Lesson Summary:

Daniel interprets the Handwriting on the Wall for King Belshazzar.

Focus Passage: Daniel 5.

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Outline and Lesson Goal

A Parade of Babylonian Kings

Principles and Applications

I. The Insolent Feast (Daniel 5:1-9)

Principle: Only a fool would choose to offend and challenge the Most High God.
Application: What in your life today could be an offense to the Most High God?
Scripture Reference

The fool has said in his heart, ‘There is no God,’ They are corrupt, and have committed abominable injustice; There is no one who does good.
Psalms 53:1

II. The Insightful Intervention (Daniel 5:10-23)

Principle: Only a Spirit filled believer is always ready to speak on God’s behalf regardless of the circumstances.
Application: How eager are you to speak God’s truth to a world that’s hostile to Him?
Scripture Reference

12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things freely given to us by God,
13 which things we also speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, combining spiritual thoughts with spiritual words.
I Corinthians 2:12-13

III. The Immediate Judgment (Daniel 5:24-31)

Principle: Only a wise believer will be ready for God’s examination every day.
Application: How would you fare if God were to weigh your life today?
Scripture Reference

13 each man’s work will become evident; for the day will show it because it is to be revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test the quality of each man’s work.
14 If any man’s work which he has built on it remains, he will receive a reward.
I Corinthians 3:13-14