Worship
Scott McKinney
Daniel 4
May 19th, 2024
We were not created to be worshiped.
We were created to
“King Nebuchadnezzar, To the nations and peoples of every language, who live in all the earth: May you prosper greatly!” —Daniel 4:1
“I Nebuchadnezzar, was at home in my palace, contented and prosperous. I had a dream that made me afraid. As I was lying in bed, the images and visions that passed through my mind terrified me.” —Daniel 4:4-5
“You are the head of gold and after you another kingdom will arise.” —Daniel 2:38b-39a
“Surely your God is the God of gods and the Lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries.” —Daniel 2:47
“King Nebuchadnezzar made a gold statue ninety feet tall and nine feet wide and set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon.” —Daniel 3:1 (NLT)
Nebuchadnezzar unifies his people by creating a new god to
“You must fall down and worship the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up or die.” —Daniel 3:5
Nebuchadnezzar wants people to worship
“I am the LORD (YHWH) that is my name! I will not give my glory to anyone else, nor share my praise with carved idols.” —Isaiah 42:8 (NLT)
“Finally, Daniel came into my presence and I told him the dream.” —Daniel 4:8
“Belteshazzar chief of the magicians I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and that no mystery is too difficult for you.” —Daniel 4:9
“Twelve months later, as the king was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon, he said, “Is not this the great Babylon I have built as the royal residence, by my mighty power and for the glory of my majesty?” —Daniel 4:29-30
“Pride goes before a
.” —Proverbs 16:18 “I Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my sanity was restored. Then I praised the Most High; I honored and glorified him who lives forever. His dominion is an eternal dominion; his kingdom endures from generation to generation.” —Daniel 4:34
True worship never grows
Hallelujah- “Praise the Lord.”
“The nations have gone mad (hallel).” —Jeremiah 51:7 (Berean Standard Bible)
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