The Return of the King: Nebuchadnezzar's Rise and Fall and What We Can Learn from One of the Bible's Bad Guys.
Isaiah says, “What sorrow for those who are wise in their own eyes and think themselves so clever” in Isaiah 5:21 (NLT). This verse could be used to describe Nebuchadnezzar's one of history's and the Bible's greatest bad guys. He was known for significant architectural projects, including the Hanging Gardens of Babylon (one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World) and the Ishtar Gate. He was also a great warrior who conquered Jerusalem, ended Judah’s line of kings, destroyed Solomon's Temple, and exiled Judah's people to Babylon.
Despite his evil record, he demanded people worship him or be killed, God moved in Nebuchadnezzar's life and showed us that "we must find our confidence in the life surrender to God and not in the one we build without him." We do the same thing when we grant God access to our life but do not give him control as King and Lord.
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