Nebuchadnezzar then related to his dream in Daniel 4:10-18. As the king lay in bed what appeared before him in that dream saw was a tall tree in the middle of the earth. It grew and became a gigantic luxuriant towering tree throughout the earth. It provided food for all living creatures, shade for beasts, and bird shelter.
What he saw next was a heavenly messenger, an angel announced for the tree to be cut down stripped of its branches and leaves, and left bear. It would no longer provide food for the creatures, shade for beasts, and bird shelter.
This tree was also a person,
who would be living like a beast in the field. The angelic being then announced
the purpose of the whole episode in verses 17-18. It is to show that God
controls the worldly kingdom. God is the one who designed who to reign. The
precise decree of the angel recorded in verse 17 says, “that the Most High is
sovereign over the kingdoms of men and gives them to anyone he wishes and sets
over them the lowliest of men.”
As the king ended his
narration, he waited in anticipation for Daniel’s interpretation which we will
see in the next reflection. These verses show the sovereignty of God. Rulers
and leaders are in their respective positions by His design. He puts one up and
He also pulls one down. No one can be where he is without His approval.
Everyone does His will. His believers serve Him as His willing servants.
Unbelievers will also serve Him and His purpose as His unwilling
servants. Which category are we? Let us be the former to serve God with our
hearts, souls, minds, and strength!
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