Restoration Follows Repentance | Daniel 4:19-27
Rock Bottom- Being At the Lowest Possible Level
Daniel 4:1-3
4 [a] King Nebuchadnezzar to all peoples, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you! 2 It has seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has done for me.
3 How great are his signs,
how mighty his wonders!
His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
and his dominion endures from generation to generation.
Daniel 4:9
9 “O Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and that no mystery is too difficult for you, tell me the visions of my dream that I saw and their interpretation.
A Hesitation (v. 19)
An Interpretation (vs. 20-26)
A Petition (v. 27)
Daniel 4:19a
19 Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was dismayed for a while, and his thoughts alarmed him.
Daniel 4:19b
The king answered and said, “Belteshazzar, let not the dream or the interpretation alarm you.” Belteshazzar answered and said, “My lord, may the dream be for those who hate you and its interpretation for your enemies!
Restoration Follows Repentance
A Hesitation (v. 19)
An Interpretation (vs. 20-26)
Daniel 4:20-21
20 The tree you saw, which grew and became strong, so that its top reached to heaven, and it was visible to the end of the whole earth, 21 whose leaves were beautiful and its fruit abundant, and in which was food for all, under which beasts of the field found shade, and in whose branches the birds of the heavens lived—
Daniel 4:21
21 whose leaves were beautiful and its fruit abundant, and in which was food for all, under which beasts of the field found shade, and in whose branches the birds of the heavens lived—
Daniel 4:12
12 Its leaves were beautiful and its fruit abundant, and in it was food for all. The beasts of the field found shade under it, and the birds of the heavens lived in its branches, and all flesh was fed from it.
Daniel 4:22
22 it is you, O king, who have grown and become strong. Your greatness has grown and reaches to heaven, and your dominion to the ends of the earth.
Success Is A Man’s Gift- Pride Is A Man’s Choice
Daniel 4:23
23 And because the king saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying, ‘Chop down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump of its roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and bronze, in the tender grass of the field, and let him be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven periods of time pass over him,’
Daniel 4:24
24 this is the interpretation, O king: It is a decree of the Most High, which has come upon my lord the king,
Daniel 4:24-25
24 this is the interpretation, O king: It is a decree of the Most High, which has come upon my lord the king, 25 that you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. You shall be made to eat grass like an ox, and you shall be wet with the dew of heaven, and seven periods of time shall pass over you, till you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will.
“God Ordained A Complete and Purposeful Season of Humbling – Long Enough to Break Pride, Reveal Truth and Produce Repentance, but Not So Long to Destroy him”
Restoration Follows Repentance
Daniel 4:25d
till you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will.
Psalm 75:6-7
6 For not from the east or from the west
and not from the wilderness comes lifting up,
7 but it is God who executes judgment,
putting down one and lifting up another.
Daniel 4:26
26 And as it was commanded to leave the stump of the roots of the tree, your kingdom shall be confirmed for you from the time that you know that Heaven rules.
Preservation For Possible Restoration
Restoration Begins When Pride Ends
A Hesitation (v. 19)
An Interpretation (vs. 20-26)
(A Petition (v. 27)
Daniel 4:27
27 Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you: break off your sins by practicing righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed, that there may perhaps be a lengthening of your prosperity.”
Restoration Follows Repentance
2 Corinthians 5:21
21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
1 Peter 2:24
24 He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.
James 4:10
10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
Restoration Follows Repentance