Nebuchadnezzar II
226The Road to Calvary
29 Sep 2025
4:29¶ 15
“God called Nebuchadnezzar to judgement for his sins, and when he was told, “You’re going to be given the heart of a beast,” and…”
3:44¶ 13
“We can even think of the precedent of Nebuchadnezzar when Babylon had charge of God’s people. Nebuchadnezzar was expected to be an image of…”
192The Medo-Persian Empire
14 May 2024
19:57¶ 77
“Daniel says, “Let thy gifts be to theyself and give thy rewards to another, but I’ll read the writing.” He walks him down memory…”
21:39¶ 82
“Very good. And beyond that, this was the kingdom that had been charged to look after God’s people. That was their covenant responsibility as…”
36:59¶ 133
“We can also see some of that transition from gold to silver in that we see both Nebuchadnezzar and Cyrus as those we would…”
191Hananiah, Mishael, Azariah, and Daniel
29 Apr 2024
7:24¶ 19
“In his wake is Nabopolassar’s son, a young man named Nebuchadnezzar (Nebuchadnezzar II actually). He is a great general, but in the end he…”
7:58¶ 21
“The king of Egypt gets rid of the former king and makes his own guy king. He leaves. Nebuchadnezzar comes along and gets rid…”
9:15¶ 24
“Nebuchadnezzar defeats Pharaoh Necho at Carchemish and thus gained a free hand to subdue all of Palestine. Twice Jerusalem rebelled against him. Twice he…”
157The Handwriting on the Wall
20 Feb 2023
24:01¶ 94
“It was one thing for Nebuchadnezzar, who thought he had everything, had won every battle, accomplished anything he had set his mind to, and…”
23:30¶ 92
“In case we didn’t read chapter 4, that was chapter 4. Daniel just confirmed it as real history. “It’s not a myth. It’s not…”
22:51¶ 90
“In other words, you don’t measure up to your granddad. You’re nothing compared to him. I saw a real emperor. You’re not him.” But…”
156Putting Down Kings
6 Feb 2023
1:28¶ 4
“I want to point something out that I haven’t mentioned yet and don’t want to forget to mention. Do you realize that in the…”
2:14¶ 5
“In fact, until we get to Dr. Luke in the gospels, he is the only Gentile who gets to write an entire chapter of…”
15:29¶ 69
“The amazing thing is that God is revealing himself to a Gentile, an unbeliever even – not just a Gentile, but a Gentile unbeliever…”
149The Peace of the City
19 Dec 2022
26:00¶ 80
“And what doesn’t fit is – casting things in Reformation terms – going to Rome and buying a house and living in the shadow…”
6:21¶ 21
“In the midst of this God sends Jeremiah and says, “I’ve given all these lands to Nebuchadnezzar. Submit. Bow to him. Obey his laws.…”
45:07¶ 132
“As we pray for our county and state and federal officials it’s easy to mock them, to get satirical and sarcastic about them. God…”
148Through Fiery Trials
12 Dec 2022
4:32¶ 18
“So Nebuchadnezzar knows that Babylon is not the be-all and end-all of human history, but he does latch onto one thing – “I’m the…”
6:02¶ 22
“The news was, “Hey, we’re at the peak! I’m it. I’m golden, literally. I am the manifestation of God on earth right now and…”
6:20¶ 23
“In that culture you did so by bowing down to images and maybe offering sacrifices or incense to them, but you start with prostrating…”
147The Course of Empire
5 Dec 2022
2:44¶ 18
“But Nebuchadnezzar is not a great idiot. He’s gone down in secular history not only as one of the greatest generals in the history…”
3:25¶ 20
“If you make known to me the dream, then I’ll know that your interpretation is valid. In other words, this is way too important.…”
9:53¶ 50
“He says, “This is not because I’m so smart or I have any great wisdom. There’s a God in heaven who reveals secrets and…”
146To Gain the Whole World
28 Nov 2022
6:31¶ 17
“What’s wrong with doing that? If you want to socially climb, shouldn’t you appreciate such a thing when a king says, “Come have dinner…”
7:32¶ 19
“But more to the point, of course, was that Nebuchadnezzar was the king who had come against Jerusalem, who had laid siege to it,…”
8:33¶ 22
“This is the king who’s making nice-nice with Daniel, and Daniel and his friends say, “We’re not okay with this. We understand that Jerusalem…”