1. Daniel 5:17-28
17 Then Daniel answered and said before the king, “Let your gifts be for yourself, and give your rewards to another. Nevertheless, I will read the writing to the king and make known to him the interpretation. 18 O king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father kingship and greatness and glory and majesty. 19 And because of the greatness that he gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. Whom he would, he killed, and whom he would, he kept alive; whom he would, he raised up, and whom he would, he humbled.

2. Daniel 5:17-28
20 But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit was hardened so that he dealt proudly, he was brought down from his kingly throne, and his glory was taken from him. 21 He was driven from among the children of mankind, and his mind was made like that of a beast, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys. He was fed grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, until he knew that the Most High God rules the kingdom of mankind and sets over it whom he will. 22 And you his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this,

3. Daniel 5:17-28
23 but you have lifted up yourself against the Lord of heaven. And the vessels of his house have been brought in before you, and you and your lords, your wives, and your concubines have drunk wine from them. And you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or know, but the God in whose hand is your breath, and whose are all your ways, you have not honored.

4. Daniel 5:17-28
24 “Then from his presence the hand was sent, and this writing was inscribed. 25 And this is the writing that was inscribed: Mene, Mene, Tekel, and Parsin. 26 This is the interpretation of the matter: Mene, God has numbered the days of your kingdom and brought it to an end; 27 Tekel,you have been weighed in the balances and found wanting; 28 Peres, your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians.”

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6. God Teaches the King
Daniel 5:17-28

7. INTRODUCTION King Belshazzar (vs 1-4)
The Hand Writing on the Wall (vs 5-9)
The Queen remembers Daniel (vs 10-16)

9. Main Idea
God is teaching the king how to measure up to his standards and the king is failing badly

10. Outline History – Learning from King Nebuchadnezzar (vs 18-23)
Foreign Language – Learning from the Writing on the Wall (vs 24-25)
Math – Learning from the numbered days (vs 26-28)

11. I.History – Learning from King Nebuchadnezzar
Daniel 5: Then Daniel answered and said before the king, “Let your gifts be for yourself, and give your rewards to another. Nevertheless, I will read the writing to the king and make known to him the interpretation. 18 O king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father kingship and greatness and glory and majesty. 19 And because of the greatness that he gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. Whom he would, he killed, and whom he would, he kept alive; whom he would, he raised up, and whom he would, he humbled.

12. I.History – Learning from King Nebuchadnezzar
1) God gave King Nebuchadnezzar everything he had

13. I.History – Learning from King Nebuchadnezzar
Daniel 5: But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit was hardened so that he dealt proudly, he was brought down from his kingly throne, and his glory was taken from him. 21 He was driven from among the children of mankind, and his mind was made like that of a beast, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys. He was fed grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, until he knew that the Most High God rules the kingdom of mankind and sets over it whom he will.22 And you his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this,

14. I.History – Learning from King Nebuchadnezzar
2) God humbled King Nebuchadnezzar

15. I.History – Learning from King Nebuchadnezzar
Daniel 5: but you have lifted up yourself against the Lord of heaven. And the vessels of his house have been brought in before you, and you and your lords, your wives, and your concubines have drunk wine from them. And you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or know, but the God in whose hand is your breath, and whose are all your ways, you have not honored.

16. III. Math – Learning from the numbered days
HISTORY
3) King Belshazzar hasn’t learned a thing from any of this history

17. II. Foreign Language – Learning from the Writing on the Wall
Daniel 5: “Then from his presence the hand was sent, and this writing was inscribed. 25 And this is the writing that was inscribed: Mene, Mene, Tekel, and Parsin.
3) King Belshazzar hasn’t learned a thing from any of this history

18. II. Foreign Language – Learning from the Writing on the Wall
1) They seem to be Aramaic words. While these words may have been familiar to the king, the message in writing was so terse he could not understand it. 

19. III. Math – Learning from the numbered days
Daniel 5: This is the interpretation of the matter: Mene, God has numbered the days of your kingdom and brought it to an end;
3) King Belshazzar hasn’t learned a thing from any of this history

20. III. Math – Learning from the numbered days
King Belshazzar days are numbered

21. III. Math – Learning from the numbered days
Daniel 5: Tekel, you have been weighed in the balances and found wanting;
3) King Belshazzar hasn’t learned a thing from any of this history

22. III. Math – Learning from the numbered days
2) King Belshazzar doesn’t measure up to God’s standards

23. III. Math – Learning from the numbered days
Daniel 5: Peres, your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians.”
3) King Belshazzar hasn’t learned a thing from any of this history

24. III. Math – Learning from the numbered days
3) Babylon’s kingdom will be divided

25. Conclusion
God teaches us many lessons so are we listening and learning or failing to follow His ways.