Daniel 4:13 I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven; 14 He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches.
That last verse, which speaks of Babylon having fruit and food for all, means that it was the bread basket of the then known world, for all the nations of earth had to trade with Babylon, since that kingdom was represented as the head of gold, in the image that was depicted in Nebuchadnezzars dream.
Thus, when the scripture states the following: “The beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed of it” we should understand it to mean that ancient Babylon was the dominant kingdom at that time, and all nations were more or less dependent on it for survival. But like so many other kings, Nebuchadnezzar was ill affected with pride, as he relished, and reveled in the thought that his kingdom was the greatest, and that everyone was dependent on him.
This led him to take the glory of his achievements to himself, and it required the distinct intervention by God, to bring him to his senses. There are times in the history of the nations of earth, when God finds it necessary to stop kings and people in their tracks, lest they be destined to irretrievable ruin.
Daniel 4:15 Nevertheless leave the stump of his roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth:
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