Nebuchadnezzar's Madness Daniel 4

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Daniel Chapter 4 was written by King Nebuchadnezzar. King Nebuchadnezzar both before and during his rule, was a military leader that was very intelligent and was quite able to conquer nations. He was also responsible for many horrendous acts that are diametrically opposed to the word of the Father

This Chapter starts out with Nebuchadnezzar having a second dream that needed to be interpreted just as his first dream in Daniel Chapter 2. The second dream in Chapter 4, consisted of a tree that was healthy and grew to the heavens. All flesh was fed of it, and it comforted all.

King Nebuchadnezzar then saw an Angel which commanded that this great tree to be cut down and what was left of it was a stump that was banded with bands of iron and brass. Daniel, who's official title in Babel/Babylon was “Master of the Magicians” in v.9 interpreted the dream as he did in Chapter 2. Daniel's interpretation was that the tree was Nebuchadnezzar's kingdom which conquered the known world at that time. Of course, there were parts of the world that wasn't directly included in his kingdom, although not directly conquered, Babel/Babylon did have deep roots that controlled all the other nations by proxy by what came into the various regions and out of the regions. Especially in Canaan land, where he conquered the Israelites. This is the connection point between 3 different continents, which makes Canaan land a very strategic piece of land indeed.

Daniel tells King Nebuchadnezzar that Father Yahweh wants him to become a humble servant. Of course Nebuchadnezzar disagrees and thinks that his Kingdom was made by his own two hands.

Daniel told King Nebuchadnezzar that his kingdom will be hewed down and be taken from him for a period of 7 times; Lev 26:18-19. Only the stump will be left with bands of brass and iron controlling its deep roots. The stump, with both brass and iron bands, is important. In fact, everything in the Bible is important and is put there for a reason. There may be times when we don't understand why something is in the Bible, but we must remain diligent to find the reason, or be patient until it is revealed to us.

Notice the bands are made of the same metals  that are in Chapter 2 of Daniel when it talks about the statue of the man that was made from various metals. Theologians agree that these two particular metals (brass and iron) represent the kingdoms of Greece and Rome.

The reason these bands on the stump are important is because...

The seat of authority of Babylon remained active in Babylon during the time of the Medes and Persians and wasn't moved. It wasn't until after the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C., when Alexander drank himself to death in Babylon after conquering the known world then, is when, and only when, the seat of authority of Babylon started to move West, while at the same time the actual physical kingdom of Babylon started to decline into ruins. These deep roots of Babylon included the political, military, economic, and religious activities which were brought to Greece, Europe, and eventually beyond to the Continental Powers. Although it's obvious to me why the bands on the stump are there and their importance, I couldn't find a single commentary that commented about the bands for any reason at all.

It was 12 Months after Daniel's interpretation when Nebuchadnezzar was one day marveling his accomplishments of conquering the nations and creating his New World Order. This of course was attempted at the Tower of Babel in Genesis 11. Then suddenly, he was stricken with an illness that made him mad. Today we know this illness as Boanthropy and is when people believe they are an animal and eat grass. The way things are today they would probably call this an alternative lifestyle of some sort and give Nebuchadnezzar a super minority status.

During this time Nebuchadnezzar was tended minimally by the Beasts Of the Field within his own kingdom. There is ample evidence that Daniel maintained the business affairs of Babel/Babylon during Nebuchadnezzar's time of madness. After 7 years Nebuchadnezzar finally regained his mind and proclaims that his position of King of Babel/Babylon was given to him by Father Yahweh and anyone that is prideful can easily be debased; v37. This is exactly why today we have people of low caliber ruling over us. They are put into their positions by the Father because of our unwillingness to follow his word and laws. Nothing will change until we follow 2 Chronicles 7:14.

If one wants to find out more on how the Babylon religious system is with us today, then I recommend the book "The Two Babylons" written by Alexander Hislop. 

We know from Chapter 4 that King Nebuchadnezzar regained his sanity and became the humble person that Father Yahweh wants and can be used.

The Prophet Jeremiah in Jeremiah 25:9 calls Nebuchadnezzar “a servant of God” after his conversion.

Being Humble is what the Father wants. The act of humility is the basis of what he expects of us today in Hosea 5:15 and 2 Chronicles 7:14, likewise he considers pride to be an abomination in Prov 6:16-19, as pride was the original sin Isaiah 14:13-14.

Praise the Lord!