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Walter C. Kaiser Jr.
7 years ago

Seven excruciating years for Nebuchadnezzar passed, and finally he lifted up his eyes toward heaven. God restored his sanity (v. 34), and immediately he began to praise the Most High. In three active participles (praise, exalt, and glorify, v. 37), he gave continuous anthems of thanksgiving and praise to God. And he knew why God had done this as well: it was “because everything he does is right” and because “all his ways are just” (v. 37). Nebuchadnezzar had found out what too few find out or too many find out too late: “Those who walk in pride [God] is able to humble” (v. 37). The essence of pride is to take to oneself honors that rightly belong to another. This king, like the prodigal son, had to “come to his senses” (Luke 15:17). Yes, God’s dominion is everlasting and his kingdom will go on and on, unlike all mortal kingdoms. In comparison to God, all the peoples of the earth are simply nothings. God did what he wanted to do in the past, and he will continue to do as he pleases in the present and the future. Nothing and no one will stop him and say, “What are you doing?” (vv. 34–35). Was Nebuchadnezzar truly con