Daniel 5:27
The Scripture
(27) TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
In this chapter Daniel is taken to the king's banquet and, when the magicians attempt to summon the dead, Daniel's prayer causes the lions to fall from the sky and the magicians to be thrown into the fire. The passage teaches that God is sovereign over all and that prayer can bring deliverance.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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