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Looking through the book of Daniel
we have saw that God is a good God
merciful
gracious
blesses us beyond what we deserve
patient with us!
Who has experienced the patience of God?
1st Peter says God told Noah that he was going to destroy the world with a flood, but He didn’t destroy it the next day
drop ark down from sky and tell him to jump in but told him to build one
100 years of building
that is some patience
but God’s patience ran out
it began to rain
unbelievers were swept into judgement
I fear that today we live in a world where people presume on the patience of God
living in sin & doing some things wrong
but God understands
gracious
loving
forgiving
patient
I FEAR THIS BECAUSE IT IS A DANGEROUS THING
because God’s patience doesn’t last forever
In we see a new king because remember King Neb was too proud and God humbled him
New king Belshazzar
Then look down in v. 30
In Daniel chapter 5 you have God’s account of the fall of Babylon, that great power.
They were in power and a great force from 625 BC until 539 BC.
They were destroyed and taken over by the Persian Empire led by Darius the Mede.
Or as he was also known, Cyrus the Great,
he took over in 539.
And so the kingdom lasted for 86 years.
And in this story in Daniel chapter 5, you have such a vivid picture of when God‟s patience runs out
and how you can try the patience of God and find out that the patience of God is not limitless.
And it happened to an individual, and it happened to a nation, the Babylonian Empire.
SO I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE THINKING BUT YOUR AFRAID TO ASK...
When does God’s patience run out?
3 things that will lead us to the end of God’s patience
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When does God’s patience run out?
When you continue to reject the light!
Belshazzar was actually a co-ruler with his dad Nabonidus
Nabodinidus was the son of Neb
remember Neb
powerful man
great king
but prideful
God brought humility upon Neb in his final days and some would say that from Him recognizing God and God’s power in his final days that he was saved
but here we see Belshazzar ruling Babylon
having a great feast
which is kind of odd because just outside the walls of that city there is the enemy soldiers
surrounding the city
declaring war on them
But here is Belshazzar
not afraid because of the wall surrounding the city
some say wall was 56 miles long
350 feet high
86 feet wide
historians say that he had 20 years of food saved up
there was a river that ran through the city so that they had water
he has water
he has food
he has the wall
HE IS NOT AFRAID
He then gets the bright idea to take out some of the items that King Neb stole from Jerusalem in the Temple
and then he starts worshiping the gods of gold and silver
In that moment God said “THat’s it!
I’ve had enough!
Then he saw the Lord’s hand as He wrote on the wall
5 words - talk on them later
It scared Belshazzar to death
His knees started knocking
shaking like a leaf
He calls in all of his guys (like g-pa used to do)
asks what does this mean?
Don’t know
can’t figure it out
So Belshazzar’s mom comes in
tells him not to be afraid
She knows the guy who his g-pa used to rely upon
he has an extraordinary spirit
spirit of the holy God in him
he can decipher things
so they call Daniel in
can you do this?
figure it out?
IF SO, I’ll make things really sweet
give you things
purple robe
gold necklace
3rd in charge of Babylon
That would be kind of like being captain of the Titanic after it hits the iceberg
Daniel says
keep your gifts - I don’t want them - give to someone else
but I’ll tell you what this says
You remember your grandfather, Nebuchadnezzar.
He was a great king.
But he became so proud.
He was stuffed full of himself.
And God said, „That‟s it, Nebuchadnezzar.
I‟ve had enough.
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