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The Failure of Worldly Wisdom
Belshazzar summoned his most brilliant advisors, but they were powerless before God's message. Commentators explain this as a deliberate act by God to expose the futility of human wisdom and pagan spirituality. The failure of the 'wise men' was meant to humble the king and show that his trust was profoundly misplaced.
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Daniel
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Albert Barnes
On Daniel 5:15
18th Century
Theologian
And now the wise men ... - (Daniel 5:7–8).
Charles Ellicott
On Daniel 5:15
19th Century
Bishop
The thing— that is, the whole of this miraculous transaction.
John Calvin
On Daniel 5:13–16
16th Century
Theologian
Here the king does not acknowledge his own folly. Instead, without any modesty, he questions Daniel, and as a captive at that: Are you that Dan…
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John Gill
On Daniel 5:15
17th Century
Pastor
And now the wise men; the astrologers, have been brought in before me
For it seems they came not of themselves, or…
Matthew Henry
On Daniel 5:10–17
17th Century
Minister
Daniel was forgotten at court; he lived privately and was then ninety years of age. Many consult servants of God on curious questions, or to explai…