Daniel 5:11 Meaning and Explanation
“There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;”
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Read Full Chapter →The queen recalls Daniel, a man of extraordinary God-given wisdom whom Nebuchadnezzar had honored.
What Does Daniel 5:11 Mean?
The queen tells Belshazzar of a man in his kingdom filled with the spirit of the holy God, in whom light, understanding, and rare wisdom had been found in his predecessor's days. She recalls how Nebuchadnezzar had set this man over all the wise men. Her repeated insistence on thy father presses the point home.
True wisdom had a name and a track record, and the court had simply forgotten it. The light in Daniel was not his own brilliance but the gift of the living God dwelling with him. The queen's testimony shows how God preserves a faithful witness even in a pagan empire, and how the memory of God's work in one servant can guide a generation that has lost its way back toward the truth.
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What does Daniel 5:11 mean?
The queen recalls Daniel, a man of extraordinary God-given wisdom whom Nebuchadnezzar had honored.