When the Writing is on The Wall

Daniel 5

By Ben Thacker, November 09, 2025

Opening Thoughts

  • Have you ever been blindsided?
  • Have you ever “seen the writing on the wall?”
  • King Belshazzar saw the writing on the wall, but his pride blinded him to the warnings.

The Story - Daniel 5

  • The Feast - Daniel 5:1-4
  • The Handwriting on the Wall - Daniel 5:5-9
  • Daniel Remembered - Daniel 5:10-16
  • Daniel Confronts the King - Daniel 5:17-24
  • The Writing Interpreted - Daniel 5:25-28
  • The Fall of Babylon - Daniel 5:29-31

What are some warning signs that one may be blinded by pride?

  1. Pride blinds us from wanting spiritual and
  • Daniel 5:10-12
  • James 4:6-8
  1. Pride blinds us from learning from the of others.
  • Daniel 5:17-22
  • 1 Corinthians 10:11-13
  1. Pride blinds us from giving God the He is due.
  • Daniel 5:23
  • 1 Corinthians 4:7
  1. Pride blinds us from God's
  • Daniel 5:29
  • Proverbs 29:1

Looking to Christ

  • Pride doesn't just us, it us for judgment. Daniel 5:30-31
  • In the Gospel, Christ has offered us freedom from our blindness and the bondage of our pride!