Daniel 4:16

Daniel 4:16 Meaning and Explanation

Let his heart be changed from man’s, and let a beast’s heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him.

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The figure is to lose a human mind and be given the heart of a beast for a set period of seven times.

What Does Daniel 4:16 Mean?

The decree grows stranger and more personal: the tree is now spoken of as a him. His heart is to be changed from a man's to a beast's, and seven times are to pass over him. The judgment touches the mind itself.

Pride had lifted the king to imagine himself more than human; the discipline will teach him by making him, for a season, less. To lose the reason that distinguishes us from the beasts is to learn what a gift it was. Seven times marks an appointed span, fully under God's control, long enough to do its work and no longer.

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What does Daniel 4:16 mean?

The figure is to lose a human mind and be given the heart of a beast for a set period of seven times.

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