous. 32 And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will. The man portrayed as a tree cut down would be out of his mind (lebab, lit. From men; from the society and conversation of men. Ap. Daniel 3:6. i. p. 854ff. i. In these points he was like the beasts, in others like the rest of mankind. This malady, in which men regard themselves as beasts and imitate their manner of life, is called insania zoanthropica, or, in the case of those who think themselves wolves, lycanthropia. All this is doubtful, since the history of those times is unknown to us. They shall make thee, etc. Daniel 4:3 How great are his signs! For the reprobate are more and more hardened against God, and are ever stirred up and excited to madness. Ephesians 4:32(HCSB) Verse Thoughts Forgiveness was a matter that was dear to the heart of our compassionate God – and forgiveness paid a tremendous part in the redemption of mankind. And they shall drive thee.] remarks, p. 316, that, besides the neglect of the external appearance, there is also to be observed the circumstance that sometimes in psychical maladies the nails assume a peculiarly monstrous luxuriance with deformity. Daniel 4:31-33 New International Version (NIV) 31 Even as the words were on his lips, a voice came from heaven, “This is what is decreed for you, King Nebuchadnezzar: Your royal authority has been taken from you. O king … to thee it is spoken—Notwithstanding thy kingly power, to thee thy doom is now spoken, there is to be no further respite. With reference to the great buildings of Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon, vide the statements of Berosus in Josephi Ant. Seven times will pass by for you until you acknowledge that the Most High is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and gives them to anyone he wishes." Hence, as far as they can, they shut God out from the government of the world, while they are puffed up with a false conceit of themselves, as if all things were maintained in their present state by their valor or advice. Other Forerunner Commentary entries containing Daniel 4:33: Isaiah 14:12-15 Daniel 2:39 Matthew 26:39-44 Luke 17:5-10 2 Thessalonians : Daniel 4:32 : Daniel 4:34 >> The Berean: Daily Verse and Comment Sign up for the Berean: Daily Verse and Comment, and … The perf. Daniel 4:32 Parallel. 41, and Chron. With, or "by the powers (angels. נפל as in Isaiah 9:7, of the sudden coming of a divine revelation. Daniel 4:32: You will be driven away from people and will live with the wild animals; you will eat grass like the ox. Clarke's Commentary on the Bible. 32 and you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. The largest of mustard plants, even under ideal conditions, can grow only to a height of about 15 feet. Luke 13:19 describes it as "a large tree," yet the natural mustard plant is not "a large tree" by any stretch of the imagination. The king probably believed that the God of the Jews was above his gods, the sun, fire, &c. (Calmet). At the end of the days, I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes, &c. — The first indication of his recovery is noted by a reverse of the cause of his fall. It was an act, then, of special grace, when Nebuchadnezzar was chastised for the time by the hand of God, to cause his repentance and his owning God’s entire sway over the whole world. Nor do I explain it of months; the space of time would have been much too short. evang. At the moment when Nebuchadnezzar heard in his soul the voice from heaven, the prophecy begins to be fulfilled, the king becomes deranged, and is deprived of his royalty. My mind became clear again. Study the bible online using commentary on Daniel and more! The word "periods of time" ("iddanin) is indefinite; it … Daniel 4:31. Calvin's Commentary on the Bible. 3 How great are his signs! Then he proposed this end to induce Nebuchadnezzar to repent, as he required many blows for this purpose, according to the old proverb about the fool who can never be recalled to a sound mind without suffering calamity. And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will. Daniel 4:32 And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling [shall be] with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will. Seven years, then, shall pass away, says he, until thou shalt know that there is a lofty ruler in the kingdoms of men. Hence the opinion of those who extend it to seven years is more probable. All varieties of the mustard family, which are herbs, have thin, pulpy—not woody—stems and branches. Historical documents regarding this form of madness have been collected by Trusen in his Sitten, Gebr. They shall cast thee out from human society; thy dwelling shall be with wild beasts; they shall make thee eat grass like an ox! Certainly it could not be in this that Nebuchadnezzar thought it unbecoming to speak in his own person of his madness; for if he had had so tender a regard for his own person, he would not have published the whole occurrence in a manifesto addressed to his subjects. Even "as to the eating of grass," as G. Rsch, in the Deutsch. ', To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology, Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible, Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible, George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. Commentary. If Nebuchadnezzar had been cast out by a tumult, he would not have been so quickly recalled: then, since God wished to make an example of him for all generations, I suppose him to have been driven out from common society for a length of time. 5 I had a dream that made me afraid. This proud utterance is immediately followed by his humiliation by the omnipotent God. Some think Nebuchadnezzar to have been changed into a beast; but this is too harsh and absurd. p. 521, remarks, "there is nothing to perplex or that needs to be explained. and how mighty are his wonders! Here Daniel closes the interpretation of the dream, and shews how God did not treat King Nebuchadnezzar so severely by not giving way to clemency.He mitigates, indeed, the extreme rigor of the punishment, to induce Nebuchadnezzar to call upon God and repent, through indulging the hope of pardon, as a clearer exhortation will afterwards follow. Daniel 4:32. ver. 32 You will be driven away from people and will live … Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. Ver. Zeitschr. Daniel 4:33. See on Daniel 4:25, {See Trapp on "Daniel 4:25"} that new impieties work out old threatened curses, which seldom rot in the air, as we use to say of winter. - Thou shalt be made to eat grass as oxen. EPH 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. כּנשׁרין and כּצפּרין are abbreviated comparisons; vide under Daniel 4:16. Daniel 4:32 And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling [shall be] with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will. אמרין for the passive, as Daniel 3:4. x. R. K. Harrison's Introduction to the OT, page 1115-1117). Daniel 4:34-35. Daniel 4:33. 1 Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you. 32. Here the contents of the prophecy, v. 22 (v. 25), are repeated, and then in v. 30 (v. 33) it is stated that the word regarding Nebuchadnezzar immediately began to be fulfilled. 19, and of Abydenus in Eusebii praepar. heart, including feelings, emotions, and affections) for "seven periods of time" (cf. As I was lying in bed, the images and visions that passed through my mind terrified me. der alten Hebrer, p. Thou shalt eat the grass like an animal, and seven times shall pass over thee. You will be given grass to eat like cattle, and seven periods of time will pass over you until you recognize that the Most High is ruler over the realm of mankind and bestows it on whomever He wishes. (Job 12:18.) 1. 4:32. Daniel 4:17; Daniel 4:32 17 The sentence is by the decree of f the watchers , the decision by the word of g the holy ones , to the end that the living may know that the Most High m rules the kingdom of men n and gives it to whom he will and o sets over it the lowliest of men . Besides, his remaining for a long time in the open air is to be considered, "for it is an actual experience that the hair, the more it is exposed to the influences of the rough weather and to the sun's rays, the more does it grow in hardness, and thus becomes like unto the feathers of an eagle. (32) They shall drive thee.—This verse is only slightly abridged from Daniel 4:25 by the omission of the clause “they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven.”. Daniel 4:2 I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me. Seven times will pass by for you until you acknowledge that the Most High is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and gives them to anyone he wishes.”. According to the interpretation of the dream given by Daniel, which this voice from heaven confirms; See Gill on Daniel 4:25, where the same things are said as here. Then I praised the Most High; I honored and glorified him who lives forever. 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