“ Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written. ”
Then was the part of the hand sent from him - To wit, the fingers. See Daniel 5:5 . The sense is, that when it was fully perceived that Belshazzar was not disposed to learn that there was a God...
(m) Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written. (m) After God had for such a long time deferred his anger, and patiently waited for your repentance.
Daniel 5. Belshazzar, who is represented as king of Babylon, makes a great feast, using the vessels which his father had brought to Babylon from the Temple at Jerusalem. During the feast the finger...
this writing . The Divine prophetic meaning could not be known or understood till interpreted by Daniel. written: or graven.
Some stress must be laid upon the adverb באדין, badin, “ at that time,” because God’s wrath, or at least its denunciation, was now ripe. Daniel, therefore, shews how very patiently God had...
Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written. Then was the part of the hand sent - This was the filling up of the cup of thy iniquity; this last act made thee ripe for de...
Then was the part of the hand sent— Therefore is the hand sent from him, the fingers whereof have formed this writing. Houbigant.
Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written. Then - when thou liftest thyself against the Lord. The part of the hand - the fore part, the fingers. Was ......
Belshazzar's Feast Belshazzar, king of Babylon, holds a great feast, at which he profanely uses the sacred vessels taken by Nebuchadnezzar from the Temple at Jerusalem ( Daniel 5:1-4 ). He is terr...
Then. — Not only “at that time,” but also “because of this.” Daniel here expressly designates the writing as something proceeding from God.
THE FIERY INSCRIPTION IN this chapter again we have another magnificent fresco-picture, intended, as was the last-but under circumstances of aggravated guilt and more terrible menace-to teach the...
Weighed and Found Wanting Daniel 5:17-31 Daniel was unperturbed and undismayed. Calm and collected, he recognized his Father's handwriting, and read it, as the instructed may decipher a scroll...
The next scene is cast in the reign of Belshazzar. He had succeeded to the throne of his father, and was a man of profligate habits. No details are given of his reign, but a graphic picture is set be...
There is some little difficulty to an ordinary Reader in observing, that the words of the hand writing on the wall, and the manner of Daniel's interpreting them are not the same. The word MENE is twi...
Then was the part of the hand sent from him ,.... That is, from God: being thus reproached and blasphemed, at that very instant, and for that reason, because the vessels of his sanctuary were profan...
Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written. Ver. 24. Then was the part of the hand. ] Completa peccati mensura, non differtur poena, when sin is once ripe, punishm...
Then was part of the hand sent from him The LXX. read, Δια τουτο εκ προσωπου αυτου απεσταλη αστραγαλος χειρος, και την γραφην ταυτην ενεταξε. “On this account hath the joint, or part of a hand, bee...
Daniel Brought before Belshazzar. B. C. 538. 10 Now the queen, by reason of the word...
It is called part of the hand, because the hand appeared parted from the rest of the body.
“Then was the part of the hand sent from before him, and this writing was inscribed. And this is the writing that was inscribed, MENEMENETEKELUPHARSIN. This is the interpretation of the thing: · MEN...
HOMILETICS SECT. XVII.—BELSHAZZAR’S FEAST (Chap. 5.) This chapter deservedly a favourite with general readers [126]. The magnificence, excitement, and revelry of the royal feast; the profligate k...
Daniel 5:1-31 I. Belshazzar's feast was characterised by great intemperance. II. It was characterised by great profanity. III. This night was one of supernatural visitation. IV. This was a nigh...
Daniel 5:2 . Belshazzar his father Nebuchadnezzar. Belshazzar was the son of Evilmerodach, and grandson of Nebuchadnezzar. The empire therefore falling at this time, fulfilled the prophecy, that a...
And this writing was written. Writing on the Wall at Belshazzar’s Feast I. T HE SCENE IN WHICH IT OCCURRED . An eastern palace. 1. It was a scene of drunkenness and revelling. The narrative...
EXPOSITION Daniel 5:1-27 BELSHAZZAR 'S FEAST . In regard to this chapter the peculiar state of the Septuagint text has to be noted. At the beginning of the chapter there are three verses...
The Interpretation and the Fulfilment
Daniel 5:5
From him — From that God whom thou hast despised.