12 October 539 B.C. Hubris and Arrogance, Stupidity and Indifference, Nonchalance and God’s Judgment in Belshazzar’s Time—MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN
12 October 539 B.C. Hubris and Arrogance, Stupidity and Indifference, Nonchalance and God’s Judgment in Belshazzar’s Time—MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. A word for reprobates and the unconverted, be advised. Being a rebel to His Majesty is never un-requited. Take note. For God's children, conversely, believe, seek humbling, and, above all, walk daily in God's fear and with respect, decency and decorum. SDG. A word of encouragement to the elect. Backstory. The Babylonian Empire had prevailed backwards to 626 B.C. Nebuchadnezzar had taken the Jews to Babylon. The Church went into exile. Nabonidus, a son-in-law, and his son, Belshazzar, ruled. Cyrus II, King of Persian, commanded Medo-Persian forces against Babylon. Belshazzar was in charge of Babylon. Herodotus, the Greek historian, notes: “A battle was fought at a short distance from the city, in which the Babylonians were defeated by the Persian king, whereupon they withdrew within...