Relevant Verse: Daniel 5

Theme: Tragedy

Leading Question: Is there a time when it is too late to repent?

The story of the great feast of Belshazzar, the mysterious handwriting on the wall, and Daniel’s interpretation has been portrayed in art by Rembrandt (Belshazzar’s Feast, National Gallery, London), in music by George Friedrich Handel (Belshazzar oratorio, 1744) and Johnny Cash, in poetry by Lord Byron (Vision of Belshazzar, 1881) and Emily Dickinson (Belshazzar Had a Letter, 1924). It has given us the common expressions, “the handwriting on the wall” and “your days are numbered,” indicating a sure and soon danger and end.

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