Daniel 4:24-27 – If Nebuchadnezzar had repented of his sins as Daniel advised, do you think God would have withheld his judgment, or was his decision irrevocable at this point? Explain.
At the point that Nebuchadnezzar received the interpretation of the dream, God would have withheld his judgement if he had repented of his sins. This is implied in Daniels advice in v.27 Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity. The king did not repent of his sins but persisted to the point that the judgement was meted out to him a year later (vv. 29-31). By this time it was too late for Nebuchadnezzar to repent.
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