The Handwriting on the Wall
Daniel Chapter Five
I. Preparation for the Handwriting
(v.1-4)
A. Feast of Belshazzar (v.1)
B. Folly of Belshazzar (v.2-4)
II. Presence & Power of the Handwriting
(v.5-9)
A. Prominence of the
Handwriting (v.5)
B. Physical Effect on the King
(v.6,7a,9)
C. Pronouncement of the King
(v.7b)
D. Powerless Wise Men (v.8)
III.
Presentation of Daniel by the Queen Mother (v.10-12)
A. Emergency Call to the Queen
Mother (v.10)
B. Queen’s
Recommendation of Daniel [His Gifts of the Holy Spirit] (v.11,12)
a. He is a man in whom is The
Spirit of The Holy God
b. Light, Understanding &
Wisdom was found in him
c. He is the Master of the
Magicians, Astrologers, Chaldeans & Soothsayers
d. He has an excellent Spirit,
and Knowledge and Understanding
e. He is able to Interpret
Dreams, Show Hard Sentences, and Dissolve Doubts
f. He is able to show the
Interpretation of the Handwriting on the Wall
IV.
Entrance of Daniel & The King’s Comments (v.13-16)
A. The King Questions Daniel’s
Authenticity (v.13)
B. The King Acknowledges
Daniel’s Abilities (v.14)
C. The King Admits the Failure
of His Wise Men (v.15)
D. The King Offers Reward/Fee
for Interpretation (v.16)
V. Daniel’s
Refusal, Reminder & Rebuke of the King (v.17-24)
A. Daniel Refuses the
Reward/Fee (v.17)
B. Daniel Reminds of God’s
Miraculous Working (V.18-21)
C. Daniel Rebukes the King
(v.22-24)
VI.
The Handwriting on the Wall & Interpretation (v.25-29)
A. MENE, MENE: Numbered,
Numbered-‘God hath numbered thy kingdom and finished it’
B. TEKEL: Weighed-‘Thou art
weighed in the balances and found wanting’
C. UPHARSIN: Divided-‘Thy
kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians’
VII.
The Immediate Fulfillment of the Handwriting on the Wall/God’s Judgment
(v.30, 31)
A. Fall of Babylon (v.30)
B. Taking of the Kingdom (v.31)
VIII.
Application: The Gifts of the Holy Spirit
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