The sin is declared—then comes the tremendous sentence. Daniel speaks like an avenging angel or like embodied conscience with no word of pity and no effort to soften or dilute the awful truth. The true messenger of God does not wrap up grim facts in muffled words, Clear Nebuclmdnezzar's restoration should have pointed out that the beginning of true wisdom and of abiding prosperity lies in devout recognition of the Almighty Sovereignty of God. All the facts were known to Belshazzar, but he ignored the obvious
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