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A Beast's Heart
Commentators explain that Nebuchadnezzar's punishment was a severe mental affliction, not a literal transformation. His rational mind was altered, causing him to lose his human consciousness and behave like an animal. As one scholar notes, this loss of reason is arguably "the most severe of all temporal judgments," reminding believers to be thankful for the gift of a sound mind.
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Albert Barnes
On Daniel 4:16
18th Century
Theologian
Let his heart be changed from man’s, and let a beast’s heart be given unto him — Here the same thing occurs in a more marked form, …
Charles Ellicott
On Daniel 4:16
19th Century
Bishop
Here the metaphor of Daniel 4:15 is entirely discontinued, and a man is mentioned.
Seven times. —On the use of the number “…
John Calvin
On Daniel 4:13–16
16th Century
Theologian
Here Nebuchadnezzar relates his dream, the interpretation of which will follow in its place. Yet because this narrative is cold and useless unless …
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John Gill
On Daniel 4:16
17th Century
Pastor
Let his heart be changed from man's
Not as to the substance, but as to the quality: and let a beast's he…
Matthew Henry
On Daniel 4:1–18
17th Century
Minister
The beginning and end of this chapter lead us to hope that Nebuchadnezzar was a monument to the power of divine grace and the riches of divine merc…