It seems that today there are still political leaders and others who act as if we are still in the ‘absolute right’ of Kings historic era. You know the ones that I am referring to. Looking back into history we see that the ‘heart of man’ (Jeremiah chapter 17 verse 9) for worldly greatness has not changed one bit!
Take for instance the one described years ago in Biblical Scriptural history by the prophet Daniel and more clearly in the book of prophecies by Jeremiah (chapter 51) about Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. His line was: “Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has devoured us, (‘squeezed the life out of us’ – Tr. the Voice -) he has thrown us into confusion, he has made us an empty jar. Like a serpent he has swallowed us and filled his stomach with our delicacies, and then has spewed (‘he belched’ – Tr. the Message) us out.” (NIV)
Remember the story of that large gigantic idol of gold, – huge, sixty cubits high and six cubits wide – , that the King had built on the plain of Dura and everyone in his kingdom was instructed to bow down to the idol and on refusal to comply, a punishment of death. The ego of the King was large and over the top as we say. And even after he had that dream of that other idol, where he was the head that suffered a crushing defeat by the stone rolled from no human hand. He should have known better. But when he spotted some who had not bowed before the statue his anger, through his pride, got the best of him and he ordered them to be thrown into the hot fiery furnace he had build anticipating someone might even dare to defy his command to bow down. Read how that turned out. The angry king became a conflicted ally. (book of Daniel chapter 3)
Funny how many of the events described by early historic events continue to go back to and spring from the same motives. The vainness in the hearts of all of us. Remember the story of the King without his clothes. And the many stories of empires and kings coming and going.
What about today? We know that empires and kings do fall, disappear and are conquered by others who also want to be great. Have we learned anything?
Just a thought……………..
Be humble…………..
- see RCI-CBC news October 24, 2025 – ‘Anti-tariff ad that angered Trump…..’
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JS November 22, 2025
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