Over Heard

King Nebuchadnezzar

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? 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. 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. 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. 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: 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? 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 counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added unto me. 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.-Daniel 4:30-37***King Manasseh was an Israelite and an idol worshiper. For 55 years Manasseh ruled Judah, the southern nation in the Promised Land, the land that the Lord God promised to give to Abraham (Abram the Hebrew), and to Abraham's son Isaac, and to Isaac's youngest fraternal twin son Jacob (Israel), and to their descendants. Manasseh's great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather King David was the 2nd king to rule over all of the Israelites in the Promised Land. Solomon, the 2nd child born to David and Bathsheba, was the 3rd king to reign. Rehoboam, the son born to Solomon and Naamah, was the 4th king to rule over all of the Israelites. After Rehoboam gave a specific answer, the Israelites split into 2 kingdoms, according to the will of the Lord God, due to the idolatry and other wickedness of Solomon. Israel was the northern nation, Samaria was the final royal city and Jeroboam, the son born to Nebat and Zeruah, was the 1st king to reign. Judah was the nation in the south, Jerusalem was the royal city and Rehoboam was the 1st king to reign. The divinely inspired Scriptures of the Holy Bible reveal that Manasseh led the Israelites into an unprecedented degree of wickedness. Manasseh and the Israelites refused to repent and refused to listen to the prophets of the Lord God proclaiming the words of the Lord God. Thus, according to the will of the Lord God, the Assyrian army invaded Judah and Jerusalem and took Manasseh, shackled and hooked, to Babylon, a country being controlled by the Assyrians. Manasseh humbly sought the Lord God and prayed to the Lord God, and the Lord God brought Manasseh to Jerusalem. In Jerusalem, Manasseh changed his behavior and the idolatrous environment. However, due to the sin and the amount of innocent blood Manasseh caused that the Lord God was not willing to forgive, the Lord God allowed the Chaldeans, Syrians, Moabites, and Ammonites to invade Judah during the reign of Manasseh's great-grandson Jehoiakim (Eliakim), the 17th king to rule Judah. When the Babylonians (Chaldeans) invaded Judah and Jerusalem during Jehoiakim's 11-year reign, King Nebuchadnezzar, ruler of Babylon, began looting the temple of the Lord. Jehoiachin (Jeconiah/Coniah), the son born to Jehoiakim and Nehushta, was the 18th king to rule Judah. During Jehoiachin's 3-month reign, the Babylonians took more prominent Israelites, including Jehoiachin, his wives and mother, to Babylon. Daniel (Belteshazzar), Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego) were among the Israelites in Babylonian captivity. In Babylon, Daniel received a revelation from the Lord God about a dream that was troubling Nebuchadnezzar, and Daniel explained the meaning of the dream to him. Nebuchadnezzar honored Daniel and expressed acknowledgment of the Lord God. After Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego came through a fiery furnace completely unharmed, Nebuchadnezzar praised the Lord God. Sometime thereafter, Daniel explained the meaning of a different dream to Nebuchadnezzar. After the dream was physically manifested, Nebuchadnezzar looked towards heaven, his mind returned, and he praised the Lord God. Jehoiakim's brother Zedekiah (Mattaniah) was the 19th king to rule Judah. During the 11th year of Zedekiah's reign, the Babylonians conquered Jerusalem, according to the will of the Lord God, due to the idolatry and other wickedness of the Israelites. Over 500 years after Israelites began returning to Judah and Jerusalem, Jesus the Christ, the Son of God, was born. Jesus was conceived of the Holy Spirit in the womb of Mary, a virgin, and Jesus was born into the tribe of Judah, the tribe of David and his descendants, all of Judah's kings, to Mary and her husband Joseph when Mary was a virgin.-Genesis 11:26-50:26, Exodus, Numbers 20:1-29, 27:12-23, Deuteronomy 31:1-30, 32:44-52, 34:1-12, Joshua 1:1-4:24, 23:1-24:33, Judges 1:1-2:23, 1 Samuel 1:1-3:21, 8:1-31:13, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles 1:1-34, 2:1-17, 3:1-24, 10:1-29:30, 2 Chronicles, Jeremiah 39:1-18, 52:1-34, Ezra, Daniel, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts 1:1-26

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