They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, ... - Compare the note at Daniel 5:1. Idols were made among the pagan…

Here the Prophet shows more distinctly and clearly how the king insulted the true and only God by ordering his vessels to be brought to him. For wh…

They drunk wine That is, out of the vessels of the temple at Jerusalem, and perhaps till they were drunk: and…

Belshazzar defied the judgments of God. Most historians consider that Cyrus was then besieging Babylon. Complacency and sensuality are sad signs of…