The Setting

• Who is ruling Bablyon?
• What is happening in Babylon?

Belshazzar’s Character

• Lacking in virtue
• Blasphemy
• Proud
• Foolish

God Is Sovereign

• God deals with those in authority
• 4 times God reveals himself to pagan kings
• God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble
• God is different than others in authority

God’s presence exposes sin and declares truth

• • Pride exposed
• Truth declared
• God’s truth declared: God is enough for his people, We are all guilty

4 lessons from Belshazzar

• We know what we’re doing when we sin
• Belshazzar turn to the wisdom and resources of the world and gets nothing
• Hope for change in others because we are all in Belshazzar’s situation
• Belshazzar doesn’t repent before the Lord