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God's Perfect Assessment
The word "Tekel" literally means "weighed." Commentators explain this imagery points to a divine judgment where God assesses a person's true worth. Scholars note that in ancient cultures, like Egypt, souls were depicted as being weighed to determine their fate. For Belshazzar, despite his immense power, God's scales revealed his character was empty and his reign was worthless.
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Daniel
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Albert Barnes
On Daniel 5:27
18th Century
Theologian
Tekel — This word (תקל teqēl) is also, according to Gesenius, a passive participle (from תקל …
John Calvin
On Daniel 5:25–28
16th Century
Theologian
Daniel here explains these four words that were written on the wall. The king could not read them, either because of a stupor, or because God dulle…
John Gill
On Daniel 5:27
17th Century
Pastor
TEKEL ,
&C.] As for the meaning of this word, and what it points at, it is this: you are weighed in the …
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Matthew Henry
On Daniel 5:18–31
17th Century
Minister
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…