So what does one do when the Medo-Persian army has surrounded your city? Why throw a party, of course! Belshazzar was so arrogant that he thought he could just divert everyone’s attention to something else instead of dealing with the impending danger outside the city walls.
We find Belshazzar in a similar prideful state as Nebuchadnezzar years earlier. Belshazzar knew what had happened to Nebuchadnezzar, but clearly hadn’t learned from it. In fact, he blatantly challenges God by bringing out the goblets that had been taken from the temple in Jerusalem. He shows further disrespect by praising man-made, lifeless gods. All the while failing to recognize that his life was held in God’s hand.
God crashes the party in quite a dramatic fashion! Did the disembodied hand stand out to anyone else? I’m just trying to picture the scene. There’s a crazy party and everyone’s having a grand time, when all of the sudden a hand shows up to put the writing on the wall. That’d get some people’s attention, eh?
My prayer this morning is that we would learn from those that have gone before us, walk humbly, and glorify the One who holds our breath in His hand and owns all our ways.
-Gina G.
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