The handwriting on the wall (Daniel 5) is a
word of judgment. Numbered, Numbered, Weighed and Divided - This is the
message that came to Nebuchadnezzar from God. God has numbered the days
of your kingdom. He will bring it to an end. You have been weighed on a
scale. You have been found to be too light. Your kingdom will be
divided. It will be given to the Medes and the Persians. Down through
the centuries, these words could be repeated, time and time again. Human
greatness is brought to nothing so that the glory might belong to God
alone.
“At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem”, the keynote of the service was joyful thanksgiving. They gathered together “to celebrate joyfully the dedication with songs of thanksgiving” (Nehemiah 12:27). “On that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy” (Nehemiah 12:43). They sang “songs of praise and thanksgiving to God” (Nehemiah 12:46). This joyful thanksgiving is only a foretaste of the greater joy and thanksgiving of heaven: “There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away” (Revelation 21:4). In the city of God, “the glory of God” will be shining with everlasting brightness (Revelation 21:23). The Church of God will be “prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband” (Revelation 21:2). The beautiful picture of the godly wife in Proverbs 31 gives us an outline of what God is seeking to do in His people. It is summarized in Proverbs 31:30: “A woman who fears the Lord is to be
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