Every is an opportunity for Jas. 4:6b - “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” is extravagant self-preoccupation is the pride-fighting virtue in our lives Dan. 4:4 - I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at home in my palace, contented and prosperous. Dan. 4: 5,8 – I had a dream that made me afraid. As I was lying in bed, the images and visions that passed through my mind terrified me…finally, Daniel came into my presence and I told him the dream. Dan. 4: 14,16 – “Cut down the tree and trim off its branches…let his mind be changed from that of a man and let him be given the mind of an animal, till seven times pass by for him.” Dan. 4:25 – you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. You shall be made to eat grass like an ox, and you shall be wet with the dew of heaven, and seven periods of time shall pass over you, till you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will. Dan. 4:29 – Twelve months later, as the king was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon The consequences of become the seeds of Dan. 4:30 – He said, “Is not this the great Babylon I have built as the royal residence, by my mighty power and for the glory of my majesty?” You will either be in your life OR receive into your life, but you cannot do both “Pride is cosmic plagiarism” – Timothy Keller Dan. 4:33 – Immediately what had been said about Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven from among men and ate grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven till his hair grew as long as eagles' feathers, and his nail were like birds' claws. Babylonian Historical Research There’s a tension connecting the to and the to Dan. 4:34 – At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my sanity was restored. Then I praised the Most High; I honored and glorified him who lives forever. His dominion (not my dominion) is an eternal dominion; His kingdom (no mine) endures from generation to generation; God’s work is for our good Dan. 4:37 – Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, because everything he does is right and all his ways are just. And those who walk in pride he is able to humble.