In Daniel 5:2, how do we reconcile calling Belshazzar the “son” of Nebuchadnezzar with known Babylonian lineage? What happened to Belshazzar during the feast? If the original temple vessels in Ezra 1:7 had been melted down by the Babylonians, how …

2 While Belshazzar was drinking his wine, he gave orders to bring in the gold and silver goblets that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines might drink from them.

Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, astrologers and diviners. 12 He did this because Daniel, whom the king called Belteshazzar, was found to have a keen mind and knowledge and understanding, and also the ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles and solve difficult problems.

What does Daniel 5:2 mean? Daniel made a point of mentioning Belshazzar's drinking when introducing this incident (Daniel 5:1). Here, he includes descriptions of blasphemy.

Daniel 5:2 “Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein.”

The Writing on the Wall - King Belshazzar gave a great banquet for a thousand of his nobles and drank wine with them. While Belshazzar was drinking.

1 Later, a King Belshazzar held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he drank wine with them. 2 Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his father b had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king could drink from them, along with his nobles, his wive...

Daniel 5:2 Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein.

We should despise all the gifts and rewards this world can give, did we see, as we may by faith, its end hastening on; but let us do our duty in the world, and do it all the real service we can. 18-31 Daniel reads Belshazzar's doom. He had not taken warning by the judgments upon Nebuchadnezzar.

While Belshazzar was drinking his wine, he gave orders to bring in the gold and silver goblets that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines might drink from them. Encouraging and challenging you to seek intimacy with God every day.