Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble and I'm your host for the Bible recap.

King Nebby of Babylon kicks us off today with a letter he's written to his people praising

Yahweh the God Most High.

This letter shows an unexpectedly humble side of Nebby, because if you think of all he had

lined up yesterday with the statue and the calling in all the foreign dignitaries, he's

actually praising God for thwarting his plans.

Nebby goes on to talk about another perplexing dream he's had.

He calls in the dream team but no one can interpret it until Daniel shows up.

Why didn't Nebby just go to Daniel first?

Some commentators think he was testing the others on the dream team and others say that

this is a sign he isn't fully committed to Yahweh because he's still seeking help from

his familiar wicked resources.

In his dream a tree grows big and strong and its impact which is mostly positive in this

dream reaches the whole earth.

Then a messenger of Yahweh shows up and commands that the tree be chopped down and stripped

of its branches and fruit, but that its stump which represents a man should be left to

soak in the ground for seven years.

Daniel is like, Yikes, I wish this dream were for your enemies but it's not.

So buckle up, this isn't going to be easy to hear.

You and Babylon are the tree.

Your reign is going to get chopped down and you're going to be relegated to living in the

fields for seven years among the beasts.

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