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.God’s choice
.Mayflower
.John Robinson
.Scrooby believers
.William Bradford
.Objections
.All creation waits
.John Locke
.King James [bible]
.Puritans
.Geneva bible 1st
.Virginia colony- 1607
.Plymouth- 1620
.Cape Cod
[Past posts- verses below]
NEW STUFF- As I cover some history from the 16th/17th
centuries- a significant event came from the religious controversy over the Puritans
[separatists] disagreement with the Church of England.
After the death of queen Elizabeth of England- she had no direct
heir to the throne- and the son of Mary- queen of Scots- became the new king of
England.
James the 1st took the crown- and the Puritans had
hoped that he would compromise with them.
They disagreed with the role of Bishops in the church and other
‘Catholic’ beliefs.
Though England broke from Rome- it was mainly in the area of the
papacy- they were in reality a ‘Catholic’ church- with no pope [or the King of England
replaced the Pope].
So- the Puritans wanted more reform- sort of like what was taking
place in Germany under Martin Luther.
But James rejected the appeals of the Puritans- and gave them only
one request- a new English version of the bible.
The King James Version [1611] became the favorite bible for Protestants
for many years [even till this day].
Yet- it was actually not the ‘original’ Protestant bible.
The first one was the Geneva bible- put together by the reformers.
So- some of the Puritans who had already started their own
churches [one in Scrooby England] fled England- and went to Holland.
The pastor of the Scrooby church- John Robinson- stayed in the
Netherlands for a few years, but then decided to go back to England.
In 1620- they agreed to leave England once again- and sail to the
‘new world’.
The English already established a colony in Virginia in 1607- and
their goal was to arrive in Virginia and hopefully have the freedom to worship
God according to their conscience.
They left on the Mayflower- with some other merchants and adventurers.
It was a daring journey to say the least.
And instead of landing in Virginia- because of bad weather- they
hit Cape Cod instead.
Before coming ashore- they made a ‘deal’- called the Mayflower
Compact.
It was a sort of Democratic agreement that would govern the new
colony.
The new colony was founded in what is now called Plymouth Massachusetts.
William Bradford became the governor of the new colony- and was only
a teen when he first left England with the Scrooby believers.
The area in England where they left from- was called Plymouth
[Devon- North England].
So the new colony was named Plymouth.
PAST POSTS-
. JOHN LOCKE-
Locke taught that each man has individual rights- and he
empowers government- an elected designated body- to have rule-
Yet- that government exists solely for the benefit of the
people- and when/if that government ‘forgets’ this- the people have a
right/duty to revolt.
Locke’s ideas were formed at a time when his own government
experienced a sort of revolution [1600’s- England].
The people revolted against monarchy- and replaced it with a
sort of Democratic Parliament-
Referred to as the bloodless revolution or the glorious
revolution.
The king [or today- queen] would still play a role- like a
figurehead- but the power was in the people- willingly given over to a
Parliament.
The political ideas of Locke influenced our founding
fathers- and our Declaration of Independence and Constitution are in parts
almost word for word taken from the writings of Locke.
Locke believed in natural law- that morality was indeed a
universal reality [some scholars/thinkers will say that Locke does not fully
embrace the Christian concept of natural/moral law].
He taught that
knowledge comes from man’s experience- the things he interacts with thru
the 5 senses.
That man is not born with innate ideas [like the early Greek
thinkers said] but his mind is a Tabula Rasa- or blank slate at birth.
This is an Empirical understanding of knowledge.
Locke also believed in the concept of the separation of
church and state- this idea was not unique to our founding fathers- no- they
got it right out of the writings of Locke [his parents were Puritans- and they
obviously influenced their son].
Locke’s political views were-
Individualistic-
Egalitarian-
Contractual [social compact]-
These ideas differed from the early Greek thinkers
[especially Aristotle] who held to a naturalistic view- meaning that nature
itself ‘intended’ for certain individuals to have rule over others [the smarter
should have rule over the ‘less smart’- and of course Aristotle saw himself in
the more nobler crowd!]
Locke also believed in religious toleration- a view held by
most in the Western world today.
He saw the Right to private property- as a natural right.
He believed that denial of the existence of God would lead
to anarchy in the long run.
He believed that the cosmological argument for the existence
of God was valid [called teleology].
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(1394) THE TEXAS SCHOOL BOOK DEPOSITORY? In John 12 the
Greeks come to Jesus disciples and want a meeting with Jesus, the Greeks are
those who prided themselves in their wisdom. Jesus basically brushes them off and
refuses to cow tow to the elites. He responds ‘unless a grain of wheat falls
into the ground and dies, it abides alone’ in essence- you guys ‘abide alone’
[no meeting with me] until you take up the Cross and follow me. This week
[yesterday] the news has been reporting the Texas school book story. Basically
every few years Texas school board members go thru the process of what the
books for the state should include; basic guidelines and stuff. Texas is the
nation’s number one purchaser of textbooks, so the theory is if Texas
‘conservatives’ get their way, then the rest of the nation gets stuck having to
buy books that are tainted with backwoods idiots who imposed their views on the
rest of the ‘Greek’ [intellectual world]. Do our schoolbooks in general steer
away from the religious history and statements of many of the founding fathers?
Yes. Do our schoolbooks in general avoid/edit out religious statements from
their coverage of the founding documents. Yes. Why? There is a basic mistake
made by many of the publishers of schoolbooks that say ‘if we show religious
content, then we are violating the separation of church and state idea’. The
problem with this approach is they have
left out a large portion of history
while trying to produce a product that will be accepted in both ‘liberal’ and
conservative states. If you read the founding documents in their entirety
[Mayflower Compact, etc.] they read like a ‘church covenant’ that any Christian
community could adopt. Yet when the history books show quotes and portions of
the documents, they never quote these sections, why? Because of what I just
showed you. This has happened time and time again over many years until we have
gotten to the point where many public school children are really not learning
an accurate history of the country. The well meaning [but grossly misinformed]
opponents simply do not know this. They see the struggle as one between ‘those
darn Christian ignoramuses’ versus the enlightened crowd, they are really the
ones who have no idea what they are talking about. Now, are we- quote ‘a
Christian nation’? Not really. At least not in the way that some Protestant
preachers claim. During the founding of our country you had the mindset of the
European enlightenment affecting much of western society. Lines were being
drawn that pitted a humanist form of belief in God [Deism] against the
classical Christian view. Some of our founding fathers did adhere to a Deistic
view. Deism said ‘we do not need tradition or religion to inform us of human
value and dignity, we can hold to these principles by virtue of our human
nobility and intelligence’ that is they believed these truths to be self
evident, sort of like the current theme from some of the more popular atheists
‘do good for goodness sake’ [which by the way, fails in the long run- too much
to explain right now]. Now, with this background, when our founding documents
say ‘we hold these truths to be SELF EVIDENT’ this term smacks of the fact that
some of our fathers did indeed reject the classical Christian view. So what
does this show us? That some of the founders purposefully included language
that would veer away from the Christian view. But you will never understand or
learn this simple thing that I just showed you, if we continue to expunge from
the record all the religious statements and views of the fathers! So the point
is, when these so called enlightened ones try and approach teaching from a
biased view, a view that they often don’t realize is biased, they do more harm
than good to their cause. The Greeks said ‘we are willing to hear Jesus, let’s
set up an appointment’ they went further than most of the liberals on the Texas
school board.
(1387) FOR THE FATHER HAS LIFE IN HIMSELF, AND HAS GIVEN TO
THE SON TO HAVE LIFE IN HIMSELF; AND HAS GIVEN HIM AUTHORITIY TO EXECUTE
JUDGMENT ALSO- In John chapter 5 one of the statements that irks the religious
leaders is Jesus calling God his father- thus making himself equal with God.
Those who doubt the deity of Christ should look at the way the religious leaders
viewed him, they knew that he claimed
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JOHN LOCKE-
Locke taught that each man has individual rights- and he
empowers government- an elected designated body- to have rule-
Yet- that government exists solely for the benefit of the
people- and when/if that government ‘forgets’ this- the people have a
right/duty to revolt.
Locke’s ideas were formed at a time when his own government
experienced a sort of revolution [1600’s- England].
The people revolted against monarchy- and replaced it with a
sort of Democratic Parliament-
Referred to as the bloodless revolution or the glorious
revolution.
The king [or today- queen] would still play a role- like a
figurehead- but the power was in the people- willingly given over to a
Parliament.
The political ideas of Locke influenced our founding
fathers- and our Declaration of Independence and Constitution are in parts
almost word for word taken from the writings of Locke.
Locke believed in natural law- that morality was indeed a
universal reality [some scholars/thinkers will say that Locke does not fully
embrace the Christian concept of natural/moral law].
He taught that
knowledge comes from man’s experience- the things he interacts with thru
the 5 senses.
That man is not born with innate ideas [like the early Greek
thinkers said] but his mind is a Tabula Rasa- or blank slate at birth.
This is an Empirical understanding of knowledge.
Locke also believed in the concept of the separation of
church and state- this idea was not unique to our founding fathers- no- they got
it right out of the writings of Locke [his parents were Puritans- and they
obviously influenced their son].
Locke’s political views were-
Individualistic-
Egalitarian-
Contractual [social compact]-
These ideas differed from the early Greek thinkers [especially
Aristotle] who held to a naturalistic view- meaning that nature itself
‘intended’ for certain individuals to have rule over others [the smarter should
have rule over the ‘less smart’- and of course Aristotle saw himself in the
more nobler crowd!]
Locke also believed in religious toleration- a view held by
most in the Western world today.
He saw the Right to private property- as a natural right.
He believed that denial of the existence of God would lead
to anarchy in the long run.
He believed that the cosmological argument for the existence
of God was valid [called teleology].
While I was outside praying this morning- I didn’t see many
stars. Over the years- when you’re outside between 2-5 am- you do see lots of
them-
Many shooting stars over the years.
A few years ago- for the first time- I saw a nova [the death
of a star].
Today I noticed one- huge star [thought it was a planet at
first- it was bright- big- I’ve seen the red planet many times- Venus or one of
the others- I’m not familiar with the names].
But today- the bright ‘planet’- which I saw for a while-
went out.
Now- I kept watching for a while- thinking ‘This couldn’t be
another nova’.
I’m pretty sure it was.
Now- I’m Leary when I mention this stuff.
Why?
Because people already think I’m nuts-
And look- I’m a smart guy- so I do leave that option open-
to be honest.
But I quoted Acts chapter 2 on the video yesterday- read it
last night.
And the famous prophecy that Peter quotes [Joel] does say
there will be signs in the heaven before that ‘great and notable day’
[judgment].
‘John- what do you think t means’?
I’m not sure- but look- many of us say ‘we believe in the
bible’- but do we- I mean ‘really’.
We read events- to be honest- harsh stuff- like when Peter
executed judgment on some early believers- simply because they fudged the
numbers on the sale of their property- and made it look like they were giving
all the money for the offering-
Peter says ‘why did you lie to the Holy Spirit’- and they
dropped dead!
Now- do you believe stuff like that happens or not?
I mean they were Christians even.
I posted the picture
to facebook a little while ago- that was the Psalm I read today.
Acts
2:16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;Acts 2:17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
Acts 2:18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:
Acts 2:19 And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:
VERSES-
. Romans 8:10
And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is
life because of righteousness.
Romans 8:11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the
dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken
your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
Romans 8:12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh,
to live after the flesh.
Romans 8:13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if
ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
Romans 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are
the sons of God.
[ I mentioned on the video- if you read this in context- Paul is
more than likely talking about us ‘being raised to life’ now.
Meaning it can apply to the actual bodily resurrection at the 2nd
coming-
But more than likely he’s referring to us now- being ‘dead to sin-
and alive/raised to God’.
Paul teaches the same concept in Ephesians]
Ephesians 2:5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us
together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
Ephesians 2:6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit
together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
Romans 9:10 And not only this; but when Rebecca also had conceived
by one, even by our father Isaac;
Romans 9:11 (For the children being not yet born, neither having
done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might
stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)
Romans 9:12 It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the
younger.
Romans 9:13 As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I
hated.
Romans 9:14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with
God? God forbid.
Romans 9:15 For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I
will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
Romans 9:16 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that
runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.
Romans 9:17 For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this
same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and
that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.
Romans 9:18 Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy,
and whom he will he hardeneth.
Romans 9:19 Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find
fault? For who hath resisted his will?
Romans 9:20 Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against
God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me
thus?
Romans 9:21 Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same
lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?
2 And in
the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams,
wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him.
2 Then the
king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers,
and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood
before the king.
3 And the
king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know
the dream.
4 Then
spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy
servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.
5 The king
answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye will not
make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut
in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.
6 But if ye
shew the dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts
and rewards and great honour: therefore shew me the dream, and the
interpretation thereof.
7 They
answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will
shew the interpretation of it.
8 The king
answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye
see the thing is gone from me.
9 But if ye
will not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you: for ye
have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be
changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me the
interpretation thereof.
10 The
Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth
that can shew the king's matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler,
that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.
11 And it is
a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it
before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
12 For this
cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the
wise men of Babylon.
13 And the
decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and
his fellows to be slain.
14 Then
Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king's
guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon:
15 He
answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so hasty from
the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.
16 Then
Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that
he would shew the king the interpretation.
17 Then
Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and
Azariah, his companions:
18 That they
would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel
and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
19 Then was
the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God
of heaven.
20 Daniel
answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and
might are his:
21 And he
changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he
giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
22 He
revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and
the light dwelleth with him.
23 I thank
thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and
might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast
now made known unto us the king's matter.
24 Therefore
Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men
of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise men of Babylon:
bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation.
25 Then
Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I
have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known unto the king
the interpretation.
26 The king
answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make
known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof?
27 Daniel
answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath
demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers,
shew unto the king;
28 But there
is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king
Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of
thy head upon thy bed, are these;
29 As for
thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to
pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall
come to pass.
30 But as
for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than
any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the
king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.
31 Thou, O
king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was
excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible.
32 This
image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and
his thighs of brass,
33 His legs
of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay.
34 Thou
sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon
his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces.
35 Then was
the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces
together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind
carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote
the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
36 This is
the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king.
37 Thou, O
king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom,
power, and strength, and glory.
38 And
wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of
the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them
all. Thou art this head of gold.
39 And after
thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of
brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.
40 And the
fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces
and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in
pieces and bruise.
41 And
whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron,
the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the
iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay.
42 And as
the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall
be partly strong, and partly broken.
43 And
whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves
with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is
not mixed with clay.
44 And in
the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall
never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it
shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for
ever.
45 Forasmuch
as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and
that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the
gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass
hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.
46 Then the
king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded
that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him.
47 The king
answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of
gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest
reveal this secret.
48 Then the
king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler
over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the
wise men of Babylon.
49 Then
Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, over
the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel sat in the gate of the king.
Daniel 4:1 Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and
languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.
Daniel 4:2 I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that
the high God hath wrought toward me.
Daniel 4:3 How great are his signs! and how mighty are his
wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from
generation to generation.
Daniel 4:4 I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house, and
flourishing in my palace
Daniel 4:5 I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts
upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.
Daniel 4:6 Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men
of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of
the dream.
Daniel 4:7 Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the
Chaldeans, and the soothsayers and I told the dream before them; but they did
not make known unto me the interpretation thereof.
Daniel 4:8 But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name
was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of
the holy gods and before him I told the dream, saying,
Daniel 4:9 O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know
that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell
me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.
Daniel 4:10 Thus were the visions of mine head in my bed; I saw,
and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof was great.
Daniel 4:11 The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof
reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth
Daniel 4:12 The leaves thereof were fair, and the fruit thereof
much, and in it was meat for all the beasts of the field had shadow under it,
and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed
of it.
Daniel 4:13 I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and,
behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven;
Daniel 4:14 He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and
cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit let the
beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches
Daniel 4:15 Nevertheless leave the stump of his roots in the
earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field;
and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the
beasts in the grass of the earth
Daniel 4:16 Let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's
heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him.
Daniel 4:17 This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the
demand by the word of the holy ones to the intent that the living may know that
the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he
will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.
Daniel 4:18 This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou,
O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the wise
men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation but
thou art able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.
Daniel 4:19 Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied
for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said,
Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee.
Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee,
and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies.
Daniel 4:20 The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong,
whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;
Daniel 4:21 Whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much,
and in it was meat for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon
whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation
Daniel 4:22 It is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong
for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the
end of the earth.
Daniel 4:23 And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one
coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave
the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and
brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of
heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times
pass over him;
Daniel 4:24 This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the
decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king
Daniel 4:25 That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling
shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as
oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall
pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men,
and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
Daniel 4:26 And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the
tree roots; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou shalt have
known that the heavens do rule.
Daniel 4:27 Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto
thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing
mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.
Daniel 4:28 All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar.
Daniel 4:29 At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of
the kingdom of Babylon.
Daniel 4:30 The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon,
that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and
for the honour of my majesty?
Daniel 4:31 While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a
voice from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The
kingdom is departed from thee.
Daniel 4:32 And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling
shall be with the beasts of the field they shall make thee to eat grass as
oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High
ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
Daniel 4:33 The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon
Nebuchadnezzar and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his
body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles'
feathers, and his nails like birds' claws.
Daniel 4:34 And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up
mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed
the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose
dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to
generation
Daniel 4:35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as
nothing and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the
inhabitants of the earth and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What
doest thou?
Daniel 4:36 At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for
the glory of my kingdom, mine honour and brightness returned unto me; and my
counsellers and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom,
and excellent majesty was added unto me.
Daniel 4:37 Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the
King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment and those that
walk in pride he is able to abase.
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