“In the same hour came forth fingers of a man’s hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king’s palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.” Daniel 5:5
Belshazzar must have felt invincible. He had inherited a world empire and seemed to believe that he was entitled to his position. He apparently wanted to flaunt the wealth and power that had been given to him. He had evidently spent enough time looking through all of the treasures that were brought to Babylon from around the world to know about the sacred vessels from the temple in Jerusalem. Belshazzar had made a feast for a thousand of his lords. He called his servants to bring the vessels from the temple of God so he and his lords could use them to drink to their idols. What Belshazzar did not understand was that those vessels had been dedicated to the one true God, the Creator of all things, Lord of heaven and earth. He did not realize that God was watching him and was angered by his blasphemy. As Belshazzar and his lords were drinking, they saw a hand writing a message on the wall. He could not understand the message, so he called for someone to read it and interpret it for him. When Daniel was brought before the king, he read the writing and gave the interpretation. Belshazzar’s kingdom was found lacking in God’s eyes, and it would be finished that very night. There is a message for all mankind in the handwriting that Belshazzar saw that night. God rules over all things, and no man can ever take His glory away.
Morning: Daniel 5-7
Evening: II John