The King Is Humbled

The king was convinced. In humility he “fell on his face, prostrate before Daniel,” saying, “Truly your God is the God of gods, the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, since you could reveal this secret.”RR 177.6

Nebuchadnezzar revoked the decree to destroy the wise men. Their lives were spared because of Daniel’s connection with the Revealer of secrets. And “the king promoted Daniel and gave him many great gifts; and he made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon. ... Also Daniel petitioned the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego over the affairs of the province of Babylon; but Daniel sat in the gate of the king.”RR 177.7

In history, the growth of nations, the rise and fall of empires, appear as if dependent on human will and ability. But the Word of God draws the curtain aside, and we see the agencies of the All-merciful One, silently, patiently working out the counsels of His own will.RR 177.8

Hundreds of years before certain nations came on the stage of action, the Omniscient One looked down the ages and predicted the rise and fall of the universal kingdoms. God declared to Nebuchadnezzar that Babylon would fall and a second kingdom would arise. When it failed to exalt the true God, its glory would fade. A third kingdom also would pass away; and a fourth, strong as iron, would subdue the nations of the world.RR 177.9