The Bible In Paintings: THE HANDWRITING ON THE WALL

[Hebrews 11:6]

The ground at the foot of the cross is dead-level for absolutely everyone.

[null and void]

Touché!

[Hebrews 11:6]

Consistency, thou art a jewel.

[null and void]

Predictability, thou art fatal.

[SisterK]

Hhhmmm....I would like to add #30 to my collection.
Will you take cats for trade?

[left that other site]

Good Morning, Dan. :-)

[Hebrews 11:6]

Only if they are d-e-a-d dead. The more dead cats, the more art you may have--knock yourself out, Sis. You need not deliver them to me, as long as the deed is adequately documented. I suggest gunny-sacks out beyond the three-mile limit.

I gave this book as a Christmas gift to my wife one year, and I followed up (following up is the secret to successful living) on her birthday in January with its sequel:

[Hebrews 11:6]

I trust your appointments went well, Mary-Lou.

[SisterK]

LOL
one of my brothers gave my Mom the first book (she is a cat lover)
did not know there was a sequel

[Hebrews 11:6]

Actually, I believe there is now even a third—but I retired undefeated, and I want to stay married.

One of my daughters says that once I’m fully senile they’re going to give me a cat and tell me it’s a lap-dog.

[left that other site]

Most did, but I forgot a very important one in the rush. (sigh)

[Big Red Badger]

The Old Rugged Cross,
Thank Jesus!
.
‘It is Finished!’
Was the
Shout of Victory !

[Hebrews 11:6]

Ah, yes, The Tyranny of the Urgent. I know it well.

[SisterK]

There are cat cartoons on youtube called Simon’s Cat.
They are funny and oh so cat.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Pardon me while I drop everything to watch them.

[Forgiven_Sinner]

marktwain wrote:

So Daniel was made third highest in the Kingdom of Babylon. Then Belshazzar was killed.

So, what happened to Daniel?

The Bible makes it clear in the very next verse:

Daniel 6:1 It pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom, 2 with three administrators over them, one of whom was Daniel.

Since Darius and Cyrus shared the rulership (Medes and Persians) that put Daniel tied for 3rd. But look at what was on Darius' mind in the 3rd verse:

3 Now Daniel so distinguished himself among the administrators and the satraps by his exceptional qualities that the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.

That would make Daniel a clear 3rd. This is the only example in history where a ruler of a conquered people retained a position in the government of the empire that conquered them. Sure, kings could remain if they obeyed the emporer--but that was over their kingdom. Daniel was at the Federal level.

[Forgiven_Sinner]

Rembrandt for the win! The pop-eyed Belshazzar is perfect for this scene.

That said, I had to look up Mene, Mene Tekel Upharsin in the original Hebrew:

וּדְ נָה 5:25
u·dne
and·this(A)
כְ תָ בָ א
kthb·a
writing·the(A)
דִּ י
di
that(A)
רְ שִׁ ים
rshim
he-was-signified(A)
מְ נֵא
mna
account(A)
מְ נֵא
mna
account(A)
תְּ קֵ ל
thql
weighing(A)
And this [is] the writing
that was written, MENE,
MENE, TEKEL,
UPHARSIN.
25
וּפַ רְ סִ ין
u·phrsin
and·bisecting(A)
:
:

You see, I’m learning Hebrew by writing the Bible down in Hebrew and then I copy the transliteration. I’ve made progress. I know the alphabet, some of the vowel markings, and some of the words.

I’ve copied Psalms 1, 2, 3, 112, and 119 and Genesis 1, 2, 3 so far.

Here’s the link to the Hebrew interlinear I’m copying: https://scripture4all.org/OnlineInterlinear/OTpdf/dan5.pdf

[Forgiven_Sinner]

Rembrandt for the win! The pop-eyed Belshazzar is perfect for this scene.

That said, I had to look up Mene, Mene Tekel Upharsin in the original Hebrew:

וּדְ נָה 5:25
u·dne
and·this(A)
כְ תָ בָ א
kthb·a
writing·the(A)
דִּ י
di
that(A)
רְ שִׁ ים
rshim
he-was-signified(A)
מְ נֵא
mna
account(A)
מְ נֵא
mna
account(A)
תְּ קֵ ל
thql
weighing(A)
And this [is] the writing
that was written, MENE,
MENE, TEKEL,
UPHARSIN.
25
וּפַ רְ סִ ין
u·phrsin
and·bisecting(A)
:
:

You see, I’m learning Hebrew by writing the Bible down in Hebrew and then I copy the transliteration. I’ve made progress. I know the alphabet, some of the vowel markings, and some of the words.

I’ve copied Psalms 1, 2, 3, 112, and 119 and Genesis 1, 2, 3 so far.

Here’s the link to the Hebrew interlinear I’m copying: https://scripture4all.org/OnlineInterlinear/OTpdf/dan5.pdf

[Hebrews 11:6]

How ambitious of you, Jeff!

About thirty years ago I tried to learn Greek and made good headway for awhile, but eventually life interfered.

Now, when I need an interlinear, I like BibleHub. Used it this morning to good effect.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Thank you. Too busy at work earning money to pay taxes to support some of the modern representations in those paintings.