It seems that today there are still 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’ (Prophesy of 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 Jeremiah and Daniel about king Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, a giant empire. He considered himself almost a god.
First: In the book of prophecies by Jeremiah (chapter 51) the prophet describes his concerns about Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. After the fall of Jerusalem, the captivity of Israel, now in Babylon by king Nebuchadnezzar, Jeremiah says: “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)
Second: Remember the story of that large gigantic idol of gold, – huge, sixty cubits high (90 feet) 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 would be subject to punishment of death. The ego of the King was large and over the top, as we would 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 persons (his own officials) 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 the book of Daniel and see how that turned out.
Yet the angry king, later became a conflicted ally. (book of Daniel chapter 3 and especially the ending of chapter 4)
Funny how many of the events described by early historic events (stories) continue to go back to and spring from the same motives and wind up with the same results. 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? As the song ‘Where have all the flowers gone’ tells: ‘when will we ever learn………’
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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