Then the part of the hand was sent from him—that is, the fingers. See Daniel 5:5.

The meaning is that when it was fully perceived that…

Then: Not only “at that time,” but also “because of this.” Daniel here expressly designates the writing as something proceeding fr…

Some stress must be laid upon the adverb באדין, badin, “at that time,” because God’s wrath, or at least its denunciation, was now…

Then was the part of the hand sent from him
That is, from God: being thus reproached and blasphemed, at that very in…

Daniel reads Belshazzar's doom. He had not taken warning by the judgments upon Nebuchadnezzar. And he had insulted God. Sinners are pleased with go…