Lesson 8: The Proud King’s Conversion

Daniel 4:1-37

In this lesson we see God’s response to sinful pride.

THE REASON FOR THE STORY

1. A Universal Statement

Nebuchadnezzar says that his testimony is to all people and nations and languages that dwell in all the earth. (verse 1).

1. A Personal Statement

Nebuchadnezzar is not talking about what God did in someone else’s life, or what  he remembers about some activities in his youth. He is reviewing what God has done with him in the immediate past.(verse 2).

1. An Enthusiastic Statement

Nebuchadnezzar wanted to tell the whole world his story, to announce to everyone what God had done for him. He summarizes his heart-attitude toward God. (verse 3).

THE RECEPTION OF THE DREAM

Nebuchadnezzar then describes how he was at home in his palace one day when he had a disturbing dream.

THE REPETITION OF THE DREAM

1. The Magnificent Tree

1. The Mandate from Heaven

THE REVELATION OF THE DREAM (verses 19-27)

1. The Angel’s Warning

1. The Opportunity to Get Things Straightened Out

1. The Way of Repentance and Release From Judgment

1. The Limited Time of Punishment

1. The Restoration of His Kingdom

THE REALIZATION OF THE DREAM

Sadly, the king pays no heed to all these manifestations of God’s mercy. (verses 28-30)

The judgment:

The next moment he was reduced to an animal with the mind of a beast. (verses 31-33)

THE RESTORATION OF THE KING (verses 34-37)